<h1>FMCG group proposes ?300 crore QIP to buy two agro-processing edible-oil companies; securities, M&A, regulatory risks</h1> A listed FMCG group proposes a Qualified Institutional Placement to raise ?300 crore to acquire two privately held agro-processing companies that operate edible-oil refineries and distribution networks. The acquirer disclosed robust recent consolidated sales and profit growth and provided target companies' FY25 and FY26 projections. Legal issues likely to arise include securities compliance for the QIP, shareholder disclosure and dilution effects, merger/acquisition approvals, competition and port/warehousing regulatory consents, customary due diligence on financials and contracts, transfer of bonded warehousing, and integration-related contingent liabilities and disclosure obligations to regulators and investors.