Cooley Bolsters India and Southeast Asia Capital Markets Practice With Partner Hire

Singapore – April 15, 2025 – Shashwat Tewary has joined Cooley as a capital markets partner based in the firm’s Singapore office. He brings extensive experience advising a range of clients on capital markets activities in the fast-growing India and Southeast Asia regions.

Tewary advises clients across a broad mix of industries – including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, aviation, real estate and infrastructure. His practice includes advising companies and investment banks on initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on equity offerings by corporations and real estate investment trusts (REITs), investment-grade and high-yield bonds, medium-term note programs, and liability management and restructuring exercises. Tewary arrives at Cooley from Sidley Austin.

“We are delighted to welcome Shashwat to Cooley,” said Sonya Erickson, partner and global chair of the firm’s business department. “Shashwat’s experience strengthens our capabilities in the expanding Indian capital markets arena and continues our growth in Singapore and across Southeast Asia, as we support our global client base and innovation taking place in those geographies.”

Tewary has a broad background advising on capital markets deals across India and Southeast Asia, having specifically focused on these geographies since 2009. Notably, he advised on the first Indian REIT IPO and the first infrastructure investment trust IPO in India. He also has worked on numerous sponsor- and private equity-led IPOs, as well as IPOs in the technology and healthcare sectors.

Charlie Kim, partner and co-chair of Cooley’s global capital markets practice group, said, “Shashwat brings deep experience and extensive connections within the Indian and Southeast Asia capital markets ecosystem, and will be instrumental in strengthening our ability to provide high-quality, impactful advice and solutions to clients in these regions. I am confident that his contributions will be invaluable as we continue to expand our global presence.”

“I am thrilled to be a part of Cooley’s incredibly talented and forward-thinking capital markets team and to contribute to the firm’s growth in Asia,” said Tewary. “With the region’s dynamic and evolving capital markets landscape, it’s a particularly exciting time to help Cooley’s innovative clients navigate and leverage growth opportunities.”

Cooley’s global capital markets practice is a leader in advising innovative companies and investment banks on complex equity and debt transactions – in particular, high-value IPOs, direct listings, follow-on offerings and convertible note offerings. Cooley advised on 158 deals globally in 2024, totaling more than $41 billion in deal volume. The firm is ranked #1 for issuer-side IPOs and life sciences IPOs (Deal Point Data, 2024) and has advised on more venture-backed IPOs than any other firm over the past 15+ years (IPO Vital Signs, 2024).

Cooley is a global powerhouse in capital markets and one of the most active firms in relation to equity offerings globally. The firm has four offices in Asia: Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. Cooley continues to expand its team in Asia, with its Asia capital markets practice being one of the largest international teams in the region, demonstrating the firm’s continued commitment to this important area.

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