Arun was born in London of Indian and German parents and educated at St Paul’s School, London and Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University and is the founding partner of Arun Nigam and Associates.
He is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong, England, India, Australia and Singapore and has over 30 years of experience in the legal field. He has previously worked with leading international law firms including Baker & McKenzie, Norton Rose, Freehills and more recently with the Hong Kong office of Sidley Austin.
Arun has a wide range of experience in capital markets, structured finance, general banking, syndicated lending, pre-IPO financing, asset and project finance, debt restructuring, funds, corporate and commercial work in Europe and Asia including drafting innovative financing, corporate and commercial documents for cross border transactions. He has extensive knowledge of the Indian markets and has over the years developed a strong working relationship with numerous leading Indian and overseas law firms, banks and investment houses.