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Bharath Reddy

Partner  in the General Corporate Practice at the Bangalore office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Bharath advises on entry strategy, foreign investment, investigations and general corporate advisory, specializing in employee stock options, investigations and executive appointment and remuneration. He is also part of the core team of the firm’s Corporate Governance Centre, the first of its kind, it is the centrepiece of the Firm’s thought leadership and advisory initiatives in the practice area, which focuses on advising various stakeholders in the governance space. Bharath can be reached at bharath.reddy@cyrilshroff.com

Promoter Incentives: Two Steps Closer, and Many Steps To Go

Summary: The blog analyses the amendments made to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 in relation to (i) the regulatory developments around allowing the top brass of India Inc’s new age technology companies to retain their ESOPs upon being classified as ‘promoters’ during the IPO process and (ii) the amendments undertaken to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 earlier this year.Continue Reading Promoter Incentives: Two Steps Closer, and Many Steps To Go