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Dow Schofield Watts in conjuction with New Delhi
based, Mauryan Capital Advisors have developed a new service
offering
— “Market Entry India”, a range of services to help UK
businesses establish themselves in India.
As part of
the service offering, Mauryan Capital Advisors will provide New Delhi based
professionals to assist UK corporates with plans to both evaluate and
exploit investment opportunities in India.
Mauryan
Capital advisors is a private investment and advisory firm co-founded by
Nitin Bhandari and Shiv Wallia. Nitin was formerly a Managing Director at
Nomura, and Shiv was previously a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch.
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Entry
Strategy into India |
Assist UK companies to
establish a foothold or expand their operations in India by providing a
range of support and representative office functions, including:
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Assistance in
evaluating the local market and determining an appropriate entry
strategy.
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Arranging meetings
between key local contacts and visiting senior management
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Assisting in
conducting a location analysis and selection
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Identifying and
negotiating with potential acquisition targets, strategic partners,
outsourcing partners, distributors and re-sellers.
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Assisting with the
recruitment of the management team.
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Regulatory/ Government Approvals |
Advise and assist in
getting all appropriate Regulatory/ Government Approvals, including:
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Registration of
companies.
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Advice on legal and
procedural matters falling under foreign exchange regulations (FEMA) and
arranging various approvals and compliance pursuant to various
regulations issued under FEMA.
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Local Funding - Debt/Equity |
Advise and assist on local
fund raising, including:
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Business Plan/ Project
Report preparation
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Capital Structuring
and syndication based on the funding requirement, through private equity
and local banks.
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Acquisitions
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Managing the acquisition approach, including acquisition
target search and ensuring compliance with local rules and regulations
during the bidding, due diligence and acquisition process through to deal
completion. |
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Taxation services |
Advice and assistance in
tax planning including:
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Corporate Tax planning
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International Tax
structuring and Transfer Pricing Laws
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Handling of tax
compliances including Income Tax, VAT & Service Tax.
Preparation and filing of various tax returns. |
