BlackRock

BlackRock Alternative Investors serve investors seeking outperformance in real estate, infrastructure, private equity, credit, hedge funds and alternative solutions. We strive to bring our investors the highest quality investments by drawing upon our global footprint, superior execution capabilities and position as a preferred partner. BlackRock manages $320 billion in alternative investments and commitments on behalf of clients worldwide as of June 30, 2022.

Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective, and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Khaitan & Co

Firm Overview:

Founded in 1911, Khaitan and Co is among India’s oldest law firms with its roots embedded deep in our country’s history. It is also one of India’s leading full-service law firms. What began with a handful of people in a small office space with spartan furniture in Kolkata is today a firm with 700+ professionals including 150 partners and directors. 

From banking to taxation, mergers to dispute resolution and even new age and dynamic areas like data privacy and competition law, Khaitan and Co has strong capabilities across practices. Our presence is pan-India, with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Noida. The Firm also has capabilities in overseas markets via strong working relationships with top international law firms across jurisdictions; these include full-service firms as well as those with niche practice areas. The founding partners of the Firm have always maintained that focusing on ethics and good work is an integral part of the Firm’s fabric. This is demonstrated in our Ambition Statement that we proudly display in all our offices; it says “Our ambition is to be a respectable law firm providing efficient and courteous service, to act with fairness, integrity and diligence, to be socially responsible and to enjoy life.”

Main Areas of Practice:

The firm is one of India's most recognised full service law firms offering specialised advisory services to clients across all practice areas. The firm's Corporate/M&A practice and several other practice areas including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/ antitrust, dispute resolution, energy, infrastructure and resources, private clients, funds, hospitality, intellectual property, labour and employment laws, real estate, taxation, technology, media and telecom and white collar crime feature prominently in various leading international and Indian publications. 

The firm has been prominently featured in all the major rankings for the legal industry with our lawyers bagging coveted spots on noted lists like Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Asialaw Profiles, Asia Legal Business to name a few. Some of our recent noteworthy awards and recognitions are as follows:

• Global Restructuring Review (GRR) 100 recognises the Restructuring and Insolvency practice as one in top 100 in 2020
• IFLR1000 2020- Tier 1 Law Firm, Corporate/M&A, Capital Market, and  Restructuring and Insolvency 
• Chambers Asia Pacific 2020- Ranked as Tier 1 Law firm for Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Dispute Resolution, Private Wealth and Tax
• Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 – Ranked as Tier 1 Law firm for Antitrust/ Competition, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Investment Funds, Labour & Employment, Projects and Energy, Real Estate, Tax, White Collar Crime
• Ranked No.2 at RSG Ranking of India Law Firm Practices 2019
• Won the RSG Grow India Award for Enabling Corporate India for the landmark Flipkart- Walmart Deal in 2019
• Ranked as “Outstanding Law firm” in the Asialaw Profiles 2020 for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Competition & Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Private Equity, Regulatory, Real Estate and Taxation
• Asia Legal Business India Law Awards 2019 – Deal Firm of the year, M&A deal of the year (premium) for Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart
• India Business Law Journal Awards 2019 – Best overall law firm, Award winning law firm for M&A, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Competition & Antitrust, Insurance & Reinsurance, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Restructuring & Insolvency
• The IDEX Legal Awards 2019 – Law firm of the year (Large), M&A law firm of the year, Employment Law firm of the year, IBC law firm of the year

Over the years the firm has attracted and retained some of the best legal talent in India to provide the high-quality legal counsel expected from it. The strategic hiring of partners has resulted in the addition of new practice areas, strengthening of the existing practice areas and also bringing in the best international practices.

Clients:

The firm’s clients include business and financial enterprises, large business houses, banks, financial institutions, private equity funds, government bodies, educational and charitable trusts, cultural institutions, individuals, and estates and trusts from India and overseas.

International:

Khaitan & Co is an independent law firm and routinely works with several leading law firms internationally on inbound and outbound assignments across various jurisdictions on multiple transactions across all its practice areas.

