PE/VC: Evolution of the Exit
Exit strategies in Indian private equity deals have transformed, with investors now prioritising enforceable exit mechanisms, dispute resolution clauses and realistic timelines to navigate the challenges of protracted legal battles.
- Exit disputes significantly impact foreign investment in Indian markets.
- Investors now…
FORUM: Scaling Strategies
Even as lateral hires and mega deals dominate the headlines, Indian law firms are focusing on qualitative growth over mere quantitative expansion, emphasising client-centric approaches and strategic investments in technology, knowledge management, and talent development.
IPO: Listing Leviathan
High valuations, increased market depth, enhanced liquidity, growing regulatory faith, and a surge in the number of expanding companies have combined to catapult India to the forefront of global IPO activity.
RANKINGS: ALB India Top Corporate M&A Boutique Firms 2024
In the competitive landscape of India's Corporate/M&A sector, a new wave of boutique law firms is rising to prominence alongside established giants.
RANKINGS: ALB South India Rankings 2024
In the dynamic and ever-evolving legal landscape of South India, a new generation of trailblazers is making its mark. These rankings celebrate the top 15 rising lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsels who are redefining excellence and innovation in the legal field.
SANCTIONS: Geopolitical Gridlock
In an era of escalating geopolitical tensions, Asian companies find themselves navigating an increasingly complex sanctions landscape and experiencing an urgent need for robust compliance programmes.
GREATER BAY AREA: Beyond Borders
South China, particularly the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, is leading China's global expansion in manufacturing, technology, and new energy sectors.
Speed despite the bumps: PE & VC in Asia
In much the same way that Asia stood as a beacon of strength amid the global financial crisis, even as Western economies took pounding after pounding, the private equity scene on the continent has remained relatively robust compared to the more traditional economic powerhouses. According to a report by research firm Preqin, as of August 2011, Asia-Pacific fundraising for the year to date stood at 29 percent compared to the pre-downturn year of 2008. In comparison, the figures for North America and Europe were 24 percent and just 16 percent. More tellingly, a greater amount of capital was being sought by Asia-Pacific focused funds than ever before, unlike North America and Europe, where the total amount of capital sought by funds was lower than in 2008.
The Philippines 2011
The call for regulatory reform is a familiar refrain that has plagued Filipino administrations since 1986. As Benigno Aquino cruised to an emphatic victory in the Philippines presidential race in May last year, the euphoria felt was reflected in stock market gains of 3.85 percent that day – in conjunction with a more than one percent boost to the peso.
India 2011: Still chaotic, still promising
Despite all the dragon-and-elephant comparisons between China and India, Asia’s rising superpowers, the truth is that the two countries could not be more different.Whereas China prides itself on its uncompromising efficiency and clinical growth, India is more often than not perceived as loud, colourful and messy, mired in scams and scandals, and with individual achievements usually tending to happen in spite of the existing system, instead of because of it. The legal sector, then, is not vastly different: despite the cumbersome nature of the judicial system (it is estimated that the current backlog of cases will take several decades to clear, if matters are disposed of at the current rate), much progress is happening, be it through the efforts of judges, lawmakers and governmental bodies, or through the perseverance of individuals and entities rising above the chaos and the din. And yet, as always seems to be the case in India, much work needs to be done.