INDUSLAW's Mergers & Acquisitions practice advises buyers and sellers on a range of share purchase and asset purchase transactions across a variety of business sectors, involving private and public listed companies.

In particular, our Mergers & Acquisitions team advises on:

  • Structuring issues involved in M&A deals, including Competition Law advice
  • Negotiating M&A transactions
  • Implementing transactions in the most tax efficient manner with an optimum mix of jurisdictions and instruments
  • Legal due diligence with an industry specific focus
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating term-sheets, non disclosure agreements, disclosure letters and definitive agreements including share purchase agreements, non-compete agreements, escrow agreements, stock-swap agreements, employment agreements and other documentation
  • Legal and compliance issues under corporate and securities law including the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) takeover code, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) policy, listing and regulatory requirements, approvals and filings
  • Representations before High Courts for merger approvals 

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NEW INSIDER TRADING REGULATIONS: WOULDN’T LESS BE MORE?
Mergers & Acquisitions

NEW INSIDER TRADING REGULATIONS: WOULDN’T LESS BE...

With effect from May 15, 2015, the new insider trading regulations, notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have come into force....
"MENS REA" IN INSIDER TRADING – A "SINE QUA NON"?
Mergers & Acquisitions

"MENS REA" IN INSIDER TRADING – A...

There is no uniform or consistent definition of an 'insider' among the securities regulatory authorities of the world's major financial economies. An insider (in context...
INSIDER TRADING: A CONFUSED WATCHDOG?
Mergers & Acquisitions

INSIDER TRADING: A CONFUSED WATCHDOG?

Historically, regulating insider trading has been the exclusive domain of the Securities Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"). This is in line with the regulatory approach...
CORPORATE LAW FIRMS BENEFIT FROM RISE IN VALUE OF M&AS, SHARE SALES
Mergers & Acquisitions

CORPORATE LAW FIRMS BENEFIT FROM RISE IN...

Corporate law firms in India are benefiting from an increase in the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and share acquisitions during the course of...
INDIA'S NEW CROSS BORDER MERGER PROVISIONS: A REALISTIC STRUCTURING OPTION?
Mergers & Acquisitions

INDIA'S NEW CROSS BORDER MERGER PROVISIONS: A...

Earlier this year in April, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the "MCA") by way of notification effective from April 13, 2017 notified Section 234 of...
RBI REVISES REPORTING DIRECTIONS TO ALIGN WITH THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT (TRANSFER OR ISSUE OF ANY FOREIGN SECURITY) REGULATIONS, 2017
Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund InvestmentMergers & AcquisitionsGovernment & Regulatory & Corporate & Commercial

RBI REVISES REPORTING DIRECTIONS TO ALIGN WITH...

In an attempt to bring the reporting requirements relating to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (the 'Act') in line with the recently-introduced Foreign Exchange...
FURTHER LIBERALIZATION OF THE FDI REGIME
Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund InvestmentMergers & AcquisitionsGovernment & Regulatory & Corporate & Commercial

FURTHER LIBERALIZATION OF THE FDI REGIME

The Union Cabinet, on January 10, 2018, approved certain key amendments to the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2017 (the 'FDI Policy'). The amendments aim...
RBI NOTIFIES REGULATIONS ON CROSS BORDER MERGERS
Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund InvestmentMergers & AcquisitionsGovernment & Regulatory & Corporate & Commercial

RBI NOTIFIES REGULATIONS ON CROSS BORDER MERGERS

In an attempt to clarify the position in relation to the law relating to cross-border mergers in India, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI')...
INFOALERT | PRESS NOTE 3 OF 2020 (APRIL 2020)
Mergers & AcquisitionsCapital Markets & International Offerings & Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund Investment

InfoAlert | Press Note 3 of 2020...

The world is witnessing unprecedented times in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has led to countries across the globe adopting legal, political and economic...
INFOLEX ARTICLE | SPAC - MORE THAN JUST A BLANK-CHECK COMPANY
Corporate & Commercial & Mergers & Acquisitions

Infolex Article | SPAC - More than...

SPACs have been the buzzword in financial markets in the US and India. With more investors training their binoculars towards the subcontinent, INDUSLAW's...
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: DRIVING INDIA TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund InvestmentMergers & Acquisitions & Corporate & Commercial

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: DRIVING INDIA TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

The objective of this article is to furnish the current policy regime and legal framework around electric vehicles (“EVs”) in India. In light of the...
LEGAL LANDSCAPE GOVERNING MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND BATTERIES
Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund InvestmentMergers & Acquisitions & Corporate & Commercial

LEGAL LANDSCAPE GOVERNING MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES...

The objective of this article is to highlight the legal backdrop governing manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (“EVs”) and its batteries and the process for approvals...
KOREA NEWSLETTER APRIL 2022 - JUNE 2022
Mergers & Acquisitions

Korea Newsletter April 2022 - June 2022

Korea Newsletter covers key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of April 2022 to June 2022