Chapter 1
Legal Framework of M&A
Meaning and types of corporate restructuring
medium • 1 min read
Scheme of Arrangement (Sections 230-232): Process and sanctions
medium • 2 min read
Demergers and spin-offs: Judicial trends
medium • 3 min read
Amalgamations in the public interest
medium • 4 min read
Fast-track mergers under the Companies Act
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 2
Takeover Regulations and Strategies
SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations
medium • 1 min read
Trigger points and mandatory open offer obligations
medium • 2 min read
Hostile takeovers and anti-takeover defenses (Poison pills)
medium • 3 min read
Conditional and voluntary offers
medium • 4 min read
Exemptions from open offer requirements
medium • 5 min read
Process and importance of legal due diligence
medium • 1 min read
Financial and tax due diligence essentials
medium • 2 min read
Valuation methods: Asset-based, Earning-based, and Market-based
medium • 3 min read
Role of registered valuers and fairness opinions
medium • 4 min read
Identifying contingent liabilities and operational risks
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 4
Tax and Stamp Duty Aspects
Tax neutral mergers and carry forward of losses
medium • 1 min read
Capital gains implications in demergers
medium • 2 min read
Stamp duty on court-sanctioned schemes
medium • 3 min read
FDI in M&A: Sectoral caps and approval process
medium • 4 min read
Competition law thresholds for combinations
medium • 5 min read
Inbound and Outbound mergers: Legal challenges
medium • 1 min read
Regulation of cross-border acquisitions (FEMA)
medium • 2 min read
Cultural and human resource integration post-merger
medium • 3 min read
Governance and compliance in merged entities
medium • 4 min read
Dispute resolution in M&A transactions
medium • 5 min read