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Impact of New Labour Codes on Deals and M & A Transactions

Corporate Law : Increased wage obligations and social security coverage lead to reduced profitability and valuation adjustments. Buyers are requir...

April 6, 2026 516 Views 0 comment Print

Composite Merger Scheme: A Comprehensive Legal & Structural Analysis

Corporate Law : Under the Companies Act, 2013 | Sections 230–232 | NCLT Jurisdiction ABSTRACT  This article examines the concept, legal framewo...

February 21, 2026 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Fast Track Merger under the Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The 2025 amendment broadens eligibility under Section 233, allowing more small, start-up, and unlisted companies to use the Region...

February 17, 2026 40341 Views 1 comment Print

Structuring Buyer Due Diligence in M&A: From Risk Identification to Risk Management

Corporate Law : Explains why due diligence is meant to identify and manage risks early, helping transactions proceed on informed and confident ter...

February 9, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

Merger of EOU Pharmaceutical Companies: A Compliance & Regulatory Perspective

Corporate Law : The case highlights how mergers involving EOU pharmaceutical entities demand approvals under GST, DGFT, Customs, and sectoral laws...

January 5, 2026 477 Views 0 comment Print


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CCI registered 54 Antitrust Cases, 149 M&A Filings in 2025

Corporate Law : Enforcement activity rose with steady antitrust actions and quicker merger disposals, aided by reduced timelines and streamlined p...

February 10, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print

MCA Widens scope of fast track mergers under Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs expands fast-track merger rules, simplifying the process for unlisted companies, start-ups, and ...

September 11, 2025 3561 Views 0 comment Print

ICAI Revises Guidelines for CA Firm Mergers and Demergers

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI issues updated Merger and Demerger Guidelines 2024 to streamline processes for CA firms, encouraging strategic mergers. Effec...

February 11, 2025 1542 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2024: Merger of trusts under exemption regime with other trusts

Income Tax : Learn about the merger of trusts under India's tax exemption regimes as proposed in the Finance Bill 2024. Discover the conditions...

July 24, 2024 4566 Views 0 comment Print

Webinar on M&A Tax in India (Merger & Acquisition)

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...

January 29, 2024 7776 Views 0 comment Print


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Demerger Loss Carry Forward: Sec 72A(4) Applies; PCIT Revision Using Sec 72A(2) Conditions Invalid

Income Tax : The court ruled that invoking an inapplicable statutory provision vitiates revision. Proper identification of the governing sectio...

January 12, 2026 783 Views 0 comment Print

SC ruling on payment of UEI in case of transfer of leasehold rights in pursuance of merger

Corporate Law : Understand the implications of Jaiprakash Industries Ltd. vs Delhi Development Authority judgment on leasehold rights transfer pos...

April 6, 2024 2556 Views 0 comment Print

Transferee Company eligible to take credit of TDS Deducted in Transferor Company’s Hands Upon HC’s Amalgamation Scheme Approval

Income Tax : Read about the ITAT Kolkata case of Popular Complex Advisory Pvt. Ltd. vs. ITO involving TDS credit in amalgamation schemes approv...

September 21, 2023 8982 Views 0 comment Print

HC directs Refund of Pre-paid Taxes & Credit Migration of merged entities

Income Tax : Explore case of Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT in Telangana High Court, where petitioner seeks disposal of a recti...

June 29, 2023 1428 Views 0 comment Print

Amalgamation disputes under Section 269SS: ITAT deletes Penalty u/s 271D

Income Tax : Landmark case of DCIT Vs Trans Asia Packaging Ltd, where ITAT Delhi provided clarity on transactions post amalgamation under Secti...

June 21, 2023 948 Views 0 comment Print


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ICAI Issues Corrigendum for CA Firm Merger Guidelines 2024

CA, CS, CMA : ICAI corrects formatting errors in CA Firm Merger Guidelines 2024, addressing alignment issues in seniority, partnership firms, an...

February 18, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

RBI announces Draft Scheme of Amalgamation of PMC Bank with Unity Small Finance Bank

Fema / RBI : Reserve Bank of India has today placed in public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of The Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (...

November 22, 2021 1149 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for Amalgamation of District Central Co-op Banks with State Co-op Bank

Fema / RBI : The proposal should be in compliance with the legal requirements, past orders/ rulings of the Courts, if any. The State Government...

May 24, 2021 2076 Views 0 comment Print

Deemed demerger of Company ceased to be public sector company

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...

October 17, 2016 3028 Views 0 comment Print

Govt. proposes merger of NSEL with FTIL

Company Law : The Central Government proposes to issue the following Order (presently in the Draft form) causing Amalgamation of National Spot E...

October 21, 2014 2592 Views 0 comment Print


Demerger of Ind-AS compliant companies- Requirement of recording property & liabilities at book value relaxed

July 9, 2019 4857 Views 0 comment Print

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 –M&A impact

July 8, 2019 12129 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2019 has brought in amendments to the rules governing M&A transactions from a tax perspective – this article provides highlights of proposed changes.

Forced Merger in the history of India – Classic example of Limited Liability of a Company

May 21, 2019 8787 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

A Critical Analysis of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in a Global and Regional Perspective

March 4, 2019 53316 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Understanding the Term Merger and Acquisition

February 7, 2019 10542 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions Transations

January 31, 2019 6150 Views 1 comment Print

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 […]

NBFCs – Mergers and Demergers

December 13, 2018 10473 Views 0 comment Print

A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company which is registered under the Companies Act, 1956 /2013. An NBFC is engaged in the business of loans and advances, investment share, assets financing, debenture or other marketable securities, leasing, hire-purchase and insurance business.

Post Merger Adaptation – A significant element to successful deal

November 22, 2018 26463 Views 1 comment Print

Mergers and acquisitions are used for improving the competitiveness of companies and gaining an advantage over other firms by gaining greater market share, broadening the portfolio to reduce business risk, entering new markets and geographic spread, and capitalizing on economies of scale.

A framework for restructuring a Limited Liability Partnership

August 16, 2018 23652 Views 1 comment Print

After the introduction of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 (LLP Act), it was anticipated that many corporate houses would consider Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) as a vehicle to run their business operations, mainly due to lower administrative compliances and ease of repatriation of profits to its partners.

Brief note on tax implication on Amalgamation

August 2, 2018 48399 Views 0 comment Print

When there is amalgamation, the accumulated losses and unabsorbed depreciation of the amalgamating company shall be deemed to be loss or, as the case may be, allowance for the unabsorbed depreciation of the amalgamated company for the previous year in which the amalgamation was effected.

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