Anil Ambani‐led Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. (RMW) and Carnival Cinemas announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of the former’s multiplexes business to Carnival Cinemas Ltd in...
NSEL, FT Merger On The Cards
In December 2015, the Bombay High Court has given 45 more days to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to pass the final order in the proposed merger of scam-hit National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) with its parent...
Strides Arcolab Buys Generic Business Of Bafna
Strides Arcolab Limited (Strides) has bought a majority stake of Bafna Pharmaceuticals Limited’s India branded generics business Raricap (enterprise value) of Rs 65 crore. Strides paid Rs 48.1 crore in cash and balance...
RBI Allows FDI In LLP
RBI welcomes Foreign Direct Investment in LLPs In a big benefit move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed foreign direct investment in limited liability partnerships. The LLP Act 2008 allowed foreign nationals...
Apollo‐Cooper Deal: How It Collapsed
In June 2013, Apollo Tyre’s Limited announced that it would acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.5 billion. But Copper decided first to terminate the deal...
Mahindra Satyam: Back From The Brink!
In September 2008, Satyam, the then sixth largest India-based IT services company, received the coveted “Golden Peacock Global Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance”. Then, just four short months after this...
Angels Enter India…!
On 21st May 2012, SEBI notified the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Regulations bringing all privately pooled investment funds under one roof (except Mutual Funds and Collective Investment Schemes). The said...
Marico Spins Out Kaya
Marico spins out Kaya Marico Packaged consumer goods have demerged its services business Kaya into a separate listed firm as a part of the business restructuring process. The company will create two separate companies...
Alternative Investment Fund Regulations
What is an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) AIF is an Alternative Investment Fund Regulations privately pooled investment vehicle which collects funds from investors, whether Indian or foreign, for investing it in...
IMPORTANCE OF APPOINTED DATE & EFFECTIVE DATE IN RESTRUCTURING
Introduction: In the case of merger and demerger, two dates are crucial, the “Appointed Date” and secondly the “Effective Date“. Corporate managers spend a lot of time to plan the exact timing...
Optimal Exit Strategy for a Business Owner
Exit Planning is a process involving developing and planning an optimum time to exit a business with the objective to achieve the maximum return out of the accumulated wealth made over the tenure of the business. I...
Acquisition of Distressed Assets
As banks and other traditional sources of capital find their balance sheets reflecting more and more under-performing assets, lending standards continue to tighten, leading to the well-publicized lack of commercial...