Financial Express (India) in its article, written by Mr. Siddhant Mishra, has discussed the recent increase in bulk / block deals by large shareholders to sell their stake in companies.
The article discusses how due to changing economic conditions and prolonged uncertainty companies like Dynasty Acquisitions and Hulst sold their stakes in SRIRAM FINANCE and Coforge, respectively, using the bulk / block deal route.
In the light of these increase in bulk / block deals, Mr. Sumit Agrawal, Founder, Regstreet Law Advisors & former SEBI Officer shared his view and commented that, โthe decision to sell stakes via block/bulk deals at a time when share prices are falling has several reasons. First, one may need funds for personal reasons, such as to finance other business ventures or meet personal financial obligations. Second, they may have concerns about the future performance and may want to reduce their exposure. Third, they may view the current market conditions as an opportune time to exit and lock in profits.โ Mr. Agrawal further noted that, โsuch transactions are less likely to affect the market price of shares and are less visible to the public, which reduces the risk of insider trading as the information is known only to a limited number of parties.โ
Readers are welcome to send their views to Regstreet Law Advisors at info@regstreetlaw.com.