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Centre for Studies in International Trade and International Investment Laws (CITIL), Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur is organizing the CITIL Article Writing Competition, 2025 on the theme “Dispute Resolution in International Investment Law: Innovations and Reforms.” About DNLU Jabalpur Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur (M.P.), established in 2018 under the Madhya Pradesh Dharmashastra National Law

SEBI seeks public comments on proposal to streamline MF folio commencement Investors will be able to transact only after KYC verification is completed and marked as compliant in the agency records The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a consultation paper to standardise the procedure to open mutual fund (MF) folios and

SEBI bars First Overseas Capital from securities market for violating norms The company has been directed to pay Rs.20 lakh penalty within 45 days The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred merchant banker First Overseas Capital Limited (FOCL) from the securities market for two years. It has also imposed a penalty of

Trilegal advised Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, on USD 300 million social bond issuance by Sammaan Capital The leading law firm in India, Trilegal, advised Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, the sole bookrunner, on the Rule 144A/ Regulation S offering of the senior secured social bonds issued by Sammaan Capital, due in 2028 with a

Hogan Lovells advised on Anant Raj’s ₹1,100 crore Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) The global law firm, Hogan Lovells, acted as the international legal counsel for the lead managers in Anant Raj Limited’s ₹1,100 crore Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP). The fundraising aims to support the Delhi-NCR-based real estate developer’s expansion, particularly in its growing data center

SEBI initiates process to transfer PMS business between portfolio managers The procedure needs to be completed within 45 days The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is streamlining a process for transferring Portfolio Management Services (PMS) business from one portfolio manager to another to enhance business friendliness. Under the new framework, a portfolio manager

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised Emirates NBD on INR ~26,800 Crores majority acquisition of RBL Bank The leading law firm in India, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (SAM), advised Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C.), one of the Middle East’s largest and most dynamic banking groups, on its landmark INR ~26,800 crore (~USD 3 billion) majority acquisition of

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Anant Raj on ₹1,100 crore Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) The leading law firm in India, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), advised Anant Raj Limited on its ₹1,100 crore Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), completed in October 2025. The company issued 1.66 crore equity shares at ₹662 per share. The proceeds from the QIP

Khaitan & Co advised the Book Running Lead Managers on filing the UDRHP-I for the proposed IPO of Meesho The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co, advised the Book Running Lead Managers – Kotak Mahindra Capital, J.P. Morgan India, Morgan Stanley India, Axis Capital, and Citigroup Global Markets India – on filing the

Linklaters and Slaughter and May advised on USD 4.2 billion Mandarin Oriental Privatisation The leading global law firms, Linklaters and Slaughter and May, advised on Jardine Matheson Group’s proposed acquisition of all remaining shares of Mandarin Oriental that it does not already own, in a privatisation valued at USD 4.2 billion. Jardine Matheson currently holds