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 →
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 →
By - Archana Balasubramanian At Google I/O 2026 and Google Marketing Live (GML) 2026, a major shift took place in the way global digital commerce now operates. With the deployment of the Universal Cart ecosystem, driven by the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), Google shifted from simply directing users to... Continue Reading →
By- Nitin Jain The NARCL Sanction Letter functions as a deferred ownership-transfer instrument. Boards that read it as a loan extension mischaracterise the underlying legal event. Two operative clauses determine the company's governance trajectory immediately. Two clauses make this visible immediately. The first offers a three-year repayment window. The second demands 100 percent promoter shareholding... Continue Reading →
By Nitin Jain Section 105 of BNS renders every compliance manual immediately irrelevant. Device seizure signals a criminal investigation, not a regulatory inquiry. The Board's paperwork does not address the Investigating Officer's mandate. The compliance shield shatters at the moment of FIR registration. Criminal exposure for Directors ceased being theoretical after 2024. The shift in... Continue Reading →
By: Nitin Jain Courts across India are increasingly directing family business disputes toward mediation before allowing litigations to proceed.This gradual shift reflects a sense of judicial pragmatism, acknowledging that family business conflicts often benefit more from structured settlements than from adversarial proceedings. For family-owned businesses seeking institutional investment, this trend creates a specific opportunity. The... Continue Reading →
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