Underwriter in the Indian Capital Market

15 Pages Posted: 19 May 2010

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Ajitesh Mohan

National Law School of India University; Clifford Chance Business Services Pvt. Ltd.

Date Written: November 7, 2009

Abstract

The article studies the concept of ‘Underwriting’ in the Indian Capital market. Starting with the meaning of ‘underwriting,’ it briefly refers to their working in US and UK. The history of underwriting, that dates back to the seventeenth century, has also been referred to. Then an elaborate study of various provisions of SEBI (Underwriters) Regulations, 1993 has been done. Subsequently, some important issues relating to the working of underwriters in India have been discussed, and changes in the law have been suggested.

Keywords: underwriter, underwriting, capital market

JEL Classification: G18

Suggested Citation

Mohan, Ajitesh and Mohan, Ajitesh, Underwriter in the Indian Capital Market (November 7, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1501630 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1501630

Ajitesh Mohan (Contact Author)

Clifford Chance Business Services Pvt. Ltd. ( email )

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Gurgaon, 122002
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National Law School of India University ( email )

Nagarbhavi
Bangalore, KS Karnataka 560242
India

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