SEBI’s Ruchi Chojer Emphasizes Trust-Building A Basis For Investment Shares about the surge in demat accounts to 194 million in 2025 from 36 million in 2019 Ruchi Chojer, the Executive Director at the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has expressed that trust is the cornerstone of investment, and India has earned that. While
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised Sovos Compliance On Acquisition Of GST Business From IRIS Business Services
Khaitan & Co advised Sovos Compliance on acquisition of GST business from IRIS Business Services Khaitan & Co advised Sovos Compliance Limited on the acquisition of the GST Application Service Provider business of IRIS Business Services Limited. The transaction involves carving out the GST business into IRIS Logix Solutions Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary
... Continue Reading.Advanced Certificate Course on Domestic & International Arbitration by DNLU, Jabalpur & Luthra & Luthra Law Offices India [Online, 26th July – 3rd August 2025]
We are excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming Advanced Certificate Course on Domestic & International Arbitration, organized by DNLU & Luthra & Luthra Law Offices India, scheduled from 26th July – 3rd August 2025. About DNLU: Established in 2018, Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) was founded with the vision of imparting and
... Continue Reading.Procedure, Pleadings, and Platforms: DHC’s Stay in Amazon v. Lifestyle
Recently, a DB of the DHC passed a stay on the Amazon v. Lifestyle decision granting ₹339 crore in damages and costs on Amazon Technologies, Inc for trademark infringement. Khushi Jain and Vishno Sudheendra explain the DB judgement, discussing how it recalibrates the contours of licensor and e-commerce liability in trademark infringement disputes. Khushi is
... Continue Reading.Khaitan & Co Advised Multiples Private Equity Fund On Acquisition Of 32% Stake In VIP Industries
Khaitan & Co advised Multiples Private Equity Fund on acquisition of 32% stake in VIP Industries Khaitan & Co advised Multiples Private Equity Fund on the acquisition of control and a ~32% stake in VIP Industries Limited (“Target Company”) for an aggregate consideration of approximately INR 1,763 crore by the Multiples Consortium. The acquisition structure
... Continue Reading.From Algorithms to Accountability: Analysing SEBI’s AI/ML Governance Framework
[Vibhor Maloo is a 4th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur] On June 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) released a consultation paper providing a framework for the ethical application of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”) in the Indian securities markets. This move signals SEBI’s growing recognition of
... Continue Reading.Freshfields Advised Underwriters On IPO Of Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation
Freshfields Advised Underwriters On IPO Of Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation Freshfields has advised the underwriters, led by D. Boral Capital LLC, on the initial public offering of 17,499,550 units of Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option. Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company formed to pursue
... Continue Reading.Stephenson Harwood LLP Advised Chailease On Superyacht Financing For Turkish Client
Stephenson Harwood LLP Advised Chailease On Superyacht Financing For Turkish Client Stephenson Harwood LLP advised Chailease International Financial Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of one of Asia’s leading financial services groups, on the financing of a superyacht acquisition by a Turkish-based client. This transaction reflects Chailease’s growing international expansion in premium asset-backed lending beyond
... Continue Reading.Freshfields Advised South32 On The Sale Of Its Cerro Matoso Nickel Operations
Freshfields Advised South32 On The Sale Of Its Cerro Matoso Nickel Operations Global law firm Freshfields has advised the globally diversified mining and metals company South32 on selling its Cerro Matoso asset — an integrated nickel laterite open pit mine and smelter located in northern Colombia — together with South32’s connected energy trading business, to
... Continue Reading.Comments on Revised Draft CRI Guidelines 2025- Version 2.0, really?
Cover of Draft Guidelines Version 2.0 On 26 June, the CGPDTM issued a public notice inviting comments on the “Revised Draft CRI Guidelines 2025, Version 2.0.” Earlier, in May 2025, we had submitted our comments on the previous edition of the CRI guidelines. (here) This time around, the CGPDTM had organised in-person stakeholder meetings to discuss the comments received for the first version
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