Fugitive Economic Offender-Restricted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India

SEBI revisits the Settlement Mechanism – Notifiying SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020

Moratorium during Liquidation: Scope And Effect

By Richa Saraf (resolution@vinodkothari.com)

What is a moratorium?

The term has been defined in Merriam Webster Dictionary to mean “legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt; a waiting period set by an authority; or a suspension of activity. Read more

Reversibility of Liquidation Order?

By Richa Saraf (resolution@vinodkothari.com)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was framed with the object to provide opportunity for revival to an insolvent company, however, since the rising number of liquidation cases, as against resolution, is a cause of worry.

“After more than a year of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code proceedings, there have been more liquidation cases than resolution of the non-performing assets accounts. According to a data from the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, in the National Company Law Tribunal, around 78 companies got liquidation orders since February 2017[1].”- quoted in an article in Business Standard.

“An analysis of companies that have completed the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) till December reveals that liquidation orders were passed for as many as 30 companies. This is three times the number of 10 cases for which resolution was approved at the culmination of the CIRP, as per latest data available with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.[2] quoted in an article in Indian Express. Read more

SEBI ICDR Regulations, 2018– Snapshot on changes in rights, bonus, QIP and preferential issue

Managerial Remuneration: A five decades old control cedes

Non- Eligibility for Appointment as a Managerial Person

SEBI amends LODR in relation to listing of Security Receipts

By CS Vinita Nair (corplaw@vinodkothari.com)

Aligns with recent amendment made in SEBI regulations for listing of Securitised Debt Instruments

SEBI has notified amendments to LODR Regulations vide SEBI (Listing obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2018[1] (‘Present Amendment’) dated September 6, 2018 and has aligned the said regulations with the amendments made in SEBI (Public Offer and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 dated June 26, 2018[2]. Read more

Financial Creditors & Committee of Creditors: What, Why and How?

By Megha Mittal (resolution@vinodkothari.com)

IBBI issues clarification w.r.t. voting powers of CoC

Brief Background:

Pursuant to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Code, 2018, the crucial reduction of voting threshold from 75% to 66% for critical matters like approval of Resolution Plan, Extension of CIRP, and all matters of section 28 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), came into effect.

However, there still prevailed ambiguity as to how to determine this threshold of 66%. What shall be the fate of those financial creditors who abstained from voting? Read more