Fast-Track Mergers Reimagined: The 2025 MCA Amendment

[Arjun Chaudhary is a 4th year BBA. LLB. (Hons.) student at Gujarat National Law University] The fast-track merger route under section 233 of the Companies Act, 2013 was originally designed as a narrow mechanism to simplify mergers between small companies and between holding companies and their wholly owned subsidiaries. The objective was to remove such schemes from the

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys Advised Toyota Group On The Acquisition Of Car Dealership Business From Ravindu Motors Private Limited

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys advised Toyota Group on acquisition of car dealership business from Ravindu Motors Private Limited The full-service Indian law firm, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys (LKS), advised and represented the Toyota Group (Toyota) in its acquisition of the car dealership business from Ravindu Motors Private Limited (Ravindu) through a business transfer arrangement. Following

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Khaitan & Co Advised Trinity Life Sciences On The Indian Law Aspects Of Its Strategic Multi-Jurisdictional Acquisition Of EVERSANA’s Advisory Services Operation

Khaitan & Co advised Trinity Life Sciences on the Indian law aspects of its strategic multi-jurisdictional acquisition of EVERSANA’s advisory services operation The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Trinity Life Sciences on the Indian law aspects of its strategic multi-jurisdictional acquisition of EVERSANA’s advisory services operation in the Asia-Pacific and Middle

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Khaitan & Co Advised Brookfield Asset Management On The Sale Of Arliga Ecoworld Business Parks Private Limited To Brookfield India REIT

Khaitan & Co advised Brookfield Asset Management on the sale of Arliga Ecoworld Business Parks Private Limited to Brookfield India REIT The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co advised Brookfield Asset Management on the sale of Arliga Ecoworld Business Parks Private Limited to Brookfield India REIT for USD 1.5 billion, marking the largest

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S&R Associates Advised On Orkla India Limited’s INR 16.67 Billion Initial Public Offering

S&R Associates advised on Orkla India Limited’s INR 16.67 billion initial public offering The leading law firm in India, S&R Associates represented ICICI Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, and Kotak Mahindra, the book-running lead managers, in the INR 16.67 billion initial public offering by Orkla India Limited, a multi-category Indian food company and a subsidiary of

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 3 – November 9)

It’s a week of new beginnings!  SpicyIP is organising the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on IP and Innovation with CIPAM, DPIIT with December 14, 2025 as submission deadline. Following up on the SpicyIP TV Summer School Edition, we have launched our main channel – “Let’s IPsa Loquitur”. The first episode on the now famous

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Dissecting the Delhi HC’s Assessment of Diagnostic Processes Under Section 3(i) of the Patents Act

The Delhi HC has articulated a detailed interpretative understanding of the exclusion of diagnostic methods from patentability under Section 3(i) of the Patents Act. In three judgments passed in three different appeals (Natera, Sequenom, and Emd Millipore), the Court has laid down the manner in which the provision is to be understood and applied. The

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DSK Legal Welcomes Abhishek Tilak As Associate Partner In Mumbai Office

DSK Legal Welcomes Abhishek Tilak as Associate Partner in Mumbai Office The full-service law firm based in India, DSK Legal has announced the appointment of Mr. Abhishek Tilak as Associate Partner in its Dispute Resolution practice at the firm’s Mumbai office. Abhishek Tilak brings over 12 years of professional experience, with extensive expertise representing clients

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