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Increase in FDI Limit in Insurance Companies

August 24, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , , /by

Corplaw Team | corplaw@vinodkothari.com Amendment in Foreign Exchange Management (NDI) Rules, 2019 effective August 19, 2021- https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2021/229165.pdf DPIIT Press Note on June 14, 2021 amending the FDI Policy for Insurance companies which shall be effective from date of FEMA notification – https://dpiit.gov.in/sites/default/files/pn2-2021.pdf Consequential amendment in Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2015 are on May 19, 2021 […]

Special Purpose Acquisition Company

August 24, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , /by

Other ‘I am the best’ presentations can be viewed here Our other resources on related topics – https://vinodkothari.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/An-overview-of-SPACs-and-related-concerns-in-India.pdf https://vinodkothari.com/2021/08/spacs-value-proposition-regulatory-framework/ https://vinodkothari.com/2021/08/regulatory-eco-system-for-spacs/

Sale and leaseback transactions: Walking once again on Achilles’ Heels

August 20, 2021 /0 Comments/in /by

Vinod Kothari ( finserv@vinodkothari.com) Sale and leaseback (SLB) transactions are one of the most innovative, and in the past history of lease transactions, one of the most maligned transaction types. All over the world, there have been hundreds of rulings where SLB transactions have been challenged; in many cases, there were upheld and their sanctity […]

Creating regulatory eco-system for SPACs in India

August 18, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , , /by

– Ajay Kumar KV, Manager & Himanshu Dubey, Executive [corplaw@vinodothari.com] From a little-known word and a preserve of a select few finance professionals, the term Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) is today a buzzword. The regulators across the globe are taking necessary actions to enable SPACs to raise money from investors – jurisdictions like the […]

Proposed framework for overseas Investments by entities and individuals

August 17, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , , /by

Proposes segregation of regulatory and the operational part in rules and regulations respectively FCS Vinita Nair |Senior Partner, Vinod Kothari & Company Investments by Indian entities outside India is a very common phenomenon and several companies have presence outside India by virtue of forming a Joint Venture (‘JV’) and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (‘WOS’) With the […]

SPACs – Value Proposition & Regulatory Framework

August 17, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , /by

– Megha Mittal [mittal@vinodkothari.com] The concept of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (‘SPACs’) has gained significant attention and importance in India in recent times – from a subject preserved to select classes, the surge in transactions over 2020, has made it pave its way to every investor’s dictionary. And with all the spotlight that SPACs have […]

Checklist for issuance of listed debt securities on private placement basis

August 17, 2021 /1 Comment/in , , /by

Payal Agarwal, Executive  ( payal@vinodkothari.com) Non-convertible debentures issued on private placement basis are one of the most practiced ways of raising finance by the companies in India. Considering the notification of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021, effective from 16th August, 2021, the companies may be under a perplexity of how to […]

Discontinuation of manual disclosures under PIT Regulations

August 17, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , /by

corplaw@vinodkothari.com     September 09, 2020 Circular: https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/sep-2020/automation-of-continual-disclosures-under-regulation-7-2-of-sebi-prohibition-of-insider-trading-regulations-2015-system-driven-disclosures_47523.html June 16, 2021 Circular: https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/jun-2021/automation-of-continual-disclosures-under-regulation-7-2-of-sebi-prohibition-of-insider-trading-regulations-2015-system-driven-disclosures-for-inclusion-of-listed-debt-securities_50572.html  August 13, 2021 Circular:https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/aug-2021/automation-of-continual-disclosures-under-regulation-7-2-of-sebi-prohibition-of-insider-trading-regulations-2015-system-driven-disclosures-ease-of-doing-business_51848.html