by Majmudar & Partners | Aug 18, 2017 | Securities Law
Introduction Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “ SEBI”) has approved and notified several important changes to Indian securities regulations, including, extending relaxations from open offer and preferential issue requirements to new investors...
by Majmudar & Partners | Nov 17, 2016 | Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital
Introduction This update discusses certain key changes to India’s foreign exchange regulations implemented recently. Foreign investment in financial services Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (the “RBI”) notified an amendment to the Foreign Exchange (Transfer or...
by Majmudar & Partners | Sep 7, 2015 | Foreign Investment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tax
Background Section 115JB of India’s Income-tax Act, 1961 (the “IT Act”), provides for taxation of those companies who, despite showing high profits in their books and paying substantial dividends, do not pay or pay only marginal taxes, by taking advantage of the...
by Majmudar & Partners | Jul 2, 2015 | Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital
Introduction On June 5, 2015, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (the “MCA”) issued a notification (the “Notification”), which significantly reduces the compliance requirements for private companies under the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”). With...
by Majmudar & Partners | Apr 29, 2015 | Foreign Investment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tax
Background Minimum Alternate Tax (“MAT”) is a tax levied under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (“IT Act”) on the book profit of a company where the overall tax paid by the company is less than 18.5% of the book profit. Generally speaking, in the case of non-resident...
