Finance : The article highlights key tax considerations including withholding obligations, indirect transfers, treaty benefits, GAAR, transf...
Fema / RBI : RBI amended the Cross Border Merger Regulations to replace NCLT-specific references with the broader term "Competent Authority." T...
Corporate Law : Increased wage obligations and social security coverage lead to reduced profitability and valuation adjustments. Buyers are requir...
Corporate Law : Under the Companies Act, 2013 | Sections 230–232 | NCLT Jurisdiction ABSTRACT This article examines the concept, legal framewo...
Company Law : The 2025 amendment broadens eligibility under Section 233, allowing more small, start-up, and unlisted companies to use the Region...
Corporate Law : Enforcement activity rose with steady antitrust actions and quicker merger disposals, aided by reduced timelines and streamlined p...
Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs expands fast-track merger rules, simplifying the process for unlisted companies, start-ups, and ...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI issues updated Merger and Demerger Guidelines 2024 to streamline processes for CA firms, encouraging strategic mergers. Effec...
Income Tax : Learn about the merger of trusts under India's tax exemption regimes as proposed in the Finance Bill 2024. Discover the conditions...
Income Tax : Join CA Gaurav Sukhija on Jan 24, 2024, for a 1-hour seminar delving into M&A Tax in India. Explore key objectives, modes, and imp...
Company Law : NCLT permitted stakeholder meetings after accepting clarifications on forfeited warrants, disclosures, and scheme compliance under...
Company Law : The NCLT Allahabad Bench allowed dispensation of meetings for shareholders and creditors in a merger involving wholly owned subsid...
Income Tax : The court ruled that invoking an inapplicable statutory provision vitiates revision. Proper identification of the governing sectio...
Corporate Law : Understand the implications of Jaiprakash Industries Ltd. vs Delhi Development Authority judgment on leasehold rights transfer pos...
Income Tax : Read about the ITAT Kolkata case of Popular Complex Advisory Pvt. Ltd. vs. ITO involving TDS credit in amalgamation schemes approv...
CA, CS, CMA : ICAI corrects formatting errors in CA Firm Merger Guidelines 2024, addressing alignment issues in seniority, partnership firms, an...
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...
Income Tax : Reconstruction or splitting up of a company which ceased to be a public sector company as a result of transfer of its shares by Ce...
Company Law : The Central Government proposes to issue the following Order (presently in the Draft form) causing Amalgamation of National Spot E...
Regional Director Vs Real Image LLP (NCLAT) Our Today’s article is about the Basic question that if an Indian LLP wants to process for the Amalgamation into a Indian Company, whether it required to obtain the registration under section 366 In the case of Regional Director, Southern Region, & Ors. V. Real Images LLP. If […]
Seeing the importance Reverse Mergers are getting in recent years, it is clear that in the time to come, it would become one of the most preferred methods of public listing all over the world. Both developed and developing countries are realizing that reducing time and cost are the best ways for companies to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors, all the more highlighting the importance of such methods which serve both the objectives comprehensively. All in all, a country with a good corporate law with greater control and more credible auditing agencies is the best place where the benefits of Reverse mergers can be enjoyed to the fullest
Currently, the provisions of section 2(19AA) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) define demerger in relation to companies, as a means of transfer undertaken pursuant to a Scheme of Arrangement under sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013
Apart from the ongoing World Cup fever, another thing that made headlines was the much-awaited maiden budget of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. There were huge expectations from the Government to bring in measures to boost mergers and acquisitions (MnA) and restructuring activities in our country. This article summarises the key amendments impacting MnA activity. Let […]
One of the existing conditions for tax-neutral demergers is that the resulting company should record the property and the liabilities of the undertaking at the value appearing in the books of accounts of the demerged company. It has been represented that Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) compliant companies are required to record the property and the […]
Budget 2019 has brought in amendments to the rules governing M&A transactions from a tax perspective – this article provides highlights of proposed changes.
The Supreme Court recently set aside order of compulsory and forced merger between 63 Moons Technologies Ltd (Formerly known as Financial Technologies India Ltd FTIL) and its subsidiary National Spot Exchange of India Ltd (NSEL). It was the first time in history that Govt. invoked Section 396, for non-government companies, which provides merger in the public […]
Abstract: The Globalisation of business over the past decades has spawned a search for competitive advantage that is worldwide in scale. Companies have followed their customers who are going global themselves as they respond to the pressures of obtaining scale in a rapidly consolidating global economy. In a combination with other trends, such as increased […]
Merger and Acquisition in simple words are defined as a process of combining two or more Organizations together. There is a thin line of difference between the two terms but the impact of Combination is completely different in both the cases. Some Organization Prefer to grow through Merger. Merger is considered to be a process […]
1. What is Due Diligence? Due diligence refers to the process of investigation or audit of a deal or investment opportunity which helps a buyer with an assurance of what they are buying. It basically refers to the process of investigating any business or person before signing a contract. 2. Why is Due Diligence Important […]
