Fund Structuring
- Advice on conceptualization of onshore and/or offshore fund structure from an Indian tax and regulatory perspective including:
- Advising on different types of fund structures-unified and co-investment structure
- Advice on different type of fund structures unified and co-investment structure
- Advice on investment routes or vehicles permissible under the Indian regulatory framework
- Advice on tax and regulatory implications, including pros and cons on different fund structures, such as fund jurisdiction and investment routes
- Advice on constitution, ownership, distribution waterfall and capital structure of different fund vehicles to achieve the fund commercials
- Advice on tax-related implications arising for investors investing in a fund including responding to investor queries
- Assistance in implementation of the fund structure, including:
- Assistance in review of fund-related documents and agreements
- Assistance in obtaining necessary tax and regulatory registrations, wherever required, for various fund vehicles
- Review of applications to be filled with the governing regulators
- Coordination with the applicable regulator for registration of a fund
Transaction structuring
- Advice on tax and regulatory implications arising on investment in or exit from Indian portfolio companies
- Provision of Income Tax due diligence services to analyze risk and contingency in portfolio companies
- Review of capital structure, terms of instruments, cash flows and other related aspects
- Evaluation of exit and efficient cash-extraction strategies
- Review of resolution plans (to be submitted for participation in proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code) from the tax and regulatory perspective
Service offerings for FPIs
- Advice on suitable investment structures for setting up FPIs
- Assistance in jurisdiction analysis and setting up and registration of FPIs
- Provision on ongoing tax compliance-related services for remittance of funds outside India and filing of applicable tax returns and forms
Tax Advisory and Compliance Services
- Ongoing assistance of tax and regulatory matters to financial services companies
- Advice on Withholding Tax-related implications for domestic and international transactions
- Conducting health check review from Income Tax, GST and regulatory perspective
- Assistance in obtaining lower or nil withholding certificate
- Assistance in preparation of Income Tax returns, GST returns and Withholding Tax returns
- Assistance in representations before the Income tax and higher appellate authorities
Regulatory Services
Advice on matters relating to Company Law, the Reserve bank of India, the Securities Exchange Board of India, the Foreign Exchange and Management Act, the IRDAI, FATCA regulations, etc.
- Assistance in clients seeking regulatory licenses and approvals
- Assistance in representations before regulators
- Advice on facilitation of compliance with policies according to applicable regulatory laws
- Assistance in filing applicable returns or forms required under applicable regulatory laws
- Conducting workshops on new products or significant amendments