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The Need for Speed - Fast Track Mergers

Summary: The winding racetrack of geopolitics and the global economic realignment currently underway is a once in a lifetime opportunity for India to claim its rightful place in the new economic order – this race is on and the agility of doing M&A will play a key role in driving outcomes for India’s development. The 2025 fast-track merger amendments promise to turbo-charge M&A for mid-market companies, are incremental reforms enough, or is it time for an overhaul?Continue Reading The Need for Speed – Fast Track Mergers

The ability to undertake corporate restructuring and M&A through private or statutory arrangements has served as a touchstone in deal making globally. Statutory arrangements, at times, offer several advantages over contractual/ private arrangements. There are, however, several commercial, legal and tax considerations that have to be considered before opting between a statutory and private arrangement. The speed and ease with which a business can undertake an arrangement also plays an important part in such decision-making. In India, private arrangement is more popular than statutory arrangement for undertaking M&A as the latter is contingent on receipt of regulatory authorisation. Statutory arrangements in India were initially permitted only by way of National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) approval.Continue Reading Mergers on a Fast-Track