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Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India has today placed in public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of The Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (...
Fema / RBI : The proposal should be in compliance with the legal requirements, past orders/ rulings of the Courts, if any. The State Government...
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Company Law : The Central Government proposes to issue the following Order (presently in the Draft form) causing Amalgamation of National Spot E...
Merger and amalgamation are restructuring tool which helps companies in expansion and diversification of their business and to achieve their underlying objectives. Merger means an arrangement whereby one or more existing companies merge their identity into another to form a new entity which may or may not be one of those existing entities. The term […]
The concept of LLP in India was introduced off late in 2008 by enacting the LLP Act, 2008 thereby allowing businesses to be registered as a new and hybrid structure. It was anticipated at that time that many corporate houses would consider LLP as a vehicle to run their business operations, mainly due to lower […]
Legislature in India is doing a decent job of protecting the companies from hostile takeovers. The government of India since the Swaraj case has been very diligent and meticulous. Takeover code is also being updated from time to time and all the amendments have been in the right direction.
Section 230: Power to Compromise or Make Arrangements with Creditors and Members Section 231: Power of Tribunal to Enforce Compromise or Arrangement Section 232: Merger and Amalgamation of Companies Section 233: Merger or Amalgamation of Certain Companies Section 234: Merger or Amalgamation of Company with Foreign Company Section 235: Power to Acquire Shares of Shareholders […]
Background In recent years Mergers & Acquisitions have been continuously happening in corporate space. Research suggests that global M&A activity has seen a tremendous growth in the last 10 years. In terms of overall value and number of deals, FY19 stood at almost $ 3500bn across 2000 transactions vis-a-vis FY09 with merely $ 1750bn across […]
What Is a Merger? The term ‘merger’ is not defined under the Companies Act, 1956, and under Income Tax Act, 1961. However, the Companies Act, 2013 without strictly defining the term explains the concept. A ‘merger’ is a combination of two or more entities into one; the desired effect being not just the accumulation of […]
Fast Track Merger Fast Track Merger Scheme was Introduced under Section 233 of the Companies Act 2013, read with Rule 25 of the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016. This article explains the procedure connected with fast track merger by exploring the various facets of the initiative. To develop the value generation, market share […]
The following question arose for consideration before Ahemdabad Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), in a recent case Kediya Ceramics [IA No. 254/NCLT/AHM/2017 in CA(CAA) No. 95/NCLT/AHM/2017] Whether a registered partnership firm, being a body corporate, can be treated as a company for the purpose of section 230-232 of the Companies Act, 2013? Hon’ble […]
Cross Border Mergers Cross border mergers are increasing significantly with the shrinking of the globe. Moreover, India is gradually climbing the ease of business rankings and is becoming a favored business destination. Such a Conducive economic environment has spurred the growth of cross border mergers. MEANING OF CROSS BRODER MERGER & ACQUISITION A cross border […]
Fast Track Mergers The introduction of the concept of fast track mergers or FTMs has led to a significant change in the M&A landscape. Prior to the introduction of FTM vide section 233 and Rule 25 of Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016 there was one unified merger process for all companies. This process […]