Mergers & Acquisitions​

In common business parlance, mergers and acquisitions are considered to be inorganic methods of achieving growth. In case of a merger, two equitably performing companies or business entities may combine their operations for objectives such as cutting costs through economies of scale, increasing overall customer base or geographical footprint, achieving profitability that has been eluding both the companies and/or expanding product lines or business verticals, etc. In the case of acquisition, usually a larger, relatively more economically stable, or profitable organization/business/company buys out the assets of another smaller or less profitable organization/business/company. The legal term used to represent mergers and acquisitions, in Indian legal parlance is “amalgamation” and is defined in Sections 232 – 237 of The Companies Act 2013. In either case, all kinds of mergers and acquisitions are supposed to be approved by National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), with intimations sent and approval sought from other watchdogs such as the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as and when applicable.

Team Staava^ includes a cohort of seasoned legal experts that can help businesses and companies navigate the tortuous path of mergers and acquisitions by providing end to end consulting in drafting and submitting documentary submissions, following up with the concerned authorities, pre-emptively identifying and removing potential bottlenecks, and getting the mergers and acquisitions sanctioned in the shortest time possible.