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  • NEGOTIATING TERMSHEETS: BOARD REPRESENTATION - PART 3

    NEGOTIATING TERMSHEETS: BOARD REPRESENTATION - PART 3

    We covered interesting tips on negotiating the ‘commercials’ of a termsheeet - http://novojuris.wordpress.com/2013/08/27/term-sheets-negotiation-and-tips-part-1/ and http://novojuris.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/term-sheets-negotiation-and-tips-part-2/. Negotiating commercial aspects of the termsheet is kind of expected unlike ‘controls’ (please see Part I of this series). Most investors would give a standard response of ‘style of investment’

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • Term Sheets – Negotiation and Tips – Part 2

    Term Sheets – Negotiation and Tips – Part 2

    NEGOTIATING FOUNDER VESTING CLAUSE IN EARLY STAGE TERMSHEETS In Part 1(refer to https://www.novojuris.com/thought-leadership/term-sheets-negotiation-and-tips-part-1), we pointed out on negotiating a few ‘commercial’ aspects. In this post we detail Founder Vesting. Please note, that Founder Vesting is a clause one would see in

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • TRAI NON-COMPLIANCE BY INSURANCE COMPANIES

    TRAI NON-COMPLIANCE BY INSURANCE COMPANIES

    The NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY (“NDNC”) is an initiative of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), introduced to prevent consumers from being harassed by promotional calls and text messages from various telemarketers. In lines with the same, TRAI

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • Term Sheets - Negotiation and Tips - Part 1

    Term Sheets - Negotiation and Tips - Part 1

    So, you have found someone (a VC) who wants to back you with the money you so desperately need. Just sign above the dotted line. Well, not so fast… A term sheet is a non-binding document that lays out the

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • Investment Advisory through SMS

    Investment Advisory through SMS

    Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a recent ad-interim ex-parte order, debarred two individuals -  Mr. Imtiyaz Hanif Khanda and Mr. Vali Mamad Habib Ghaniwala, from providing unauthorized investment advisory and portfolio management services (PMS) via SMS. SEBI

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • TAX TREATMENT OF ESOP DISCOUNT – BIOCON CASE

    TAX TREATMENT OF ESOP DISCOUNT – BIOCON CASE

    Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in a recent order (Dy. Commissioner of Income-tax (LTU), Bangalore Vs M/s. Biocon Limited) (“Case”) held that “discounts under the ESOP are an employee cost and should be allowed as a deduction over the vesting period, in the hands

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • India conserving its forex

    India conserving its forex

    Reserve Bank of India has today announced following measures to aim at rationalizing the Foreign Exchange outflows by Resident Indians. a)    Reduced the limit for Overseas Direct Investment under automatic route from 400% of the net worth of an Indian Party to 100% of its net

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji about 10 years ago
  • Confused about ESOP versus Sweat Equity versus Shares against services?

    Confused about ESOP versus Sweat Equity versus Shares against services?

    Founders have this question and here is a comparative: ESOP AND TAX IMPACT An Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) is an option given to the employees to buy the shares of the Company. Until the option is exercised and converts

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji over 10 years ago
  • Deal structuring with the startup tax

    Deal structuring with the startup tax

    The Finance Act 2012 brought in an amendment to tax the share premium which is above the fair value of investment by the resident angel investors and not proven satisfactorily to the tax assessing officer.  This amendment is effective 1

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji over 10 years ago
  • India Budget 2013-14 : Impact on Angel Investors and Startups

    India Budget 2013-14 : Impact on Angel Investors and Startups

    We had shared this note privately to many of the angels and startups who are raising investment. And then, quite a few interesting conversations emerged. Sharing here for the larger audience. Here’s the link to the Budget Speech http://indiabudget.nic.in/bspeecha.asp. The references

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji over 10 years ago
  • IMPACT OF THE BUDGET 2012-13 ON THE PRIVATE EQUITY SECTOR

    IMPACT OF THE BUDGET 2012-13 ON THE PRIVATE EQUITY SECTOR

    With an attempt to take the country closer to Direct Tax Code (DTC) the Budget proposed for the year 2012-13 has a bearing effect on every strata of society. The Budget has posed a large impact on the private equity

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji over 11 years ago
  • Legal Issues in E-commerce - Part 1 of the series

    Legal Issues in E-commerce - Part 1 of the series

    E-commerce has picked up in India and how ! We love when a young e-com business gives a large traditional organization a run, whose competitive advantage is just being big. Over three posts we plan to present some of the

    Sharda Balaji
    By Sharda Balaji almost 12 years ago
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