PE/VC & Competition Law

ENFORCEABILITY OF SHARE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENTS OF PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES IN INDIA

Around the world, shareholders’ agreements (“SHAs”) serve as a cornerstone for defining the commercial relationship and inter-se rights and obligations between the shareholders of a company. These agreements typically address various operational and management aspects such as governance, rights and obligations of shareholders, dispute resolution mechanisms, and importantly, restrictions on the transfer of shares, amongst […]

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Cross-Border Share Swaps: A Legal Leap in India’s Foreign Exchange Framework

Cross-border share swaps have emerged as a sophisticated mechanism in global mergers and acquisitions, enabling exchange of equity securities without real flow of remittance of investment amount as compared to an ordinary investment transaction in relation to subscription of securities. In principle, a share swap is a transaction enabling a shareholder of a company to

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CCI FINES GOLDMAN SACHS AIF

In a move towards ensuring investor protections, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) penalized Goldman Sachs (India) Alternative Investment Management Private Limited (“GS AIF”), the investment manager of Goldman Sachs AIF Scheme-1, INR 4,000,000/- (Indian Rupees Four million), in an order dated January 14, 2025 (“CCI Order”). The case pertained to GS AIF’s investment in

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