Siddhartha Desai Featured on WhyLaw Podcast Discussing IPOs, Investor Protection and Investment Fraud
Siddhartha Desai, Partner at JSA, was recently featured on WhyLaw, a podcast hosted by Varsha Gupta, Co-Founder of Bettering Results, to discuss key legal and regulatory aspects of initial public offerings (IPOs), investor protection, and investment fraud.
Drawing on his experience advising issuers, underwriters, and selling shareholders across a wide range of capital markets transactions, Siddhartha provided practical insights into the IPO process, corporate disclosures, and the safeguards available to investors under Indian securities laws.
The discussion covered a range of topics, including the role of disclosures in IPOs, the responsibilities of market participants, the regulatory oversight exercised by SEBI, and the legal remedies available in cases where investors are misled. The conversation also examined common warning signs of potential investment fraud and highlighted key considerations for investors evaluating public offerings.
The podcast offered a practical perspective on navigating India’s evolving capital markets landscape and understanding the legal and regulatory framework designed to promote transparency, investor confidence, and market integrity.
Siddhartha specializes in public and private Capital Market transactions. He has advised various issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders on equity offerings such as initial public offerings, rights issues, qualified institutions placements, institutional placement programmes & infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs), and debt offerings such as non-convertible debenture issuances.