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From Market Entry To Market Reality: The Legal Risks Foreign Companies Often Underestimate In India
Most foreign companies spend months deciding how to enter India, i.e., whether to set up a subsidiary, form a joint venture with a local partner or open a branch. Far fewer spend the same effort on what happens once the entity exists. Yet it is usually after entry, when the business is running and the relationships are tested, that the gap between what an investor expected and what Indian law actually gives it becomes visible.
India Commercial
LP
Legitpro Law
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Why Tata Sons Is Trying Everything To Avoid An IPO
Tata Sons has been compelled to go public, which is an empire valued around 15 lakh crore rupees. And in an attempt to avoid this, it has already repaid over 21,000 crores in debt. Tata Sons sits at the very top of the Tata group and what makes it even more special is who owns it. Two-thirds of it belongs to Tata Trusts which is the charitable trust. This means a significant portion of Tata’s profits supports schools, scholarships and hospitals.
India Commercial
Foresight Law Offices
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Supreme Court Holds Non-Signatory Shareholder To Be A "Veritable Party" To Arbitration Agreement In Composite Transaction
In a recent decision in KKH Finvest Pvt. Ltd. vs. Ashiesh Shukla [2026 INSC 803], the Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court"), held that a non-signatory shareholder could be treated as a "veritable party" to an arbitration agreement contained in a Memorandum of Settlement where his obligations under a separately executed Share Purchase Agreement formed an integral part of the underlying composite transaction and the surrounding circumstances demonstrated an intention to be bound by the settlement.
India Litigation
Trinity Chambers
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India’s IRDAI Overhauls The Insurance Company Share Transfer And Amalgamation Framework
On July 30, 2026, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (the “IRDAI”) notified the IRDAI (Registration, Capital Structure, Transfer of Shares and Amalgamation of Insurers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (the “Amendment Regulations”), amending the IRDAI (Registration, Capital Structure, Transfer of Shares and Amalgamation of Insurers) Regulations, 2024 (the “Principal Regulations”).
India Insurance
MP
Majmudar & Partners
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What Constitutes "Control" Under Indian Corporate Law? Key Judicial Decisions And Investor Implications
Every private equity or venture capital investment involves negotiating investor rights such as board representation, affirmative voting rights, information rights and veto powers. While these rights are intended to protect investments, they may, in certain circumstances, cross the line into "control" under Indian law, triggering significant legal and regulatory consequences.
India Commercial
ThinkLaw Advocates
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Beyond The Pitch Deck: Legal And Ethical Failures In Start-Up Fundraising And The Crisis Of Accountability In India’s Venture Ecosystem
India’s startup ecosystem has evolved from nascent digital ventures in the early 2010s to a high-growth engine with over 110 unicorns and more than 159,000 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”)- recognised startups as of January 2025, positioning India as the third-largest startup ecosystem globally. Bolstered by venture capital (“VC”) and foreign institutional investments, startups have unlocked new markets, created millions of jobs, and shaped India’s global innovation profile.
India Commercial
ML
MZM Legal
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Supreme Court Holds Non-Signatory Shareholder A 'Veritable Party' Where Share Transfer Was Integral To Composite Transaction
In KKH Finvest Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Ashiesh Shukla & Ors., the Supreme Court considered whether a shareholder who had not signed a Memorandum of Settlement containing an arbitration agreement could nevertheless be treated as a "veritable party" to that agreement and be referred to arbitration. The Court held that the absence of a signature was not determinative where the surrounding contractual framework and the non-signatory's performance demonstrated an intention to participate in, and be bound by, the composite transaction.
India Litigation
Trinity Chambers
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Ratification Of Related Party Transactions By The Audit Committee
Few areas of Indian corporate governance have witnessed such sustained regulatory tightening as related party transactions ("RPTs"). The Companies Act, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("LODR Regulations"), and a steady stream of SEBI circulars (most recently the Industry Standards on Minimum Information for RPT approval ) have together created a framework that is both rigorous and unforgiving. The framework is built on a single premise: RPTs must be approved before they are entered into — not after.
India Commercial
CP
Corporate Professionals
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Why Does India’s Green Shoe Option Exist On Paper But Not In Practice?
When SpaceX listed on NASDAQ in June 2026, its underwriters Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley did not just underwrite the base offering of 555.6 million shares. They sold an additional 83.3 million shares on top of it. Within two weeks, with the stock up 19 percent on day one and the underwriters exceeded that allocation in full. Taking total proceeds to USD 85.7 billion, the largest IPO in recorded capital market history. The extra USD 10.7 billion was there because someone decided to include a green shoe option before the IPO even opened.
India Commercial
CP
Corporate Professionals
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SEBI Proposes To Overhaul Investor Consent Framework And Expand Conflict-of-Interest Safeguards For AIFS
On 30 June 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a consultation paper (Consultation Paper) proposing significant reforms to the existing framework that governs investor consent mechanisms and conflicts of interest under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 (AIF Regulations). The proposed reforms seek to enhance governance standards by introducing a more uniform framework for obtaining investor consent and broadening the scope of conflict-related safeguards applicable to alternative investment funds (AIFs).
India Commercial
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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How UAE Re-Domiciliation Helps Foreign Companies Expand Without Starting Over
As businesses expand their footprints beyond borders, many organizations look to consolidate their presence in the UAE without losing the track record already behind them. The UAE re-domiciliation process, also referred to as company continuation, allows a company to transfer its registration into the country. The benefit of re-domiciliation is that businesses can preserve their legal identity, history, and existing contracts throughout the process.
Global Commercial
IMC Group
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