MCA’s Intensified Scrutiny on Significant Beneficial Ownership: A Wake-Up Call for Indian Companies
Xerxes Antia and Sheel Ghia The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) plays a pivotal role in ensuring corporate governance and...
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Sidharth S. Kumar
Jul 183 min read
Framework to Deal with Market Rumours under the Securities Laws
Sidharth S. Kumar Key Highlights Listed companies need to address a market rumour only if it creates significant movement in the price of...
Xerxes Antia
Oct 30, 20234 min read
Update: Companies Act Amendment October 2023
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) on the 27th of October 2023 notified two major amendments to rules under the Companies Act,...
Prashant Mara
Nov 21, 20223 min read
Investing for Impact: An Overview of the Indian Landscape
Prashant Mara, Devina Deshpande, Nandita Gopalan Companies the world over are increasingly being judged on their sustainability or ‘ESG’...
Xerxes Antia
Nov 18, 202114 min read
Basic considerations for buyers in an M&A deal
(Xerxes Antia, Amit Baid and Rebecca Condillac) Typically, when evaluating an M&A deal, buyers/ acquirers primarily consider commercial...
Xerxes Antia
Oct 5, 20213 min read
Corporate Social Responsibility regime in India – Volume 2
(Xerxes Antia, Devina Narang and Sheel Ghia) Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) has been an evolving subject in India for the past...
Xerxes Antia
Sep 14, 202113 min read
Basic considerations for vendors in an M&A deal
( Xerxes Antia and Devina Narang) Any M&A transaction typically goes through several stages culminating in the payment of purchase...
Amit Jain
Aug 9, 20213 min read
India revokes retrospective applicability of tax on indirect share transfers
Amit Jain and Xerxes Antia Indian parliament proposes not to levy taxes on indirect transfers (i.e. transfer of shares of a foreign...
BTG Advaya
Feb 9, 20211 min read
BTG Briefing: Union Budget 2021-22
The Union Budget 2021 was announced on February 1, 2021, with much of the policies revolving around expenditure to boost economic...
Prashant Mara
Aug 15, 20204 min read
Invoking Force Majeure Provisions In Contracts In Light Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Prashant Mara, Vikram Jeet Singh, Arjun Paleri The central government in India, on 24 March 2020, announced a 21-day national lock...
Prashant Mara
Aug 15, 20209 min read
Is Corporate Governance Still Relevant During The Pandemic?
While the Novel Coronavirus is a humanitarian catastrophe its crippling effect on the world economy has, and will continue to, disrupt...
Prashant Mara
Aug 15, 20204 min read
Amendment To Foreign Direct Investment Regime In India
In order to curb "opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions of Indian companies due to the COVID-19 pandemic", the Foreign Exchange...
Devina Narvekar
Jun 29, 20204 min read
Regulatory Challenges and Compliance in the Age of Smart Manufacturing
The Internet of Things (“IoT”) is poised to fundamentally alter the way industries approach procurement, processing and distribution....
Devina Narvekar
Jun 9, 20207 min read
Doing Business In India: Sector-specific Challenges And Takeaways
Investing and operating in an exciting and developing market such as India makes it advisable to future proof your business against some...
Prashant Mara
May 13, 20205 min read
COVID-19: Considerations For Indian Businesses
Countries and businesses around the world are grappling with challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, India has moved to reduce...
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