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In Today’s corporate world, one of the most talked topic is Mergers and Acquisitions which is now become an integral part of business strategy. Many Company’s Acquires another company to gain the market share in the economy and to gain synergy or to avoid the competition.
Fast Track Merger Section 233 of Companies Act, 2013 – Merger or Amalgamation of certain companies {Rule 25 of Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Rules, 2016} In Fast Track Merger, a scheme of merger or amalgamation may be entered into between 1. two or more small companies, or 2. a holding company and its wholly-owned […]
Due diligence is indispensable before every M&A transaction, where parties inspect the target company, by way of investigation, auditing and reviewing all the details provided in the documents. Due diligence is the systematic method to analyse legal, financial, corporate governance & environmental issues and to ascertain the contingent liabilities of the target enterprise with the […]
Reserve Bank of India has today placed in public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of The Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank with Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd. (USFB), a banking company incorporated in India under Companies Act, 2013, and having its Registered Office in New Delhi. USFB has commenced operations with effect from November 1, 2021.
Financial restructuring is a specialist initiative undertaken to reorganize the financial assets and liabilities of a business enterprise in order to make the most beneficial environment for that entity. Primarily, it comprises of reorganising share capital and debt. With inefficient restructuring, companies are often entitled to favourably change their contractual relationships with lenders, shareholders and […]
Even after getting a massive setback due to unprecedented Covid-19 crisis in March 2020, Indian economy was steadily moving towards recovery, however, second wave has badly hit since the last quarter due to which many businesses have been struggling for survival. With the predictions about third wave in nearby future, there would be more challenges […]
Over the period of time, a business grows and expands itself. Companies can either internally restructure the company, or amalgamate with some other company, in order to bring about a change. This growth can be organic or inorganic depending on the way the business chooses to grow.
A cross border merger is a merger of two companies which are located in different countries resulting in a third company. It could involve an Indian company merging with a foreign company or vice versa. The local company can be private, public, or state-owned company. Earlier only those cross-border mergers were allowed, where the transferee company was an Indian company and the transferor company was a foreign as per Indian law.
Mergers and acquisitions involve huge financial recourses so it becomes important to evaluate the viability of the deal. Therefore, buyers undertake a process known as due diligence, though it is not an insurance but it provides assurance against the bad deal. The term more commonly applies to voluntary investigation but in some cases, it is used to mean a required legal obligation.
Explore legal aspects of merger and amalgamation (M&A) under Companies Act, 2013. Learn about valuation, NCLT, approvals, and post-merger compliance.
