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The Reserve Bank of India eased the options of raising debt from the external sectors, by permitting Indian corporates to issue rupee denominated bonds to non-resident investors.

The Securities Markets Code, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Finance ("MoF") on 18.12.2025 as Bill No. 200 of 2025 ("Draft Code").

In its September 30th, 2024, board meeting, SEBI introduced a major reform by reducing the timeline for rights issues from the existing average of 317 days to 23 days.

A question that comes up regularly in the context of an underlying secondary transaction that triggers an open offer is whether such a transaction can be closed on the stock exchange?

SEBI, vide its circular SEBI/HO/IFSC/CIR/P/2019/91 dated 9 August 2019 harmonized the provisions governing investments by AIFs incorporated in IFSC with those provisions governing investments by domestic AIFs.

By a circular dated October 6, 2015, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has increased the maximum limit for investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors

Foreign Portfolio Investment are the investments which are highly liquid and indicate the indirect control of the investor in the management.

There was a lot of uncertainty and litigations in the past on how to characterise income arising from the transfer of shares or other securities, as business income or capital gains.

With the robust Indian economy and consequent increase in housing loans vis-a-vis the ambivalent stand of the Government of India (“GOI”) on recognizing mortgage insurance and related products to protect the creditors on the occurrence of default by borrowers, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has finally introduced the model of Mortgage Guarantee Companies (“MGC”) in India.

National Securities Depository Limited ("NSDL") vide circular no. NSDL/POLICY/2025/0071 dated June 03, 2025 ("Circular"), has introduced a significant change in the share transfer process for private limited companies.

Other online filing of forms was launched on the eBiz portal of the Ministry in February 2015.

Even if it is less than 10%, with or without control, equity investment by resident individuals or companies in an unlisted foreign firm will be regarded as ODI.

For many companies, particularly closely held and unlisted companies, private placement is a practical way of raising funds without going through the extensive process involved in a public issue. It allows a company to approach a limited set of identified investors and raise capital on mutually agreed terms.

SEBI Regulations, 2011 framed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India provide that if any person acquires voting rights or control in a target company in excess of the threshold limits...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had issued a notification in the year 2000 (Notification Number S.O.184 (E), dated the 1st March, 2000) by which it permitted only spot delivery contract or contract for cash or hand delivery or special delivery or contract in derivatives among the Shareholders of a Public Company imposing restriction on other forms of Contracts like contract imposing future purchase or sale obligation of Shares on the promoter or Investor of the Company respecti

On 4 February 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a Consultation Paper proposing amendments to the “fit and proper person” criteria under Schedule II of the SEBI...

Recent changes in investment laws have been made by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, which regulates capital markets, in order to incentivise foreign portfolio investors to increase their investments in India.

The Indian government has introduced sweeping tax exemptions on interest and capital gains from Government Securities for Foreign Institutional Investors and the Bank for International Settlements, effective retrospectively from April 2026. As the rupee plummets past the 97-mark against the US dollar and foreign portfolio investments hemorrhage approximately INR 2.5 lakh crore, these reforms aim to stabilize currency pressures and restore investor confidence in India's debt markets.