Hogan Lovells has hired Squire Patton Boggs capital markets Partner Biswajit Chatterjee for its Corporate & Finance practice in Singapore.

Singapore is Hogan Lovells’ regional hub for India, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. The firm aims to expands its India practice with this hire.

At Squire Patton Boggs, Chatterjee currently serves as co-chair of the firm's India practice and heads the South East Asia corporate practice.

A New York and India qualified lawyer, his focus is on capital markets, M&A and private equity transactions.

Chatterjee will work closely with Head of Corporate & Finance for Asia-Pacific, Stephanie Keen and colleagues across Hogan Lovells' integrated global India desk, from Northern California to the East Coast of Australia, to build on the firm’s established reputation for doing business in India.

Commenting on the appointment, Keen said:

“The opportunities in the Indian market are vast and aligned with our strength in highly regulated sectors, such as technology and life sciences & healthcare. Biswajit brings with him not only a wealth of industry experience in the transaction space, but deep relationships that are key to successfully doing business in India. We have an excellent market reputation for our work in India, and I look forward to working with Biswajit as we grow our practice.”

Chatterjee added:

“I am excited to be joining Hogan Lovells' market leading Corporate & Finance and India practices, which I have long admired. Balancing a global platform with strong local relationships, Hogan Lovells presents the opportunity to collaborate and combine our keen market knowledge, and long track record of working in India and South East Asia, to continue to pave the way for both Indian and international clients.”

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