INDUSLAW | WHATâ€™S IN A NAME: ONLY PREFERENCE AND EQUITY?

Published On: 01/02/2015

Practice Area: Private Equity, Venture Capital and Fund Investment

Authors:

Kartik Ganapathy

What's in a name' - channeling Shakespeare, we looked at the changes in the Companies Act, 2013 ("2013 Act") with respect to preference and equity shares. The scheme of erstwhile Companies Act 1956 ('1956 Act') under Part IV - titled 'Kinds of Share Capital', was two-fold.

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WHATâ€™S IN A NAME: ONLY PREFERENCE AND EQUITY?