(The following guest post is contributed by Kartikey Mahajan, who is a dispute resolution lawyer with the Singapore office of Clifford Chance) The Convention on Choice of Court Agreements was completed on June 30, 2005 (“Hague Convention”), and came into effect on 1 October 2015. Currently, Mexico and EU have acceded to it, while United States and Singapore have signed the Convention. The...
Investment Funds and the Concept of “Side-Pocket”
[The following guest post is contributed by Pavit Singh Kochar, an advocate practicing in New Delhi] A popular concept abroad that is yet to be practised extensively in India is a “Side-Pocket”, which means the segregation of the portfolio or funds to separate the illiquid investments from the more liquid assets in the portfolio. This concept is used when a part of the portfolio is not performing...
Promoter Shareholdings in Indian Companies
That concentration of shareholdings in public listed companies is the norm is beyond doubt. At the same time, studies have been seeking to ascertain the level of shareholdings held by controlling shareholders (or promoters). Some such studies are set out below: (a) A study by Rajesh Chakrabarti shows average promoter shareholdings in Indian companies in...
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