India: Financial Services

Private equity funds operate as pooled investment vehicles with typical lifespans of 10 to 12 years, where limited partners (“LPs”) commit capital upfront for deployment by the general partner (“GP”).

The Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 marks a significant development in India’s corporate regulatory framework. The Bill seeks to amend both the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008...

On April 22, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 (“Gaming Rules”) set to come into force on May 1, 2026...

In our earlier article , we had analysed the draft directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India on February 10, 2026, which proposed a significant regulatory relief for certain categories of NBFCs particularly those operating without public funds and customer interface.

The landscape of financial documentation and corporate guarantee mechanisms in India has witnessed a significant digital evolution with the issuance of Circular No. NeSL/DDE/2026/235 dated 5th May 2026...

Earlier this year, the International Financial Services Centre Authority (“IFSCA”) issued a notification (“Notification”) specifying operating leases, including any hybrid of operating...

Between January and April 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") pushed through a dense cluster of circulars and regulatory amendments – touching everything from merchant banker registration to the way retail investors receive an abridged prospectus. Some of these changes were long overdue; others were triggered by market stress. All of them, taken together, amount to a fairly significant recalibration of how India's capital markets participants will need to conduct themselves going forwa

Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) has notified the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 by way of Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2026/299...

India's External Commercial Borrowing regulations have undergone significant amendments effective February 16, 2026, introducing substantial changes to pricing caps, end-use restrictions, and borrowing limits.