Opinion & Analysis
CCI Sets its Focus on PE Investments – What Does it Mean?
PE investments fuelling COVID-19 ridden India Inc. have peaked the interests of the Competition Commission of India. Based on the underlying belief that common shareholdings and sector-specific consolidations disincentivise competitive strategy, the CCI is looking to commission a study to assess the
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Supreme Court of India Clarifies 'What is Arbitrable' under Indian Law and Provides Guidance to Forums in Addressing the Question
For almost a decade, the sole guidance to courts deciding this question was the test formulated by the Supreme Court of India (the “Supreme Court”) in Booz Allen and Hamilton Inc v. SBI Home Finance Ltd. & Others (2011) 5 SCC 532 (“Booz-Allen Test”). However, a closer look at the rulings of the Supr
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Will the CCI’s Market Study on Private Equity Investments Provide Clarity for Minority Investments?
The treatment of ‘minority acquisitions’ under the Indian merger control framework is clouded with ambiguities, the recently revised ‘Notes to Form-I’ could provide some guidance for assessing whether a PE investor is required to notify a proposed minority acquisition to the CCI.
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Legal AI Trends to Look Forward to in 2021
Forward-thinking law firms are now gaining a competitive edge by using customised legal technology tools and solutions in the new remote-working era. What are some of these tools and how is AI changing the legal landscape across the world? The article answers all these questions and brings you exclu
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5 Laws to Watch Out for in 2021
While the legal industry witnessed a transformational shift at an infrastructure level in 2020, we would like to see the legal landscape changing through visionary law-making in 2021.
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Applicability of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (the FEO Act) which came into existence on 21st April 2018 has been fairly a subject of criticism due to its infamous & draconian provisions. Let us examine these draconian provisions of the Act on the touchstone of the Constitution of India, 1950.
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Non- Convertible Debentures: Entry Routes for Foreign Investors
Since January 2020, there have been more than 10 public issues of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and over 1,600 private placements of corporate bonds in India. M&A transactions in India have also increasingly witnessed NCDs as a preferred instrument for funding, which may be attributable to the
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Arbitrable Disputes: Supreme Court Clears the Air
Authored Ateev Mathur, Partner & Amol Sarma, Principal Associate at SNG & Partners
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COVID-19 and Global Tightening of FDI Screening
One of the most disruptive developments impacting deal-making in India in 2020 came on account of geopolitical dynamics (i.e. border tensions with China) rather than the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, owing to the geopolitical tensions between India and China at the Indo-China border, the Ind
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India’s Gig Economy Policies Need More Nuance; Consistent Re-Evaluation is Key
The last decade has been one of policy playing catch-up as new models driven by data and technology have upended existing structures.
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