Former Linklaters Counsel Soumya Bhagavatula Moves to Clifford Capital in Senior Legal Role
Clifford Capital has appointed Soumya Bhagavatula as Executive Director, Senior Legal Counsel.
She joins the firm from Linklaters Asia, where she served as Counsel, advising on complex cross-border financing transactions. Prior to that, she spent over five years at King & Spalding as a Senior Associate, focusing on private credit, special situations, and restructuring matters.
Soumya Bhagavatula brings over a decade of experience in banking and finance, having also worked with Clifford Chance LLP and Shook Lin & Bok in Singapore. Her expertise spans corporate banking, debt capital markets, structured finance, and high-value cross-border transactions.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from National University of Singapore and has also completed an exchange program at the University of Toronto.
On her appointment, Soumya Bhagavatula said,
“I’m delighted to share that I’ve joined Clifford Capital as Executive Director, Senior Legal Counsel. In this role, I’m involved in the firm’s primary deals — work that sits at the intersection of complex financing and meaningful infrastructure outcomes across the region. Clifford Capital is at a genuinely transformational point in its growth, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining such a dynamic team. Looking forward to everything ahead.”
Her appointment is expected to further strengthen Clifford Capital’s legal capabilities as it continues to expand its footprint in infrastructure financing and complex cross-border transactions.
Clifford Capital is an infrastructure credit financing platform specialising in global infrastructure debt origination, distribution and investment. Headquartered in Singapore, Clifford Capital benefits from government guarantees with a policy mandate to support companies with a Singapore nexus.
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