Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Fastrac Merger
Fastrac Merger
Fastrac Merger
Acquisition
CA Vinay Tiwari
The objectives of mergers could be many – economies of scale, acquisition of
knowhow, technology and people, access to territories, savings in costs and
taxes etc.
Companies Act 1956:
• High Court Driven Process
• sections 391 to 394
Companies Act 2013:
• The National Company Law Tribunal (‘NCLT’)
• Sections 230 to 234
Concept of Fast track Merger
• The concept of Fast Track Merger has been introduced u/s 233 of the
Act
• Applicable to a particular set of companies
Small Companies
Mergers between Holding Companies and its wholly owned subsidiary
companies
• This process does not require any intervention or approval of a Court
or NCLT
Cont.