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Registered Valuer or Merchant Banker? The Valuation Report Mistake That Can Void Your Startup’s Share Allotment (2026)
A registered valuer valuation report is mandatory for Companies Act…
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Preferential Allotment by Listed Companies (2026): SEBI ICDR Pricing, Lock-In and the Rs 41 Lakh Trap
How listed companies price, lock in and file a preferential…
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Conversion of Private Company into Public Company (2026): The Section 18 Route, the 15-Day INC-27 Deadline and the Rs 2 Lakh MGT-14 Trap Before Your IPO
A private company cannot file a DRHP. Conversion into a…
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Venture Debt Secured NCD (2026): The Section 42 Penalty That Can Cost ₹2 Crore and the 15-Day PAS-3 Filing Founders Miss
Venture debt secured NCD compliance in 2026: the Section 42…
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ESOP for Non-Resident Employees: The Two FEMA Filings (Form ESOP + FC-GPR) and the New 60-Month Tax Deferral (2026)
An ESOP granted to a non-resident employee is a foreign…
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Founder ESOP Before IPO (2026): The SEBI Regulation 9A One-Year Clock That Decides If You Keep Your Options
Since SEBI Regulation 9A (8 September 2025), a founder named…
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The Great Homecoming: How Indian Startups Reverse-Flip Back to India Under Sections 230-234 (2026 Playbook)
How Indian startups like PhonePe, Zepto and Groww redomicile back…
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Preferential Allotment of Shares Under Section 62(1)(c): The Unlisted Company Playbook That Keeps Your Funding Round Clean (2026)
A preferential allotment under Section 62(1)(c) is also a private…
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PAS-3 Return of Allotment: The 15-Day Filing That Quietly Costs Startups Up to Rs 25 Lakh (Section 39 & 42 Guide 2026)
PAS-3 is the return of allotment every funding round, ESOP…
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The Investor Due Diligence Checklist Indian Startups Fail: 9 Data Room Deal-Killers and the Companies Act Section Behind Each (2026)
A Series A data room holds 90-120 documents and diligence…
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