Khaitan & Co. Mergers & Acquisitions

Introduction

Gujarat National Law University in partnership with Khaitan & Co. has undertaken a unique initiative and established the GNLU-Khaitan & Co. Fellowship on Mergers & Acquisitions Laws, Policies and Practices to conduct and facilitate in-depth research in emerging areas of mergers and acquisitions. Founded in 1911, Khaitan & Co is one of the oldest and largest Indian law firms. Combining a rich heritage of over a hundred years with a modern and cutting-edge practice, the Firm offers full service legal solutions to our domestic and international clients. The Firm's endeavor has been to be proactive and exceed client expectations.

Vision

Our research is brimming with ambition, relevance and practical application. Pioneering research made in business law for people and organization, with the help of creation and maintenance of superior quality intellectual capital through education, extension and training for the M&A stakeholder across India.

Mission

Our research mainly focuses to build up the judicious educational and research programs on M&A laws, strategies and practices, education, preparing and research through a multidisciplinary approach and sharing information all through the world, drawing in the authentic structure in order to know about the present effect of M&A laws in the nation. Our exploration focuses on, in various aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions and helping academic and research individual in corporate and business law, and continue competing, enhancing and advancing new provisions.

Aim and Objectives

The GNLU-Khaitan & Co. Fellowship Programme on M&A, aims to enhance the intellectual resources in M&A, encourage quality research, provide support to corporate litigations and develop deeper understanding among students about various issues pertaining to the field of Mergers and Acquisitions. For corporates, M&A have increasingly been touted as the preferred means to consolidate, diversify and grow in line with rapid changes in the economic and industrial landscape across the globe. While, there are plenty of organizations which provide an insight into M&A laws and practice, we believe there is scope for a much deeper understanding of this dynamic area of law which can flow from sculpted study and research. Therein, lies the importance of pursuing 'M&A' as a discipline in itself and provides the objective for establishing the, 'GNLU-Khaitan & Co. on Mergers and Acquisitions laws, policies and practices' at Gujarat National Law University.

TEAM

Dr. Udayakumara Ramakrishna B.N., Assistant Professor of Law

Training & Extension Programme

Upcoming Events

Past events

Guest Lecture on ‘Taxation Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions’ by Mr. Lalit Kumar, Partner JSA, New Delhi
BRIEF NOTE ON GUEST LECTURE ON CROSS-BORDER MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Guest Lecture on 'Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions' (05 October, 2018)
Guest Lecture by Mr. Lalit Kumar, Partner, JSA Delhi, on the topic 'TAXATION ISSUES IN MERGERS' held on 29th September 2017 at GNLU.
Mergers & Acquisitions Analysis Competition 2017 held on 13th October 2017 at GNLU.
Report of Special Lecture on Strategic Management in Mergers & Acquisitions held on 18th April 2018.

Research Projects

Empirical Research on "Corporate Social Responsibility policy in Central Public Sector Enterprises functioning at Oil, Gas and Power Sector".

Publications

Evolving Jurisprudence on Corporate Insolvency

Flipkart-Walmart Deal: Impact on Indian Economy

Research Volume titled 'Emerging Trends in Corporate and Taxation Laws' (ISBN: 978- 93-82112- 61-7) on 'Squeezing out of Minority Shareholders: A Comparative Analysis between Companies Act 1956 & 2013'.

Centre

GNLU-Centre for Corporate and Competition Law (GCCCL)

Legal Research

Repository

Legislations

Sr. no.	Name of Statute	URL Link
1	The Companies Act 2013	The Companies Act (http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/companiesact2013.html)
2	The Securities Law	SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations (http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/home/document_detail.jsp?link= http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/docfiles/19964_t.html) SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 (http://www.sebi.gov.in/acts/Capitaldisclosure.html) SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/Regulations.html)
3	The Competition Act 2002	The Competition Act 2002 (http://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/competitionact.html) The Competition Commission of India (http://www.cci.gov.in)
4	Exchange Control	Foreign Direct Investment (http://www.makeinindia.com/policy/foreign-direct-investment) SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investment) Regulations, 2014 (http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/attachdocs/1389083605384 .pdf) Depository Receipts Scheme, 2014 (https://rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=9507&Mode=0) Foreign Exchange Management Act ( Transfer or issue of any foreign security regulation 2004 (https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/Bs_FemaNotifications.aspx)
5	Taxes & Duties	Income Tax Act 1961 (http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/acts/income-tax-act.aspx) o Services Tax ( Central Board of Excise & Customs) (http://www.cbec.gov.in) The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (http://www.dor.gov.in/theindianstampact) Value Added Tax (http://www.salestaxindia.com/index.aspx)

Opportunities/ Career

Internships

Internships offered at JSA Delhi, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Khaitan & Co. to the participants of Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis Competition 2017 held at GNLU on 13th October 2017.