India: Corporate/Commercial Law

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India has traditionally been perceived as a mechanism of redistributive welfare, focused on education, healthcare, sanitation, and poverty alleviation etc. environmental protection...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has notified the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025 on 8 September 2025...

As per Section 2(20) of the Companies Act, 2013, a "company" refers to an entity incorporated and registered under this Act or any prior company law. The word "company" originates from the Latin com (together) and panis (bread), symbolising a collective of individuals united by a shared purpose.

The Indian startup ecosystem has come a long way over the past ten years, but regulatory challenges were always a hindrance to IPO plans, particularly for firms with overseas structures.

In India's rapidly evolving corporate and investment ecosystem, intellectual property has emerged as one of the most decisive indicators of business value.

In M&A transaction documents such as share purchase agreements ("SPAs"), the parties generally allocate transactional risk by negotiating differentiated indemnity survival periods or time caps for various categories...

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Corporate & Compliance Weekly Digest.

The corporate world has long leveraged complex organizational structures to optimize operations, manage risk, and achieve efficiency. However, governments have introduced legislative curbs on such complex...

On 5 December 2025, SEBI released a consultation paper proposing a comprehensive consolidation and modernisation of the Master Circular governing Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs), Designated Depository Participants...

The International Financial Services Centres Authority ("IFSCA") has notified the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025 ("FM Regulations, 2025")...

The assessee was engaged in the business of manufacturing goods and providing services.

While institutional investors, global Private Equity (‘PE') giants, and Venture Capital (‘VC') funds continue to capture most of the direct investment market, over the past few years...