by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 20, 2017 | Competition, Corporate/M&A
In June 2011, the Indian government implemented the merger control regime under the Competition Act, 2002 (the “Act”) and the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Regulations, 2011...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jan 4, 2017 | Tax
Introduction The bilateral double taxation avoidance agreement between India and Singapore (the “Singapore DTAA”) has been amended. On December 30, 2016, India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes announced the signing of the protocol (the “Protocol”) amending the...
by Majmudar & Partners | Dec 16, 2016 | Corporate/M&A
On December 7, 2016, the Indian government notified several provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “2013 Act”), including provisions on variation of shareholders’ rights, reduction of capital, mergers and amalgamations, winding up by the National Company Law...
by Majmudar & Partners | Dec 9, 2016 | Corporate/M&A
Introduction On November 23, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) approved several important changes to Indian securities regulations, including, an amendment to the SEBI (Alternative Investment Fund) Regulations, 2012 (the “AIF Regulations”)...
by Majmudar & Partners | Nov 25, 2016 | Tax
There have been a number of important tax developments and cases in India over the last couple of months. In this update, we provide snippets on the new India-Cyprus tax treaty and other key direct tax cases. India-Cyprus Tax Treaty The double taxation avoidance...