Category: Shreejith R
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Paytm’s ESOP Scheme Stock Options To Founders Under SEBI Scanner
Paytm’s Esop Scheme Stock Options To Founders Under SEBI Scanner October 15, 2024 Authors: Shreejith R & Payaswini Upadhyay What? Just prior to its listing in 2021, Paytm called a shareholder vote to approve removal of its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as promoter Paytm then granted Sharma 21 million stock options – which it couldn’t…
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India’s New Global M&A Flavour: Cash-free M&A, SPACs, Roll-ups now possible?
Foreign expansion of Indian companies gets a boost – offshore acquisitions now allowed by share swaps SPACs and roll-ups greenlit – foreign investors can now acquire Indian companies by a share swap….
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Should investors be subjected to “gift-tax” when subscribing to listed shares?
Listed companies generally issue the shares at SEBI mandated floor price. However, allotment of shares due to procedural requirements can happen only after a month or more resulting in stock price run up and notional gains This run up in market price may inadvertently be caught under ambit of “gift tax”, which seeks to tax…
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SEBI Reaffirms Its Linde Order: Non-Cash Deal Terms Must Be Valued
SEBI Reaffirms Its Linde Order: Non-Cash Deal Terms Must Be Valued July 30, 2024 Authors: Shreejith R & Payaswini Upadhyay What? SEBI reiterates its order against Linde India; finds the company in violation of related party provisions under the Listing Regulations Linde had entered into a joint venture with Praxair, its unlisted associate. They also…
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Employee Incentivisation in InvITs – What is SEBI regulating?
SEBI introduces framework for unit-based employee benefit plans for employees of the investment manager of the InvIT. All such plans now to be managed through an employee benefit trust (EBT) Trust can acquire units from the secondary market or get them from the manager (swapped for management fees) – in each case subject to 60%…
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Public M&A: JV’s with exclusivity under SEBI’s scanner – The Linde Case
Independent Directors must pay closer attention to transactions with related parties. They should ask- are there any non-price factors that are not reflected in the transaction price? If yes, what is the value of these factors? Can they trigger the materiality threshold and need shareholder approval? Non-price factors could be a non-compete clause, especially crucial…
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Group Captive Upheld –Stage Set for C&I Secondaries
Fetters on captive open access removed – group open access now has clear, consistent standards. ‘Captive User’ benefit not limited only to those who establish/ set up the plant but also to those who acquire later – providing much needed relief for secondary buyers of C&I assets.
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Public M&A: Do List Cos Really Need Omnibus RPT Approvals?
There seems to be an overlap between regular RPT approvals and omnibus approval routecreating ambiguity on what type of approvals must be procured for long term related partycontracts?Listed companies often enter into long term contracts with…
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C&I Green Open Access-play: The next big investment destination for infra funds?
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C&I market significantly untapped – accounts for just 6% of the total renewable power purchases Captive open access the most preferred route – i.e. procuring power for captive consumption from private renewable players using govt. transmission facilities. C&I consumer perspective – low investment, significant cost savings,
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Smart meters: The basic infrastructure for a green future
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Smart meters are essentially a data play – offering unprecedented data that can be used to bring online more green energy, curb electricity loses and reduce costs for consumers The sector has immense depth – USD 30 bn over just the next 2-3 years….