minority shareholders

Overhauling rules to protect investors from 'insiders'

December 16, 2013 3:05 am

With new securities bill,Sebi hopes to encourage minority investors who fear insider trading.

James Hotels shareholders allege owners trying to increase equity without consent

December 11, 2011 4:02 am

Minority shareholders of the James Hotels Limited,a public company established in 1980 have accused the present company promoters of trying to strangulate their rights by increasing their equity shares with many of the shareholders not yet receiving postal ballots for the voting process.

Sebi notifies takeover norms; open offer trigger at 25%

September 24, 2011 12:53 am

The threshold for mandatory open offer to minority shareholders has been upped to 25 per cent and the acquirer will need to make an offer.

Cairn Energy asks Indian arm to accept all govt conditions

August 24, 2011 1:38 am

Ignoring the objections raised by minority shareholders of Cairn India,Cairn Energy Plc of the UK has asked its Indian arm to accept all the government conditions.

Exit option for minority investors

February 24, 2011 1:04 am

Minority shareholders who find themselves at their wit’s end when promoters alter their plans after raising funds through an IPO would soon receive succour from the government. They would get the option to exit the company in case of such breach of trust. The ministry of corporate affairs is learnt to have included a provision of ‘exit options’ in the Companies Bill,slated to be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing session. A Parliamentary standing committee had earlier vetted the Bill.

RC Bhargava on Addressing Minority Shareholders' Concerns

July 27, 2015 10:25 am