MANOJ BHARGAVA focuses his practice on international capital markets matters, with a focus on India and Southeast Asia. He has over 25 years of experience and has advised on more than 200 equity and debt capital markets offerings, helping raise around US$65 billion for Indian companies.
Manoj has built a substantial practice advising clients on initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and private placements, including U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission-registered offerings, SPAC transactions, and listings on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and the stock exchanges of Mumbai, London, Singapore, and Luxembourg. Additionally, he has represented corporations, issuers, investment banks, and investors, and has advised on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and dispositions. Manoj also has experience working on transactions in China, Australia, Europe, and the United States.
Manoj is recognized by the India Business Law Journal in its “International A-List” 2019-2024, as being among the top India-focused lawyers at international law firms based on the collective views of private practice lawyers in India and in-house counsel around the world. In 2023 research commentary, clients remarked that Manoj is “absolutely prolific on India IPOs,” and commend Manoj for being “clear, candid” and for “providing solutions in complicated situations.”
Manoj’s standing has also earned him consistent recognition from Chambers Asia-Pacific (2012-2025) as a leading legal adviser for India capital markets matters. In the 2025 edition of the guide, client praise included that “Manoj is known for giving personal attention and his quality of work is outstanding,” that he has “very strong commercial acumen and problem solving capability,” and described him as a “super lawyer who is extremely calm, poised and delivers to the letter.” Clients also shared that they were “extremely impressed by the way he carried out the work with practical and sound advice,” and that “his knowledge of products is strong,” and he “knows regulatory requirements well too”. In previous editions, clients have described Manoj as “a highly professional and detail-oriented lawyer” who “always goes out of his way to assist us in complex matters,” who “adds value in commercial and strategic decisions, given his depth of work in prior capital raises, both in India and globally” (2024), and commended that “working with him is like working with an in-house team counsel as he thoroughly understands our business and is very efficient in his deliveries” (2023).
Manoj also received recognition in The Legal 500, in which clients describe Manoj as a “a stand-out professional” who is “a cut above the rest of the competition” (2024), highlighting that “regulatory knowledge and vast experience of capital market deals puts [Manoj and his team] ahead of other legal firms,” and praised “Manoj has been amazing with his services” (2023).