By: Nitin Jain Diverging creditor timelines are what turn one company's cash shortfall into several separate fights at once. Once suppliers, lenders and a personal guarantor are each entitled to act on their own schedule, one creditor moving first can reshape what's left for everyone else which is a worse situation than the funding gap... Continue Reading →
Pre-Distress Restructuring: Working Capital Oxygenation, Supply-Chain Contracting, and Equity Preservation
By: Archana Balasubramanian Narrowing options are what turn an ordinary cash-timing gap into a forced equity surrender. The same tools that could close it early become unavailable, one by one, the longer a company waits. This piece traces that sequence through an Indian alcbev company whose 2026 settlement, covering thousands of crores across lenders, suppliers... Continue Reading →
When Sponsorship Rights Stop Protecting the Brand
By Archana Balasubramanian A sponsorship may cover broadcast exposure, category exclusivity and association with the event. Two days before the event, a regulatory restriction makes the sponsor’s product difficult to advertise, while the rights holder continues to expect payment.The sponsor may therefore be paying for rights it can no longer use. The immediate question is... Continue Reading →
When Closing Does Not Mean the Business Has Actually Transferred
Business transfers can fail even after legal closing when operational contracts, tax and stamp-duty treatment, and governance rights have not been dealt with together. The buyer may acquire the business legally but still face disrupted operations, restricted commercial rights or unexpected tax liabilities from the first day. Two recent transactions illustrate the point without suggesting... Continue Reading →
Operationalizing the DGFT E-Commerce Export Framework: 100% FDI, Sellers-on-Record, and Cross-Border Supply Contracts
By Archana Balasubramanian When a company's commercial contracts diverge from its physical inventory and cash flows, regulatory gridlock is inevitable. Mismatches across banking, customs, and tax filings do not just trigger compliance flags, they choke working capital and halt operations. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) officially notified “Introduction of Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Export... Continue Reading →
The Connected-Vehicle Audit Mandate: Securing Firmware, Telematics and FOTA Loops Across Auto Supply Chains
A connected-vehicle, an automobile equipped with internet access, onboard sensors, and telematics systems that enable it to continuously share and receive data with cloud platforms, external devices, road infrastructure, or other vehicles, risk’s often becomes visible when a new platform reaches homologation, i.e., official regulatory approval, and an auditor asks for evidence that the manufacturer... Continue Reading →

