IN THE NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
MUMBAI BENCH, COURT -II
C.A./269/2022
&
C.A.(CAA)146/MB/2022
In the matter of Sections 230 to 232 of the
Companies Act, 2013
And
In the matter of Scheme of Arrangement and
Amalgamation between
ARVUTAM
ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE
LIMITED
(Applicant no.1/ Transferor Company1)
AND
INNOVADOR TRADERS PRIVATE LIMITED
(Applicant no.2/Transferor Company 2)
AND
SYSTEMTRAC
TRADERS
PRIVATE
LIMITED
(Applicant no.3/Transferor Company 3)
AND
ANSAPACK PRIVATE LIMITED
(Applicant no.4/Transferee)
AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS AND
CREDITORS
Order delivered on: 03.02.2023
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Coram:
Hon’ble Member (Judicial) : Justice P.N. Deshmukh (Retd.)
Hon’ble Member (Technical): Mr. Shyam Babu Gautam
Appearances (through video conferencing):
For the Applicants: Mr. Gaurav Joshi, Senior Counsel a/w Mr. Sameer Pandit,
Ms. Sarrah Khambati and Mr. Anuj Jain
i/b. M/s. Wadia Ghandy & Co., Advocates
ORDER
Per: Shyam Babu Gautam, Member Technical
1. The Bench is convened by videoconference today. The Bench is
convened by video conference. The Applicant has filed
CA/269/2022
for
urgent
listing
of
C.A.(CAA)/146/MB/2022. On the request of the Counsel,
matter was heard and reserved on the same day.
Accordingly, CA/269/2022 is allowed as disposed of.
2. The Counsel for the Applicants states that the present Scheme is a
Scheme of Arrangement and Amalgamation between Arvutam
Enterprises Private Limited (“Transferor No. 1 Company”),
Innovadors Traders Private Limited (“Transferor No. 2 Company”),
Systemtrac Traders Private Limited (“Transferor No. 3 Company”)
and Ansapack Private Limited (now known as APRN Enterprises
Private Limited) (“Transferee Company”) and their respective
shareholders under the provisions of section 230 to 232 of the
Companies Act, 2013.
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3. The Counsel for the Applicants state that the business of the Transferor
Company No. 1 is consultancy services in property investments and
facility management. Transferor Nos. 2 and 3 are engaged in the
business of general trading in commodities. The Transferee Company
is engaged in the business of manufacturing and trading in packaging
material. The Counsel for the Applicants submit that the Transferor
Companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Transferee Company.
4. The Counsel for the Applicants submits that the key rationale for the
Scheme is as follows:
a. The amalgamation will result in achieving greater integration and
greater financial strength and flexibility and to maximize overall
shareholders’ value.
b. The amalgamation will result in achieving cost savings from more
focused operational efforts, rationalization, standardization and
simplification
of
business
processes
and
productivity
improvements.
c. The amalgamation will result in greater efficiency in cash
management of the amalgamated entity, and unfettered access to
cash flow generated by the combined businesses which can be
deployed more efficiently to fund growth opportunities and, to
maximize shareholders value.
d. The amalgamation will help in consolidating and improving the
internal control systems and procedures which will bring greater
management and operational efficiency due to integration of
various similar functions being carried out by the entities such as
human resources, finance, legal, management etc.
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e. The amalgamation will result in a significant reduction in the
multiplicity of legal and regulatory compliances required at present
to be carried out the Transferors and Trans