Stamp Duty on Securities: A Comprehensive Guide for Companies Contributed By: Karishma Mantri karishma@simplybiz.in Stamp duty is a tax on certain transactions, granting them legal recognition. Under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, it applies to corporate actions such as the issue, transfer, or allotment of securities, and must be paid […]
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Significance of Disclosure Schedules in M&A Transactions
Significance of Disclosure Schedules in M&A Transactions Contributed By: Sharanya Ramakrishnan Email ids: sharanya@simplybiz.in Overview While making investments, investors usually try to find ways and means to minimize their exposure to liabilities that may arise due to the company’s past conduct in terms of their compliance track record. One such way is to seek representations […]
What is the future of Alternative Investment Funds?
What is the future of Alternative Investment Funds? Contributed By: Anant Agarwal Email ids: anant@simplybiz.in Introduction Before we delve into what lies in the future for Alternative Investment Funds, we can understand what it really means. Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are basically a pool of funds where the funds are collected from investors to invest […]
Practices of Startup Funding Platforms: A Comparative Study
Practices of Startup Funding Platforms: A Comparative Study Contributed By: Anant Agarwal Email id: anant@simplybiz.in Introduction Startups are often looking to raise funds to run/expand their business. This money is used for different purposes such as marketing, operations or growth. Fund raising is a challenging task and companies turn towards platforms which help them in […]
I-Safe Notes
I-Safe Notes Contributed By: Pooja Jain Email id: pooja@simplybiz.in I-safe Note India Simple Agreement for Future Equity (I-Safe) Notes comes out to be a new and attractive way and are mostly in demand by startups. I-Safe cannot be categorized as debt as they do not accrue interest or have a maturity date. In the same […]
An Insight into Reverse Due Diligence
An Insight into Reverse Due Diligence Contributed By: Sharanya Ramakrishnan Email id: sharanya@simplybiz.in Introduction “Due Diligence“ usually describes an exercise wherein a potential investor undertakes a series of examinations to evaluate the financial and operational health of the investee company and compliance levels before investing. But what if the management of the investee company is […]
Startup India Registration
Startup India Registration Contributed By: Vaibhav Suryawanshi Email id: vaibhav.s@simplybiz.in Introduction The Indian Government come with one flagship initiative that is Startup, intended to boost startup culture and build a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India. The initiative was started by Government of India on 16th January 2016, the Startup India […]
Convertible Notes
Convertible Notes Author: Pooja Jain Email id: pooja@simplybiz.in Overview Convertible Notes are one of the many instruments available for fundraising. These are instruments raised in the form of debt which is repayable at the option of the holder or can be converted into a specified number of shares of the issuing company after a pre-specified […]
Diligence-Ready Approach for Start-ups: Key Considerations
Diligence-Ready Approach for Start-ups: Key Considerations Author: Sharanya Ramakrishnan Email id: sharanya@simplybiz.in This article is meant for start-up founders that have raised funds and are in the process of gearing up for further fund-raising to give an insight on how to adopt a diligence-ready approach. Introduction Did you ever encounter a challenge while running your […]
Understanding Term Sheets
Understanding Term Sheets Author: Sharanya Ramakrishnan Email id: sharanya@simplybiz.in Overview Most entrepreneurs and start-up founders are not the kind of people who would be particularly adept with paperwork and are often clueless about the documentation required when seeking investment for their stunning business idea. One such document is the “Term Sheet”. The Term Sheet […]
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