Manoj Bhargava and Michael Heinz Named to India Business Law Journal’s “The International A-List 2024”

Manoj Bhargava, a partner in Sidley’ Singapore office, and Michael P. Heinz, a partner in the firm’s New York office, have been named to India Business Law Journal’s “The International A-List 2024.” The feature highlights the top India-focused lawyers at international law firms most recommended by clients and peers for their work on the cross-border aspects of India-related matters. The results are a culmination of interviews with hundreds of lawyers at Indian law firms, as well as thousands of in-house counsel in India and around the world.

Manoj 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 over US$50 billion for Indian companies. He 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.

Mike has nearly 20 years of experience representing companies in a broad range of capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. He serves as co-leader of the firm’s Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) group. Mike regularly represents issuers, underwriters and investors in all types of public and private securities transactions, including high-yield and investment grade debt securities, initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary equity offerings, tender offers and exchange offers, PIPE transactions and transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Mike has a broad-based corporate practice representing clients in a number of industries, including in the healthcare/life sciences, financial services, industrials and consumer products sectors, with an emphasis on public company representation.