This article is written by Abhishek Dubey, pursuing a Diploma in M&A, Institutional Finance and Investment Laws (PE and VC transactions) from Lawsikho.com. Here he discusses “Top 10 Blogs and Websites for Merger and Acquisition lawyers in India”.

Introduction

The concept of mergers and acquisitions was not popular until 1988. At that time, very few firms welcomed the idea of a merger or acquisition with each other. The reason why most companies were against the idea of merger or acquisition was because of the tough procedure under the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1969. 

In 1988, one of the greatest mergers that took place in India was the acquisition by Swaraj Ltd of DCM private Ltd. This volume has tremendously increased after that. In 2019, according to a report prepared by the World Bank, India ranks 77th out of 190 countries in ease of doing business. In 2018 the total deal of merger and acquisition was about 100 billion USD. 

Legal framework for merger and acquisition in India include the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Companies Act, Foreign Exchange Management Act etc.

10 blogs and websites for Mergers and Acquisitions lawyers in India

1. Merger India Info

The Merger India info.com was started by SK Rao and few Investment Bankers. Merger India Info focuses on merger and acquisition in India. The portal provides information regarding public merger and acquisition activity, strategic tie-ups, private equity and venture capital. The motive behind this portal was to provide information related to merger and acquisition to lawyers and students etc. It provides the news and recent updates related to merger and acquisition, e-learning and recent and updated news of merger and acquisition and merger and acquisition deals in a specific industry.

2. BSEIndia

It was established in the year 1875. It is Asia’s 1st fastest and largest stock exchange in the world. Over the period of 143 years, BSE has facilitated the growth of the Indian corporate sector by providing efficient capital-raising platform. It has listed over 250 companies under its stock exchange like companies of small-medium enterprise etc. In its website, it provides detailed information about recent updates in the industry, including the corporate structure, media and recent news of companies etc.

3. IndiaInfoLine

India infoline is a financial product service having its headquarters in Mumbai. It is ranked as the top 7th financial conglomerates in India. It was founded by Nirmal Jain, a pass out from University of Mumbai and an MBA graduate from IIM Ahmedabad. IIFL website deals with providing various services to the customer such as personal loan, home loan etc. It provides recent updates for merger and acquisition deals and about various rules which are necessary for customers or lawyers to follow. It has won various awards for its products and services. It also provides financial advisory, asset and wealth management, etc. on its website.

4. Mergemarket

Merge market was founded in the year 2000 and it has expanded over more than 60 locations in the country. It consists of a large team dedicated to merger and acquisition journalist and analyst in the world. Merge market specialises in creating information for merger and acquisition subscribers. Merge market provides insights to bankers and lawyers with the prospect of giving information in the middle market. Merge market is a law firm based in Norway and they provide information about deal flow and internal knowledge about the deal which helps in giving good advice to the client.

5. Economic times

Economic times is an English newspaper published by Bennet Coleman and Company Ltd, popularly known as Times group. It started in the year 1961 and is the world’s 3rd largest reading newspaper in India. The economic times is India’s largest website and number 1 website on the internet, being read by several people. Even economic times have an app for computer systems as well as mobile phones and it is available in multiple languages. Its headquarters is located in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. In its website, it has recent updates about the changes taking place in the market, it provides accurate information about industry politics and wealth etc. It is one of the best blogs and websites for merger and acquisition lawyers and students in India.

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6. www.mca.ac.in 

The ministry of corporate affairs is concerned with the administration of the Companies Act, Partnership Act and other acts related to corporate law work under the administration of law and justice. The ministry of corporate affairs is also responsible for Competition Act 2002. It is also responsible for the supervision of 3 bodies mainly Institute of Chartered Accountant, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Institute of cost accountant of India. In its website, it contains various acts and rules related to corporate law and it provides various services to companies, LLP and various other services which are important for the lawyers to know and be aware of while making the transactions. It also gives an opportunity to contact various officers for any problem or query and provides data and reports based on various industries and ownership etc. It also provides deals about the general, monthly and annual report which is important for lawyers and others to know and be aware of this.  

7. Indiatoday.in

India today.in commenced its journey from a single magazine in 1975. After 42 years, this group has diversified its activity, and now, it has 21 magazines, 4 news channels, and various websites and mobile applications across all leading platforms on iPhone, Android and other resources etc. The group has extended its business in e-commerce, retail and education etc. It has been recognised as India’s No. 1 magazine. The website contains news about all the sectors i.e., media and entertainment, sports, business, etc and it also keeps its subscribers updated about various reports related to changes taking place in the structure of the business. The lawyers working in merger and acquisition-related work should subscribe to India today.in and also keep the app in their phone for getting information regarding recent changes taking place in India in the field of merger and acquisition. 

8. Reuters

Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing information related to investing news, business news, headline news, stock news, small business news and interactive platforms etc. Reuters India offers top business and market news updates covering Indian stock market news, finance, investment and much more news. Its websites deals with top news that is taking place in the world and Reuters India websites deals with top business deals, economy, change taking place in aerospace and defence, lifestyle, entertainment, health, monsoon and budget etc. The website is good for lawyers who want to be updated with the recent changes occurring in the market.

9. Savart 

Savart is a wealth management platform built upon a strong fundamental investment philosophy and long term investors. What started as a small idea to help individuals make good investment decisions, is now growing into a platform that gives wings to dream and power to passion.

Savart is the right mixture of technology, love, passion combined growth which helps you to do investment. It has its headquarters in Hyderabad, Telangana, consisting of more than 40 employees, and was founded in the year 2017. It specialises in financial planning, financial technology, portfolio management etc. Its website contains the information of merger and acquisition in India, advises lawyer and customers about the recent changes happening in merger and acquisition, reasons behind such merger and acquisition, terms, definition, research, analysis of the stock market. It provides information about savings which is phenomenal on its website. It’s a good website for lawyers who are dealing in merger and acquisition transactions.

10. Middle market

Merger and acquisition transaction is a media source business to business publications and information resources with an emphasis on the middle market. Merger and acquisition attract 50 thousand community of merger and acquisition members across print, digital and live events. The content deal of merger and acquisition includes deal maker profiles, analysis of trends and best practices, industry statistics and other important transactional data.

It also has the subpart arizent which helps professional communities by providing insights and analysis of industry leaders. The website provides deep expertise and data-driven platform to deliver its services which includes subscription, marketing services, live events and access to arizent leaders. Merger and acquisition require critical decision making and smart leadership. It contains various e-learning courses for professionals and lawyers which are payable courses available on the internet, like sophisticated analysis from middle markets coverage, greater insights into deal financing valuation, sector trends and also access to transaction tables, industry rankings, industry insider with deal-maker interviews opinions, round tables, daily briefing of transaction which will impact the business, etc. This platform is the best for lawyers to be updated for transaction taking place and for providing advice to the client.

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