BFSI sector

Summary: This blog post provides an overview of the Maharashtra’s new Global Capability Centre Policy, approved in September 2025, which aims to position the state as India’s premier innovation hub by attracting 400 new GCCs. This policy is important because it transforms Maharashtra into a strategic competitor to traditional GCC hubs like Bangalore and Hyderabad, offering businesses substantial benefits including capital subsidies, tax exemptions, dedicated infrastructure, and access to a skilled talent pool, whilst supporting India’s broader vision.  Continue Reading Maharashtra Pushes Toward Claiming a Bigger Piece of the GCC Pie: MH GCC Policy 2025

FIG Paper no. 48: Change in Control & Learnings in FIG space

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector constituted approximately 10% of all M&A activity in India in 2024, exceeding USD 12.1 billion[1] in value, making it the second highest among all sectors. Infrastructure and BFSI are expected to continue driving M&A deal activity in India. Recently, India is seeing several large M&A transactions involving complex structuring, regulatory approvals on account of change in control, bespoke due diligence and documentation considerations and nuanced approach to regulatory interface before and after deal signing to obviate deal failure risks. Basis our recent experience, and change in control provisions applicable to banks, non-banks, payment system operators (PSOs), mutual funds and insurance players, this paper provides an overview of the specific deal and change in control linked regulatory approvals and learnings / considerations relevant from a transaction structuring and deal execution perspective, across each of the BFSI verticals.Continue Reading FIG Paper no. 48: Change in Control & Learnings in FIG space