Holding listed company shares via family trusts – Who can be trustees and beneficiaries?

Indian promoter families are shifting towards private family trusts for succession planning, facing challenges with SEBI’s Takeover Code, which doesn’t recognize in-laws as immediate relatives. This exclusion complicates trust structures, prompting calls for SEBI to update regulations to reflect modern family dynamics and ensure seamless generational transitions.

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Author: Varun Sriram, Partner

Publication: Times of India