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SAST · R-06

Merchant banker and acquirer obligations

Apply Regulation 24 and related provisions to diligence, funding, announcements, compliance and completion.

Source review: 5 December 2025Acquirers, persons acting in concert, promoters, target companies, merchant bankers and shareholdersProfessional control guide
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Finin2min Summary — in 2 Minutes

Decision: Apply Regulation 24 and related provisions to diligence, funding, announcements, compliance and completion.

Legal owner and source control

RegulationSubstantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Regulations, 2011
Current source date5 December 2025
Numbered anchorsRegulations 3–6, 10, 13–18, 20–26 and 29–31.
Official sourceSEBI Regulation record

How to apply this control

1. Freeze the facts

Record the entity, security or product, transaction, decision-maker, counterparty, amount and event date.

2. Locate the provision

Open the official consolidated Regulation and identify the exact numbered provision, proviso, explanation and Schedule.

3. Add subordinate implementation

Map the current Master Circular, later circular, exchange/depository specification and filing format without treating them as the Regulation itself.

4. Preserve evidence

Due-diligence file, funding verification, announcements and completion report.

Evidence checklist

  • Applicable legal version and amendment date.
  • Named business and compliance owner.
  • Approval, filing, acknowledgement and communication trail.
  • Maker-checker, exception and escalation evidence.
  • Post-event reconciliation and breach assessment.

Common failure

Avoid: Treating the merchant banker as a filing agent rather than an independent statutory gatekeeper.

Finin2min Q&A

Is this page the legal text?

No. It is an implementation guide. Use the official SEBI consolidated Regulation for the exact wording and numbering.

Does a successful exchange or portal filing prove compliance?

No. Acceptance proves a system transaction; it does not cure wrong applicability, approvals, disclosures, timing or evidence.

What should be checked after an amendment?

Effective date, saved actions, forms, policies, system rules, open transactions, board approvals and investor/client communications.