“This notification could boost foreign direct investment into the country. The notification of FEMA (Cross Border Merger) Regulations, 2018, is the last leg of legal provisions which allows both inbound and outbound mergers of companies in India. The real beneficiaries of these regulations would be MNCs which in many cases want to consolidate the business of a region and require mergers involving an Indian company with other companies in foreign jurisdictions ”
Background
The FEM (Cross Border Merger) Regulations, 2018 have now been notified vide notification no. FEMA 389/ 2018-RB dated 20 March, 2018 and are effective from the date of notification.
As per the Regulations, merger transactions in compliance with these regulations shall be deemed to have been approved by RBI, and hence, no separate approval should be required. In other cases, merger transactions should require prior RBI approval.
Definitions
“Cross Border Merger” means any merger, amalgamation or arrangement between an Indian company and foreign company, in accordance with Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamation) Rules, 2016 notified under the Companies Act, 2013 (Under the draft regulations, the word “demerger” was part of the definition of “Cross border merger.” However, the same has been deleted in the notified regulations).
“Foreign company” means any company or body corporate incorporated outside India whether having a place of business in India or not.
“Indian company” means a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 or under any previous company law.
“Resultant Company” means an Indian company or a foreign company, which takes over the assets and liabilities of the companies involved in…
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