M&A Critique

Divided We Rise!

……Mastek to demerge its Insurance Business Demergers are gaining momentum in the Indian Market again. There has been a spate of demerger announcements in the past months by Indian Companies. Crompton Greaves, Polaris...

Strides Acroloab Acquires Raricap

Mergers have played a key role in shaping the global pharmaceutical landscape. Indeed, most of the pharmaceutical companies that stayed among the world’s 20 largest between 1995 and 2005 were involved in “megamergers,”...

Case Law : Tata Consultancy Services Vs. ACIT

Tata Consultancy Services Vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Topic: There are two matters:- Whether payments made for purchase of unexpired processing contracts can be treated as capital in nature. Whether depreciation on lease of...