The senior partner at Khaitan & Co, a dealmaker, and institution builder talks about how leaders of corporate India never had to step out of their homes to do big deals, his journey from Kolkata to building Khaitan & Co into one of the largest law firms in India, the changes that the Covid-19 pandemic brought about to corporate India, the art of deal making, and the future of the legal industry

The 100th Union Budget of India, for the fiscal year 2021-2022 has marked an optimistic outset for the development of the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) with some noteworthy announcements.

These steps have been taken with a view to not only make IFSC attractive for foreign investments but also to limit the ‘domestic drain’ of onshore funds in favour of fund jurisdictions such as Mauritius, Cayman Islands, Singapore, etc

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Our partner Harsh Walia talks about the cyber risks in an M&A deal that players must watch out for.

Sitting on unprecedented dry powder levels, private equity (PE) as an asset class has of late seen relentless growth. But an economic downturn coupled with the uncertainty of a pandemic can test its resilience. In this episode, Siddharth Shah and Aakash Choubey, partners with law firm Khaitan & Co., open up on the future of private equity—an asset class sitting at the heart of deal-making.

Covid-19 has led to massive disruption in working capital cycles and cash flows, which are unlikely to normalize in the short-term. In the latest dispatch of Mint Insight, we decode the impact of the virus on dealmaking and how it will impact critical metrics such as due diligence.

In a move that is widely considered a hedge against Chinese takeover of domestic firms that are struggling because of the COVID-19 economic downturn, the finance ministry, last week, notified changes in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) rules which mandate "prior approval" from the Centre for foreign investments from countries "that share border with India". In the latest episode of Mint Insight, we speak with Amit Bhandari, Fellow, Gateway House who authored a report on Chinese investments in India and Kartick Maheshwari, Partner, Khaitan & Co. to decode the implications.

In the second dispatch of Livemint's special series "Future of Dealmaking", in partnership with Khaitan & Co., we go deep into the drivers for corporate restructuring. In a free wheeling conversation with partners at the firm, we reflect on the three years of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code- if it has been a success, whether it has led to maximization and time bound recoveries, the reforms needed for cross-border insolvency and so on. We also discuss the new modes of acquisition which can be used for both solvent and insolvent restructurings. Watch the video to know more.

In the third dispatch of Livemint's series on "Future of Dealmaking" in partnership with Khaitan & Co., we unravel the new realities for corporate mergers & acquisitions.  For one, there is heightened due diligence being seen from the buyers to deal with specific issues arising out of Covid-19. There are also concerns being raised on valuation erosion - and if that will become a permanent feature.