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Putting Deals through a Microscope | Traversing Transactions attempts at dissecting a deal by analyzing various aspects and nuances of an M&A Transaction, traversing through a complex mesh of Commercial, Regulatory, and Tax ("CRT") imperatives!

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Putting Deals through a Microscope | Traversing Transactions attempts at dissecting a deal by analyzing various aspects and nuances of an M&A Transaction, traversing through a complex mesh of Commercial, Regulatory, and Tax ("CRT") imperatives!

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Author: Binoy Parikh

November 10, 2025November 12, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Pledge of Shares: Security in Form, but “Transfer”?

Promoters/ shareholders often pledge listed/unlisted shares as collateral to secure financing. The pledge may be created,revoked, or invoked by sale/appropriation. A pledge […]

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November 7, 2025November 12, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Preference Shares: Debt in Form, Share Capital in Law

Consider this situation: Company A acquires Company B by way of an amalgamation of Company B into Company A. As consideration, shareholders […]

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October 31, 2025November 12, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Tax Beats x Taxsutra: Fast-Track Demergers and the Tax Neutrality Puzzle

I recently spoke on Taxsutra’s podcast “Tax Beats”, which delves into the finer nuances of the Income-tax Act, 2025. My episode focused […]

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October 3, 2025November 12, 2025By Binoy Parikh

RBI Opens Doors: Banks Can Now Fund M&As

The RBI’s latest policy shift could be a game-changer for Indian deal-making. For decades, promoters and corporates looking at acquisitions were compelled […]

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October 1, 2025November 12, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Sebi seeks disclosures on promoters’ in-laws

SEBI’s April’s FAQs with respect to disclosure of promoter group goes a step further by requiring listed companies to disclose not just […]

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September 15, 2025November 12, 2025By Binoy Parikh

India’s M&A & Demerger Regime – Policy Reform Still Pending

The new Income-tax Act may be a fresh draft, but without real policy shifts, India’s M&A and demerger landscape is still stuck […]

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September 9, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Fast-Track Mergers and Demergers – Expanded, but Truly Effective?

Yesterday, the MCA significantly broadened the scope of fast-track mergers and demergers under section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013, extending it […]

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August 21, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Build or Buy: India Inc’s Tariff Dilemma

(First published in The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/build-or-buy-india-incs-tariff-dilemma/articleshow/123420006.cms) My take on the long term ramifications vis-a-vis the ongoing tariff issue, as quoted […]

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August 20, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Valuation in Mergers and Demergers: Commercial Compass vs. Regulatory Yardstick

(First published on Linkedin) Valuation in a merger or demerger is not a one-size-fits-all exercise. Its role depends on the context: sometimes […]

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August 14, 2025By Binoy Parikh

Beyond the Companies Act: Efficacy of LLPs merging into LLPs

(First published on Linkedin) The NCLT, Kolkata Bench has recently approved the consolidation of eleven LLPs into a single LLP under Sections […]

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ABOUT BINOY PARIKH (CA, LLB, US CPA)

Presently, I am a Partner at Katalyst Advisors where I advise on M&A Transactions (Indian and Cross-Border), Promoter Frameworks, Family Arrangements, and Succession/ Estate Planning. I also serve as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited, a listed company, with a market cap of more than INR 20,000 Cr, Batliboi Limited, a 132-year old company headquartered in Mumbai, Manipal Payment and Identity Solutions Limited, part of the Manipal Group and India's leading debit and credit card manufacturer, Sarda Metals and Alloys Limited, a ferro-alloys producer and a part of the Sarda Group, based out of Vizag, and Quickmill Inc, a Canadian company and a subsidiary of Batliboi Limited. I have authored a book on Succession Planning and Promoter Frameworks: From Founder to Framework. You can order it here: https://www.taxsutrareservoir.com/products/from-founder-to-framework Prior to Katalyst Advisors, I was a part of M&A/ Transaction Structuring Team at PwC and KPMG in Mumbai, and a part of M&A/ Transaction Structuring and M&A Litigation Team at G.K. Choksi & Co in Ahmedabad. Feel free to reach out to me at +91 9979881015 or binoy.parikh@katalystadvisors.in Detailed Profile along with Experience on Key Deals: www.linkedin.com/in/binoyparikh/

ABOUT KATALYST ADVISORS

Katalyst Advisors is a boutique structuring and advisory firm founded in April 2017 by Ketan Dalal, erstwhile Managing Partner (West) and Joint Tax Leader of PwC India.

Our strengths are primarily M&A and transaction structuring, and promoter frameworks, succession planning and family arrangements. We also render specialized tax and regulatory issues (the latter being primarily SEBI and FEMA/ RBI).

Detailed Profile of Katalyst Advisors: http://katalystadvisors.in/

Recent Posts

  • Attending Manipal Listing as an Independent Director
  • Founder, Family, and Future: Notes from the TaxTonic Session
  • Partial Demergers: When Value Mirrors but Control Does Not
  • Liquidity, Not Exit: Merger of a JVCo into a Listed Company
  • Symphony Limited: Gift of Shares to the “Next of Kin” of Employees by the Promoter

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