India Entry, Handholding and Exit Advisory

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With the easing of exchange regulations regarding foreign investment in India about 3 decades ago, India has become one of the most favoured and blessed FDI receipt among the developing economies around the globe. Foreign investors have always consider India as an ideal investment destination to set up their business both as green field operations and as brown field operations. The country not only provides a conducive environment for business but also offers tremendous opportunities of exponential growth. With one of the largest consumption market and rising number of middle class, many Companies have harnessed exponential growth in revenues and market capitalisation globally. 

But every inbound investment has certain local geographical risks associated with it, and India being such a large demographic and multi – cultural country, investors are always anxious about understanding the business environment in India, the applicable regulatory framework, applicable laws, restrictions if any, in their ability to carry on the proposed business, overall taxation cost, areas of tax efficiency, Compliances, repatriations and more. 

We serve foreign companies and non residents located across the globe to fine tune India investment strategies while making inbound investments. 

Our key service offerings are: 

• Understanding the business plan of the foreign investor
• Assistance and Advise on an India entry approach and suggestions for obtaining optimal ownership
• Assistance in choosing the right jurisdiction for an investment in India 
• Advise on the entity structuring for selecting an optimal entry vehicle such as a branch, subsidiary, LLP, joint venture, to name a few 
• Identifying FDI restrictions and advise on capital structuring in the backdrop of foreign exchange policies keeping repatriation needs in mind. 
• Assistance in filing/obtaining necessary regulatory approvals including those from the Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Investment Promotion Board, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Government of India and other regulatory authorities.
• Assistance in finalizing/review of shareholders agreements, contracts with local joint venture partner and other relevant business agreements from a tax perspective.
• Repatriation strategies and exit strategies.
• Target Due diligence – financial, tax and regulatory.

Outsourcing non-core processes enables businesses to not just access expertise at a low cost but to focus on areas critical to the success of business. We handle the entire breadth of backend operations for clients who do not have or wish to have an entire set up in India or intend to outsource non-core processes. 

• Accounting & Bookkeeping services 
• MIS reporting
• Payroll processing
• Managing Bank accounts
• Liaison with third parties i.e. vendors/customers/others
• Regulatory compliances.
• Registrations under various tax laws
• Withholding taxes advisory and compliances.
• Goods & Services tax (GST) - Advisory and compliances
• Filing with Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• GST tax return filings & Compliance
• Corporate & Personal Income Tax filings and compliances
• Secretarial services
• Corporate Law Services

Winding Up & India Exit can be done through two routes: Voluntary Liquidation through filing an application to NCLT and by Striking off through an application to Ministry of Corporate Affairs.