ArticleFive Common Slip-Ups In M&AIn this era of shrinking global markets, Mergers & Acquisitions ('M&A') are used as instruments of growth and to gain easy market access. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawARA LAW
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ArticleIRDAI Circular On Transfer Of Shares Of Insurers – Clarifications And Further QuestionsBy way of an Order dated 24 February 2020, the Securities Appellate Tribunal, in relation to an appeal filed by Nippon India Mutual Fund and Nippon Life India Asset Management, partly set...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawTuli & Co
ArticleKey Highlights From The U.S. Antitrust Sub-Committee HearingsThis article briefly discusses some of the key issues that were raised in the hearings held by the U.S. Antitrust Sub-Committee with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawIkigai Law
ArticleKnowledge Qualifiers In M&A Transactions"My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." goes a dialogue in Forrest Gump. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawJSA Advocates & Solicitors
ArticleMCA Proposes Expansion Of The Fast Track Merger FrameworkThe Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the "MCA") has recently issued a public notice inviting comments on the draft Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2025 (the "Draft Amendment Rules").IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawMajmudar & Partners
ArticleMinistry Of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Notifies The Provisions Of Cross-Border Mergers And AcquisitionsThe MCA on 13 April 2016 notified Section 234 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamation) Amendment Rules, 2017 which allows the merger of a foreign company with an Indian company and vice versa.IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawNexdigm Private Limited
ArticleNew Floor On Venture Capital And Private Equity Funding - Governance Issues And TrendsIndia is home to the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, with roughly 2 to 3 technology startups being born each day, according to data from the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawThinkLaw Advocates
ArticleNew SEBI Proposals On Merger Of Unlisted & Listed CompaniesThe Securities and Exchange Board of India has, inter alia, in its meeting held on 14 January 2017, approved numerous proposals to revise and streamline the rules for mergers and amalgamations . . .IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawKhaitan & Co.
ArticlePrivate Placement Of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) With Maturity Period Of More Than One Year By HFCs – Review Of GuidelinesThe article discusses the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) revised guidelines for the private placement of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) with a maturity period of more than one year by Housing Finance Companies (HFCs).IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawAlpha Partners
ArticleRegulation Of Compensation Agreements By SEBICompensation Agreement or Upside Sharing Agreement or Reward Agreement is entered into by private equity firms quite often in the form of a side agreement with top personnel...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawVaish Associates Advocates
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ArticleSEBI Eases Norms To Aid Restructuring Of Stressed Companies And Private Equity ExitsOn 21 June, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") inter-alia, approved proposals to:IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawLuthra and Luthra Law Offices India
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