OVERVIEW

Common Pain points while investing in India

Noncompliance hampering operations, finances and credibility of business

Noncompliance hampering operations, finances and credibility of business

Several regulators and multiple approvals required

Several regulators and multiple approvals required

Regulatory uncertainty in certain areas

Regulatory uncertainty in certain areas

Complying with central and state

Complying with central and state

Issues related to land acquisition

Issues related to land acquisition

Enforceability of contracts

Enforceability of contracts

Compliance with India’s foreign control regulations

Compliance with India’s foreign control regulations

India’s complex tax framework

India’s complex tax framework

Corporate governance concerns

Corporate governance concerns

ESG related compliances

ESG related compliances

Handling complicated labour laws – both central and state

Handling complicated labour laws – both central and state

Where ELP steps in

Regular representations on behalf of corporates and industry associations to various Ministries and Regulatory bodies

Regular representations on behalf of corporates and industry associations to various Ministries and Regulatory bodies

Shaping optimal operational frameworks that seamlessly align with the Make in India initiative’s principles

Shaping optimal operational frameworks that seamlessly align with the Make in India initiative's principles

Assisting clients in fully leveraging central and state incentives

Assisting clients in fully leveraging central and state incentives

Assist with structuring of the transaction in line with applicable RBI guidelines, FDI regulations, Income Tax provisions, SEBI regulations, DTAAs and stamp duty implications

Assist with structuring of the transaction in line with applicable RBI guidelines, FDI regulations, Income Tax provisions, SEBI regulations, DTAAs and stamp duty implications

Assistance in drafting, filing and coordinating regulatory approvals and consent processes with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Competition Commission of India (CCI), and other local permits and consents

Assistance in drafting, filing and coordinating regulatory approvals and consent processes with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Competition Commission of India (CCI), and other local permits and consents

Assistance to key stakeholders in private funds, including investment managers

Assistance to key stakeholders in private funds, including investment managers

Supporting foreign investors in navigating India’s intricate dispute resolution landscape

Supporting foreign investors in navigating India's intricate dispute resolution landscape

Assisting foreign investors structure their investments in India in the most tax efficient manner

Assisting foreign investors structure their investments in India in the most tax efficient manner

Supporting foreign investors set up shop in India and advising on day-to-day operational matters ranging from land acquisition, corporate compliances, tax issues, foreign exchange control issues, labour related compliances etc.

Supporting foreign investors set up shop in India and advising on day-to-day operational matters ranging from land acquisition, corporate compliances, tax issues, foreign exchange control issues, labour related compliances etc.