Resolution Professional: A Mere Facilitator The judgment upholds the principle of co-extensive liability of the personal guarantor under the contract law, while recognizing the distinct nature and...
Cracking nuts with Sledgehammers? SEBI’s Fit and Proper Criteria for Intermediaries The 2021 Amendment, although, well-intentioned by SEBI, fails to achieve a balance between the interests of the...
MANAGING FOREIGN SELLERS’ RISKS IN INDIAN M&A TRANSACTIONS Many times in share swap transactions, foreign sellers while accepting a diligence to be carried on the target company, take a...
Reliance Retail’s Capital Reduction: The Position of Minority Shareholders A company may decide to reduce its share capital by way of share cancellation or through other methods such as a buy-back. ...
Managing Foreign Buyers’ Risks in Indian M&A Transactions Known risks involve issues that are known through publicly available information, discovered during diligence or disclosed by sellers in...
Beginner’s Guide to Contract Negotiation While contracts often get more attention than the people who create them, the latter brings those agreements to life. Due diligence plays a vital role in any...
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank’s IPO What It Means And Why It Matters India’s mission of accelerating financial access and inclusion is penetrating through to the average investor The Bank – who they...
Mitigating Buyer Risks In Private M&A A buyer can minimise this risk by engaging with key executives of the target, having discussions with counter-parties of key commercial contracts of the...
Navigating Venture Capital Transactions: India & The United States In India, VC transactions often rely on customized agreements tailored to the requirements of the parties involved. While the...
THE COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023: A PROGRESSIVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK The Amendment Act 2023 is a progressive step towards a competition regulatory framework for achieving fair play and...
An Arbitration Clause in an Unstamped or Insufficiently Stamped Agreement: The Supreme Court Decides INTRODUCTION A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (the “Supreme Court”) has held in...
AMBIGUITY IN THE ADJUDICATION OF STAMP DUTY- “NO MORE A DELAYED ACT” Speedy Justice for ‘You’ - Saul Goodman, 1. The High Court of Delhi recently vide a common judgment dated April 24, 2023,1 in...
