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Senior Associate in the Capital Markets practice at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Neha specializes in public offerings of securities, including initial public offers, rights issues, qualified institutions placement and preferential issues. She can be reached at neha.samant@cyrilshroff.com

Recent Amendments to the Private Placement Guidelines

Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 14 of the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 are substantive provisions for regulating private placements by Indian companies. These provisions are, of course, in addition to applicable regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) for listed companies. Recently, both Section 42 and Rule 14 have undergone amendments by way of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 and the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Second Amendment Rules, 2018, respectively (the “Recent Amendments”).
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