By - Archana Balasubramanian A container clears the last leg of an intercontinental shipment and stops at a Western customs barrier. The Tier-1 Indian supplier met every delivery timeline and quality threshold. The problem sits one level below: a sub-tier vendor in a geopolitically restricted region supplied a critical chemical compound, because hitting the buyer's... Continue Reading →
The Legal Architecture of a Successful IPO: Lawyers, Merchant Bankers, Auditors and Promoters Working Together
This is Part-V of the Capital Markets articles series. An Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) is often perceived as a financial milestone, a company’s transition from private ownership to public participation. In reality, however, a successful IPO is not merely a capital raising exercise. It is a highly coordinated legal, regulatory, financial and governance transformation. Behind... Continue Reading →
The DRHP Is Not a Marketing Document: Managing Disclosure Liability in Indian IPOs
Authored by Sanchith Shetty, Associate under the guidance of Riddhi Dutta, Senior Associate and Archana Balasubramanian, Partner. This is Part-IV of the Capital Markets articles series. Introduction In a content driven economy, promotion and marketing are key for influencing the consumers to buy/ subscribe to products or services. If a marketing tool clicks with the... Continue Reading →
GIFT City & HFT Regulatory Disputes
By - Nitin Jain The entry of global algorithmic traders and High Frequency trading (HFT) firms into GIFT City is reshaping cross-border financial markets. Drawn by intense tax optimisations for derivatives trading within the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), these systems execute millions of trades every second, looking for tiny pricing differences across global markets.... Continue Reading →
The Hidden Risk in IPO Timelines: Why Delayed Regulatory Clean-Up Can Derail Market Windows
Authored by Mallika Agrawal, Associate and Sanchith Shetty, Associate under the guidance of Riddhi Dutta, Senior Associate and Archana Balasubramanian, Partner This is Part-III of the Capital Markets article series. In the Indian capital markets ecosystem, an Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) is often viewed as a milestone of growth, credibility and investor confidence. Founders are... Continue Reading →
From Private Company to Listed Public Company: The Governance Transition Most Founders Underestimate
This is Part-II of the Capital Markets articles series. For many founders, the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) is viewed as the ultimate validation of years of building, fundraising, and scaling. It represents access to public capital, increased market credibility, liquidity opportunities, and recognition. What is often underestimated, however, is that an IPO is not merely... Continue Reading →

