VC Investments decelerate 22% in Q1’20
Press Release Venture Capital* investors invested $1.74 Billion (across 126 deals) in Indian Startups during the quarter ended March 2020, according to data from Venture Intelligence, a research service focused…
PE Investments down by 36% in Q1’20
Press Release Private Equity-Venture Capital (PE-VC) firms invested $5.9 Billion (across 164 deals) during the quarter ended March 2020 – 36% lower than the $9.2 Billion (across 249 transactions) during…
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OUR SUPPORT The recent outbreak of COVID-19 is having a devasting impact on our clients’ businesses, operations, workforce and morale. From ‘growth’, ‘business plans’, ‘targets’, ‘recruitment’, the discussions have shifted…
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FORCE MAJEURE AND CORONAVIRUS: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Part 1: Force Majeure and Suspension/Termination of Contracts Coronavirus (COVID-19) is turning out to be a twin fold pandemic – that started with…
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CONVERTIBLE NOTE: INVESTMENT VENTURE Authors: Madhavan Srivatsan, Aiyush Gupta and Khizer A. Qureshi 1. Preface With the term ‘start-up’, the term ‘investment’ immediately comes in one’s mind and in the…
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LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CANNOT TRIGGER INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS Judgment: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs Nitash Co-generation Private Limited Forum: National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench (“NCLT”). Act/Law: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy…
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DEBENTURES AS INVESTMENT INSTRUMENT A. Introduction The term ‘Debentures’ as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) includes “debenture stock, bonds or any other instrument of a company evidencing a…
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Open General Export Licenses In lieu of the Government’s mandate to ensure ease of doing business, the Department of Defence Production (DDP) has published two notifications dated October 21, 2019…
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Implications of the WTO Panel’s Decision: India – Export Related Measures (DS541) BACKGROUND On October 31, 2019, a WTO Panel issued its report in the dispute India – Export Related…
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Interplay of Goods and Services Tax Laws vis-à-vis Customs Laws INTRODUCTION There is no doubt, the introduction of GST has allowed its effects to be felt in other laws, including…