Author: Binoy Parikh

My take, as quoted in the Times of India, on what the RBI’s draft directions mean for Tata Sons and the broader […]

Capital reduction under Section 66 of the Companies Act is conventionally understood as a tool for writing off losses or returning surplus […]

The Income Tax Department’s notice to Jane Street, questioning Singapore treaty benefits on approximately Rs 20,000 crore of F&O gains, is a […]

At the stroke of midnight on 31 March, India’s tax law, including the M&A and succession regime, will awake to a new […]

RCB sold this week for $1.78 billion. Rajasthan Royals for $1.63 billion. Aggregate league value: ~$18.5 billion. IPL 2026 starts today. An […]

The slump sale remains India’s dominant structuring tool for business transfers. The definitional expansion of Section 2(42C) to cover transfers “by any […]

A demerger from a listed company to an unlisted company can simultaneously function as an acquisition and a listing event, without the […]

Every few months, the business press reports a large listed company acquiring control of another listed entity, followed some months later by […]

The Supreme Court’s decision in Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom is an important precedent with respect to capital reductions involving minority exits. […]

As Indian promoter families increasingly look beyond wills to structure inter-generational wealth transfer, private trusts have emerged as the instrument of choice […]