Every company doing business in India must comply with a range of local and central laws and regulations. Which rules apply depends on the nature of the business — some requirements are common across entities, others are specific.
We provide expert advice across a broad spectrum of corporate work, from general corporate advice and company incorporation in India and abroad, to corporate governance, due diligence, and Foreign Direct Investment matters.
We research, advise on, and ensure compliance with all applicable laws for our clients' businesses, and handle the permissions required to set up and run operations in India at every level. A foreign company can establish a presence through a liaison office, a branch, or a subsidiary:
- A liaison office can't carry on trading, commercial, or industrial activity, or earn income — it acts purely as a representative office while a parent company evaluates the Indian market
- A branch is permitted to carry on certain specified activities
- A subsidiary is treated almost on par with a domestic company
Some sectors cap foreign investment and require prior approval from regulators like the Foreign Investment Promotion Board; in other cases, only the Reserve Bank of India needs to be notified within a specified period after shares are issued to foreign shareholders.
Compliance Services We Provide
- Incorporating a company in India
- Opening a branch office
- Opening a project office
- Setting up joint ventures in India
- Setting up a subsidiary in India
- Formation of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
- Compliance with the Companies Act
- Compliance with labor laws
- Reserve Bank of India regulations
- Formation of NBFCs
- Mergers and amalgamations