Alternative Investment Management Association

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global representative of the alternative investment industry, with around 2,000 corporate members in over 60 countries. AIMA’s fund manager members collectively manage more than $2 trillion in hedge fund and private credit assets.

AIMA draws upon the expertise and diversity of its membership to provide leadership in industry initiatives such as advocacy, policy and regulatory engagement, educational programmes and sound practice guides. AIMA works to raise media and public awareness of the value of the industry.

AIMA set up the Alternative Credit Council (ACC) to help firms focused in the private credit and direct lending space. The ACC currently represents over 170 members that manage $400 billion of private credit assets globally.  

AIMA is committed to developing skills and education standards and is a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation (CAIA) – the first and only specialised educational standard for alternative investment specialists. AIMA is governed by its Council (Board of Directors).

APLMA

The Asia Pacific Loan Market Association was founded in 1998 to promote growth, liquidity and best practice in the syndicated loan markets in Asia Pacific. The membership has grown to over 350 institutions. The APLMA serves its membership by providing access to a suite of recommended form template documents and guidance notes, which are updated regularly to reflect legal and regulatory changes. These include recommendations to promote common standards across APAC in respect of sustainable finance and benchmark reforms. It also provides a professional networking platform to promote knowledge sharing and education across the region.

Alternative Credit Council

The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) is a global body that represents asset management firms in the private credit and direct lending space. It currently represents 170 members that manage over $400bn of private credit assets.

The ACC is an affiliate of AIMA and is governed by its own board which ultimately reports to the AIMA Council.

ACC members provide an important source of funding to the economy. They provide finance to mid-market corporates, SMEs, commercial and residential real estate developments, infrastructure as well the trade and receivables business.

The ACC’s core objectives are to provide guidance on policy and regulatory matters, support wider advocacy and educational efforts and generate industry research with the view to strengthening the sector's sustainability and wider economic and financial  benefits.

Alternative credit, private debt or direct lending funds have grown substantially in recent years and are becoming a key segment of the asset management industry. The ACC seeks to explain the value of private credit by highlighting the sector's wider economic and financial stability benefits.

The Global Listed Infrastructure Organisation

The Global Listed Infrastructure Organisation (GLIO) is the representative body for the $3 trillion market capitalization listed infrastructure asset class. GLIO raises investor awareness for the asset class through research, education, events and promotion.

GLIO is supported by its membership structure. Its members are regulated utilities, transportation infrastructure, communications infrastructure and energy transportation infrastructure companies. In total, GLIO corporate members represent approximately $850bn in market capitalization, or $1.2trn in Enterprise Value.

Specialist listed infrastructure managers make up a significant part of the membership, along with banks and advisors. The specialist managers manage approximately $115bn in assets under management.

https://www.glio.org/

GRESB

GRESB is a mission driven and investor led organization providing standardized and validated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data to the capital markets. Established in 2009, GRESB has become the leading ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments across the world.

The 2021 real estate benchmark covers more than 1,500 property companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), funds, and developers. Our coverage for infrastructure includes more than 700 infrastructure funds and assets. Combined, GRESB represents US $5.7 trillion in real asset value.

The reported ESG data is used by more than 170 institutional and financial investors to monitor investments across portfolios and understand the opportunities, risks and choices that need to be made as the industry transitions to a more sustainable future.

SVCA

The Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) was formed in 1992 under the patronage of the Economic Development Board to promote the development of the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) industry. From a humble start of two, our membership now exceeds one hundred and continues to grow in tandem with the industry's development.

To foster greater understanding of the importance of venture capital and private equity to the Singapore economy in support of entrepreneurship and innovation and to look after the interests of our members, promote professional development, raise professional standards as well as facilitate collaboration among members.
As a not-for-profit organisation, the association strives to:

• Promote the professional development of the industry through awards, training, workshops and conference
• Facilitate interaction and collaboration among its members through regular networking events
• Act as a platform for dialogue on regulatory and policy issues pertaining to VC and PE through data research, feedback and consultation with members and regulatory authorities
• Build linkages to centres of VC and PE activities in the region through active participation at regional and global VC & PE Initiatives