Complete Integrity
Practical Approach
International Orientation
Timely Delivery
“Majmudar & Partners provides world-class service, and it is our go-to firm for all India-related matters, including for our most important clients.”
– A Corporate / M&A Client
Practice Areas
Corporate/M&A
Top-notch corporate/M&A practice which is well regarded in India and abroad
Dispute Resolution
Leading practice covering litigation, arbitration and white-collar crime work for top MNCs and banks
Private Equity/Venture Capital
Well-regarded private equity/venture capital transactions practice across sectors
Foreign Investment
Advising foreign investors on India entry strategy and assisting them on foreign exchange, tax and corporate law advice
Tax
End-to-end advice on corporate tax, India investments, employee benefits, and indirect tax matters
Competition
Advising on CCI approvals for proposed M&A deals and advisory work on restraints on trade
TMT
Special focus on fintech, health-tech, edu-tech, digital media, data privacy, cloud migration issues, and outsourcing to India
Banking & Finance
A historical banking and finance practice that represents top national and international banks and companies raising finance
Projects & Energy
Rich experience in a wide range of infrastructure and construction-related projects in the areas of renewable energy, roads, ports and airports
Employment
Widely regarded as one of the best firms in India for providing an array of employment law solutions
Insurance
Well known for its insurance regulatory advisory capabilities and setting up insurance joint ventures
Governance & Policy
Meticulous and comprehensive advisory capabilities on governance, policy, and regulatory framework implementation
Intellectual Property
Well-established practice assisting global organizations in safeguarding their intellectual property assets (trademarks, copyrights, designs and patents) in India
Insights
New provisions on withholding tax and tax collection at source in India
India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued Circular 17/2020 dated September 29, 2020 (effective October 1, 2020) (the “CBDT Circular”), providing important clarifications in respect of withholding tax on e-commerce transactions and tax collection at source on...
Initiation of insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors: Indian courts freeze Anil Ambani’s assets
On November 15, 2019, the Indian government notified the commencement of Part III of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), which provides for the insolvency resolution process for individuals and partnership firms. The relevant provisions in so far as they...
Yes Bank vs Zee: a curious case of comfort & guarantee
Introduction Letters of Comfort (LoC) have been issued by the promoters of various borrower companies to Indian banks, overseas branches of Indian banks and non-bank lenders. In many cases, these have been equated with guarantees. On August 19, 2020, the Bombay High...
The Post-COVID PE and VC investment scenario in India
COVID-19 is having an adverse effect on private equity and venture capital investments in India. As per industry reports and experts’ views, PE and VC investments in India may decline up to 60% in 2020 due to the pandemic. In 2019, PE and VC investment activities...
Taxation of seconded employee salary reimbursements and permanent establishment impact
In the recent case of Yum Restaurants (Asia) Pte, the Delhi Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Delhi Tribunal) has held that payments received by a Singapore company from an Indian group company towards salary reimbursement costs in the case of a seconded employee is not...
M&A in stressed Indian companies: will the SEBI amendments help?
The SEBI has permitted stressed companies to undertake a preferential issue at a price, which is the average of the weekly high and low of the volume-weighted average price ('VWAP') of its equity shares during the preceding two (2) weeks. In order to be eligible to...