Ashutosh Narang

Ashutosh Narang is a Partner in the Mumbai office of CMS INDUSLAW, with over 20 years of experience. His primary practice area is Banking and Finance Law, and his practice covers private credit, special situations, structured and hybrid debt, banking and finance, insolvency and restructuring and regulatory matters, and strategic disputes.

He advises leading domestic and international funds, financial institutions, banks and corporates on complex financing, restructuring and special situations transactions across India and internationally.

His practice has a particular focus on private credit, structured capital, acquisition finance, project finance, cross-border financing, debt capital markets, asset finance, securitisation, stressed assets, restructuring and liability management transactions. He regularly advises private credit funds, alternative investment platforms and institutional investors on bespoke financing solutions across a wide range of sectors.

He has represented international and domestic funds, corporations, banks and financial institutions in high-value financing and commercial transactions across sectors including manufacturing, real estate and projects, infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, e-mobility, FMCG and healthcare. His deep understanding of financing and regulatory frameworks enables him to navigate sophisticated transactions across sectors and jurisdictions.

He has been recognised as a "Leading Lawyer" and "Recommended Lawyer" by Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Banking & Finance, a "Notable Practitioner" by IFLR1000 for Banking and Capital Markets: Debt and Project Finance, a "Client Choice – Banking & Finance" practitioner by Lexology Index, and a "Notable Practitioner" in the Asialaw Rankings 2025.

Prior to joining CMS INDUSLAW, he was a Partner at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices and Dentons Link Legal, Group General Counsel at Capital India Finance Limited, and was associated with AZB & Partners, Wadia Ghandy & Co. and ICICI Bank Limited. He speaks English.