Legal Lead - Infrastructure

Role Purpose

The Senior Legal Counsel - Infrastructure will be the dedicated legal lead for the infrastructure business. The role owns legal execution of infrastructure M&A, financing and corporate matters end to end, from term sheet to closing and post-closing integration.

The counsel will work independently across several live transactions, manage external law firms, and act as the trusted legal partner to the deal, asset management, and finance teams.

Key responsibilities

Infrastructure M&A

• Lead legal execution of acquisitions and divestments of road (HAM, toll, BOT) and renewable (solar, wind, hybrid) assets, at platform and single-asset level.
• Draft, review, and negotiate term sheets, NDAs, share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, business transfer agreements, escrow arrangements and transaction ancillaries.
• Scope, coordinate and review legal due diligence; translate findings into conditions precedent, indemnities, specific protections and price adjustments.
• Manage concession-specific issues: change-in-control and substitution approvals from authorities such as NHAI and state agencies, lock-in periods, and lender consents.
• Handle renewable-specific issues: PPA review, land title and lease structures, grid connectivity, open-access and regulatory approvals.
• Run signing and closing: CP trackers, closing agendas, completion deliverables and post-closing actions.

Financing and lender interface

• Support acquisition financing, refinancings and lender substitutions at SPV, fund and InvIT level.
• Review facility agreements, security documents, escrow and substitution agreements, NOCs and consent letters.
• Coordinate with lenders, trustees and their counsel to keep transaction timelines on track.

General corporate and transactional

• Advise on corporate governance and secretarial matters for SPVs and holding entities, working with the company secretarial team.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts for the platform, including O&M, EPC, asset management, advisory and service agreements.
• Advise on regulatory compliance relevant to the platform, including FEMA, SEBI (AIF/InvIT), the Companies Act and sector rules.
• Support portfolio asset management: concession compliance, claims, disputes, arbitration and termination matters, with external counsel.

Stakeholder and process management

• Act as the single legal point of contact for the infrastructure deal and asset management teams.
• Present legal risks and recommendations clearly to senior management and investment committees.
• Build and maintain templates, playbooks and checklists for repeat transactions.
• Track multiple concurrent workstreams and escalate risks early.

Required qualifications and experience

• LL.B. from a recognised university and enrolment with a State Bar Council in India.
• 10+ years PQE at a reputed Indian law firm and/or in the in-house legal team of an infrastructure developer, fund, InvIT, NBFC or bank.
• Hands-on experience leading infrastructure M&A, with demonstrable deals in road and/or renewable assets.
• Solid grounding in general corporate and transactional work, including shareholder arrangements, joint ventures and commercial contracting.
• Working knowledge of concession agreements (NHAI model concession, HAM/BOT), PPAs and the related approval framework.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to hold a position against counterparties and senior counsel.
• Proven ability to run several transactions at once with minimal supervision.

Preferred (good to have)

• Combination of tier-1 law firm training and in-house experience.
• Experience with InvIT or AIF structures, including acquisitions by or transfers into InvITs.
• Exposure to infrastructure project finance and lender-side documentation.
• Familiarity with concession disputes, arbitral claims and termination payment mechanics.