News & Media 17th Sep 2024

Creeping acquisitions, deals aimed at gaining control of startups to face CCI scrutiny

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Ravisekhar NairPartner | Bengaluru

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The new deal value threshold (DVT) for mergers and acquisitions, introduced by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently, is likely to have a major impact on startup deals. Most startups look for funding to expand, and a slew of modifications in the list of exemptions will bring more transactions in the startups space under the CCI’s scrutiny.

To encapsulate this, Manu Kaushik from Financial Express (India) authors an article on, “Creeping acquisitions, deals aimed at gaining control of startups to face CCI scrutiny” with insights from our Partner Ravisekhar Nair.

Read the article here

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