India: For M&As, firms will need Sebi nod before approaching courts

India: For M&As, firms will need Sebi nod before approaching courts

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will make it mandatory for listed companies undergoing a merger or acquisition to first take clearance from the market regulator before approaching any court or the National Company Law Tribunal with a scheme of arrangement, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter, including a Sebi official, on condition of anonymity.

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