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  • Guest Post: State Consent vis-à-vis FDI in Multi-Brand Retail

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] [The following post is contributed by Sujoy Chatterjee who is an Advocate in New Delhi and an alumnus of the National Law University Jodhpur (’13)] In the aftermath of the December 2013 State Assembly elections, the newly elected Governments of Delhi and Rajasthan expressed their intention to withdraw their consent from…

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  • Possible Liberalization in FDI Pricing Guidelines

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} Despite the progressive opening up of the Indian economy to foreign investment in 1991, there has been tight control over…

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  • Miscellaneous

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] 1.         RBI Circular on Options We had carried two guest posts (here and here) on RBI’s notification dated 9 January 2014 relating to options and convertible instruments. This notification has generated a great deal of debate and its precise scope and contours are still being carefully ascertained. For a flavour of…

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  • Guest Post: RBI Circular on ‘Options’

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] [The following post is contributed by Parag Bhide, who is a Principal Associate at Universal Legal, Mumbai] Finally, Foreign Investors investing into India are able to include ‘options’ in their investment agreements. The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”), through its circular dated 9 January 2013 (“Circular”) has legitimized inclusion of options/right…

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  • SEBI Proposal for Infrastructure Investment Trusts

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] Recognizing the deficit in financing infrastructure development in India, SEBI has floated a proposal for a separate investment vehicle for infrastructure investments. Last week, it issued a Consultation Paper on Infrastructure Investment Trusts, on which comments are invited from the public by January 20, 2014. SEBI’s rationale is to ensure that…

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  • The Resurgence of REITs

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} More than 5 years ago (in December 2007), SEBI had issued a consultation paper and draft regulations with a view…

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  • Analysis of SEBI Notification on Pre-emption Rights and Options – Part 2

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:EN-IN; mso-fareast-language:EN-IN;} [This is a continuation of a previous post on the topic. It has been contributed…

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  • Unlisted Companies: Raising Capital Abroad

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] In the late 1990s, it was possible for Indian unlisted companies to raise capital overseas and list on overseas stock exchanges without having a primary listing in India. Companies such as Rediff and Sify had taken advantage of this mechanism and listed on the US stock exchanges. However, a few years…

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  • SEBI Notification on Pre-Emption Rights, Put and Call Options

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} The enforceability of pre-emption rights and put and call options in securities of Indian companies has been fraught with difficulties…

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  • Committee Report on Reforming Regulatory Environment in India

    [Posted by Umakanth Varottil] Last year, the Government had appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Damodaran, former Chairman of SEBI, to recommend reforms to enhance the regulatory environment for doing business in India. This was in response to the annual Doing Business rankings put out by the World Bank, where India has not…

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