In this second part of the series, we have tried to cover types of FDI allowed and routes for Ecommerce Companies. We also have mentioned IP Law, it’s infringement and Jurisdiction issues. Foreign Direct Investment...
IDFC : Moving up the value chain
A 1994 report from Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance found a lack of specialised financial intermediaries offering funds for infrastructure projects. This lead to the birth of IDFC Limited (IDFC) on...
Zeal to Excel : Sameer Gehlaut
Sameer Gehlaut, the chairman of Indiabulls Group is a firm believer in taking the bull by the horns. After fighting several odds, the 40-year old entrepreneur has created a Rs 34,000-crore company (market...
AXA hikes stakes in ventures with Bharti
AXA has increased its stakes in Bharti AXA Life Insurance and Bharti AXA General Insurance companies to 49 per cent from 26 per cent. The foreign insurer has received approvals from the Foreign Investment Promotion...
Inbound M&A Deals on I-T Department’s Radar
The Tax department has fixed its eagle eye on yet another target — this time it’s inbound mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Forty companies are said to have received notices and the total tax demand...
Cairn India’s Merger With Vedanta May Fall Through
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s plans to merge his two India-listed companies, Vedanta (earlier known as Sesa Sterlite) with oil producer Cairn India, might fall through with two large minority shareholders...
Indian Automobile Sector: A Mileage Way Ahead
The automotive industry is a critical component of economic growth. The Indian auto industry is one of the largest in the world with an annual production of 23.37 million vehicles in FY 2014-15. The automobile industry...
Shree Cement Buys Out Jaypee Cement’s Panipat Unit
As north India has only 16% of the country’s limestone resources, cement companies try to consolidate by acquiring companies for their raw material needs. One example of such a consolidation is Shree Cements Ltd...
Max India Demerges Into 3 Verticals
The Board of Max India Ltd, on January 27, 2015, has approved a Corporate Restructuring plan to split the company through a demerger, into three separate listed companies with three separate business verticals...
Amalgamation Of CIE & M&M Group
CIE Automotive S.A. is a very large automotive conglomerate having its registered office in Spain and listed on Bilbao and Madrid stock exchange. Its group company Participaciones Internacionales Autometal Tres. S.L...
Jaiprakash Associates Deleverages Balance Sheet
On March 24 2014, the Board of Directors of infrastructure conglomerate Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) had approved signing of Share Purchase Agreement with Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited for sale of 74% stake...
Two Airlines Driven By One Pilot: TATA
Ratan TATA‘s long-standing but unrealized dreams may finally be getting wings. Nearly six decades after the Indian government divested the TATA’s of their majority holding in Air India by nationalizing the airline, TATA...