Changes to India’s laws governing Indian multinational corporations since the 1990s have had a significant impact on both the number and structure of cross-border acquisitions by Indian companies. This report discusses the legal reforms implemented by the government to help facilitate overseas...

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is predicted to become the third-largest economy in the world after the United States and China. India's economic transformation has allowed Indian firms to gain significant attention in the world economy, particularly as acquirers...

Acquisition transactions are often the most significant activity undertaken by corporations. Despite the plethora of acquisition transactions, numerous empirical studies find that large-scale acquisition transactions involving public companies result in significant losses for acquiring firms and...

This chapter considers how corporate governance concerns are reflected in the approach to regulating friendly takeover transactions in two countries with similar capital markets and institutional frameworks, the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (U.K.). With respect to friendly...