We provide advisory and compliance services encompassing the entire gamut of foreign exchange law as detailed below:

• Residential status
• Investment in Business in India directly and by floating offshore companies
• Setting up a branch/liaison/project office in India
• Portfolio investments in India
• Banking and remittances
• Property
• Gifts
• Inheritance
• Repatriation
• Direct investment outside India
• Setting up a branch outside India

We offer high-end expertise in this area encompassing the following:

Planning
For resident and non-resident entities to maximise post tax returns. Also tax efficient planning for restructuring of business, key executives etc.

Compliance
Timely preparation and filing of statutory documents including return of income with revenue authorities.

Representation
Presentation before revenue and appellate authorities as also preparation and processing of applications for deduction of tax at lower than prescribed rate etc.

Our services in this field include:

• Incorporation of companies including drafting of memorandum and articles of association.

• Secretarial services i.e. back office work for compliance with all requirements of company law like filing documents with Registrar of Companies (ROC), maintaining statutory records etc.

• Representation before Company law board/tribunal/ROC.
• Assistance in mergers, amalgamation and liquidation of companies.
• Advisory services on all company law matters.

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 (as detailed below) for clients who do not have or wish to have an entire set up in India or intend to outsource non-core processes.

• Accounting and MIS reporting
• Payroll processing
• Managing Bank accounts
• Liaison with third parties i.e. vendors/customers/others
• Regulatory compliances
• Secretarial services

We have a rich and varied experience in this field encompassing:

Project Finance
We have a commendable track record of having successfully arranged low cost funds viz. long term/ working capital loans in India and External Commercial borrowings for start ups/expansion projects from financial institutions, banks and venture capitalists. We assist in the entire process of raising finance including:

• Preparation of detailed project reports.
• Liaison with financial institutions/banks.

Financial restructuring
Our services in this field include:

• Developing a restructuring plan based on a detailed assessment of operational, legal and financial aspects.
• Facilitation of negotiation with lenders, creditors.
• Monitoring the implementation of the plan.

Business valuation
We play a key role in valuing sell-outs, buy-outs and existing businesses by employing appropriate valuation basis/ methodologies on an assessment of legal, operational and financial aspects.

Our team of in house and outsourced experts can:

• Devise a personal financial (strategic) plan based on your financial situation, earnings, responsibilities etc.
• Advice on specific investment avenues in India (e.g. mutual funds, primary market, secondary market, real estate etc).
• Monitor, account and periodically report on your investments

We assist our Non resident Indians clientele in:

• Acquisition/ Liquidation/ Lease of property through a top-notch property consultant.
• Repatriation of sale proceeds/ rental income of such property.

We have creditable experience in acting as business advisors and financial consultants to strategise and oversee the implementation of business initiation plans. We support start-up ventures at all stages of the business cycle - from identifying appropriate entry routes to assisting in deal structuring and providing post set-up services.

Entry strategy
We suggest, plan and implement entry strategy in India for your business by doing an analysis of all the forces i.e. market, competition, regulation etc.

Financial modelling
We enable creation of dynamic financial models for your business, incorporating all possible factors that would impact the return and risk associated with the venture.

Location studies
We offer various location studies by evaluating the relative advantage of different states, cities and districts based on well-defined multi-perspective geographic, economic and political factors.

Joint Ventures/ Partner search and evaluation
This includes identifying potential partners, evaluating their strengths, weaknesses and synergistic capabilities besides recommending appropriate partnership structures.

Due diligence reviews
We conduct in-depth transaction scrutiny on credentials of Indian/ foreign companies/ groups prior to entering into business partnerships.

Regulatory approvals
We arrange for the complete set of regulatory approvals required from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)/ Secretariat of Industrial Approvals (SIA), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Registrar of Companies (ROC) and other concerned authorities.

Representative office facility
We organise the office infrastructure and manpower during the 'in transit period' of a start up when it is in the process of setting up office in India.

Besides providing the entire gamut of financial and business consultancy services to start up ventures and undertaking business valuations, our business advisory services encompass:

Business negotiations
We assist our clients in various across-the-board negotiations with the proposed business partner to arrive at a mutually beneficial agreement as also finalisation of the joint venture/other arrangement.

Business restructuring
Besides managing the business negotiations, we oversee all the restructuring arrangements- mergers, demergers, amalgamations.

Risk assurance
We undertake studies to identify the possible risks (operational, financial, regulatory etc.) associated with specific business ventures/ arrangements analyse the likelihood and consequences of occurrence and suggest a suitable risk mitigation plan.

We carry out cost effective audits for small and medium sized entities and have over the years acquired an expertise in effectively executing special assignments. Our audit and assurance services include:

• Statutory audit
• Tax audit
• Regulatory approvals
• Management/Internal/Operational/System audits
• Special/ Investigation assignments
• ERP implementation
• Management Information System (MIS) development
• Review and establishment of costing systems
• Risk assurance

We have, as an official arbitrator (appointed under the Indian Arbitration Act) successfully arbitrated several disputes in case of family owned businesses and restructured businesses under family settlement deeds.