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CCI Unconditionally Approves Fairfax-Backed Amalgamation Of Go Digit Infoworks Into Go Digit General Insurance
The Competition Commission of India has approved a significant restructuring in the insurance sector involving Fairfax-controlled FAL Corporation, Go Digit Infoworks Services, and Go Digit General Insurance. The transaction involves a scheme of amalgamation that will merge Infoworks into Digit General, fundamentally altering the ownership structure and reducing the effective voting interest of existing minority shareholders from 52% to approximately 14.92%.
India Finance
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AZB & Partners
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CCI UnCCI Unconditionally Approves MUFG’s Acquisition Of A 2.74% Stake In KreditBeeconditionally Approves MUFG’s Acquisition Of A 2.74% Stake In KreditBee
MARS Equity Dragon Fund VCC, managed by a subsidiary of MUFG Bank, acquired a 2.74% stake in both Krazybee Services Limited and Finnovation Tech Solutions Private Limited, the entities behind the KreditBee lending app. The acquisition included access to commercially sensitive information and observer rights, triggering Competition Commission of India review despite the small stake size.
India Finance
AP
AZB & Partners
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Novation In OTC Derivatives: RBI's Unified Rulebook
Novation has existed in Indian over the counter ("OTC") derivative markets for years, but as derivative volumes and market maker turnover grew, the absence of a comprehensive framework spanning asset classes became a genuine gap. In July 2025, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") released a draft titled "Reserve Bank of India (Novation of OTC Derivative Contracts) Directions, 2025", seeking to close this gap through a unified set of directions. After consultation with various stakeholders, RBI finalised the framework on 22 September 2026, but abandoned the standalone Directions format.
India Finance
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Phoenix Legal
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RBI Upper Layer NBFC Rules 2026, ₹1 Lakh Crore Threshold, Mandatory Listing And Compliance
The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.
India Commercial
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Recent Developments In India's Corporate & Commercial Laws – September 2026
The September 2026 edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter examines MCA’s FAQs on foreign company registration; proposed amendments to the NBFC credit facilities framework; expansion of OBPP offerings; operationalisation of FDI in inventory-based cross-border e-commerce; Demat 2.0 for tokenisation of corporate bonds; NHAI Policy Circular on real-time blacklisting and non-performance records; and other changes in India's corporate, capital markets, infrastructure, and banking sectors.
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Closing The Interim Stay Trap: How The 2026 IBC Amendment Has Rebalanced Personal Guarantor Risk
The 2026 IBC amendments have fundamentally altered the dynamics of personal guarantor insolvency proceedings by eliminating automatic interim stays. What was once a powerful tool for promoters to halt recovery actions through a simple filing now requires substantive judicial scrutiny, shifting the balance of power back toward creditors and forcing lenders to reassess their enforcement strategies across multiple forums.
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Buy-Backs: Changed Rules
SEBI has restored the open market buy-back route through stock exchanges effective August 1, 2026, after suspending it in April 2025. The amendment introduces significant changes including a fixed 66-working-day execution window, ISIN-level freeze on promoter shareholding, mandatory minimum public shareholding compliance, and makes merchant banker appointment discretionary while reallocating their functions among company officers and auditors.
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CCI Unconditionally Approves Fairfax-Backed Amalgamation Of Go Digit Infoworks Into Go Digit General Insurance
The Competition Commission of India has approved a significant restructuring in the insurance sector involving Fairfax-controlled FAL Corporation, Go Digit Infoworks Services, and Go Digit General Insurance. The transaction involves a scheme of amalgamation that will merge Infoworks into Digit General, fundamentally altering the ownership structure and reducing the effective voting interest of existing minority shareholders from 52% to approximately 14.92%.
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AP
AZB & Partners
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CCI UnCCI Unconditionally Approves MUFG’s Acquisition Of A 2.74% Stake In KreditBeeconditionally Approves MUFG’s Acquisition Of A 2.74% Stake In KreditBee
MARS Equity Dragon Fund VCC, managed by a subsidiary of MUFG Bank, acquired a 2.74% stake in both Krazybee Services Limited and Finnovation Tech Solutions Private Limited, the entities behind the KreditBee lending app. The acquisition included access to commercially sensitive information and observer rights, triggering Competition Commission of India review despite the small stake size.
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AP
AZB & Partners
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Novation In OTC Derivatives: RBI's Unified Rulebook
Novation has existed in Indian over the counter ("OTC") derivative markets for years, but as derivative volumes and market maker turnover grew, the absence of a comprehensive framework spanning asset classes became a genuine gap. In July 2025, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") released a draft titled "Reserve Bank of India (Novation of OTC Derivative Contracts) Directions, 2025", seeking to close this gap through a unified set of directions. After consultation with various stakeholders, RBI finalised the framework on 22 September 2026, but abandoned the standalone Directions format.
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