PE firm TVS Capital has increased its stake to 4% by shelling out an additional R9 Cr in Indian Energy Exchange. Last month, TVS Capital through its fund TVS Shriram Growth Fund-IB, had picked up a 3.1% stake for R72 Cr...
M&A Leaks Fall to Lowest in Six Years in Regulatory Crackdown
The number of times investors found out about takeovers before deal announcements fell to the lowest level in six years in 2014 as stronger regulation discouraged gossip, according to a report that examines suspicious...
Legal Aspects of ECommerce – Part I
ECommerce There is no standard definition of the word ‘E-commerce’. It generally means a method of conducting business through electronic means rather than through physical means. Or in other words, buying and selling...
SEBI NOTIFIES NEW LISTING REGULATIONS
On 2nd September 2015, Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations). A time period of ninety days has been given for...
NSEL Investor Petitions: Sebi Probing FTIL, Promoters
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has told the high court at Mumbai that it is investigating complaints against Financial Technologies (FTIL) and connected entities and promoters, including...
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...
Sun Pharma Ranbaxy : Post Merger Integration
Shares of Sun Pharma witnessed massive selling pressure, plunging over 16 percent after the drug major said it expects to take a hit on profit for the fiscal 2015-16 mainly due to integration process with Ranbaxy. The...
NCLT Impact On M&A Procedure
The Companies Act 2013 (New Act), which was substantially made effective from April 1, 2014, has the potential and capability to be a historic milestone for implementing Mergers & Amalgamations (M&A). So far...
Sterlite Technologies Demerges Power Division
Telecom and Power Transmission Solution provider Sterlite Technologies Limited is set to spin-off its power business into a separate unlisted entity named ‘Sterlite Power Transmission Limited’ while retaining its...
Infosys’ Sikka Buys Panaya For a Giant Leap
In February 2015, Infosys bought Panaya Inc., a leading provider of automation technology for large scale enterprise software management, for an enterprise value of $200 million (Rs 1,244 crore). The payment was upfront...
Adani Group Restructures for Long‐Term Play
In order to build on its core strength, diversified industrial house Adani Group has restructured its business. Under the newly structured pattern, the group demerged its listed power generation and ports firm spliced...