A Firm of Practising Company Secretaries · Head Office: SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

FEMA, FDI & Cross-Border Advisory

Professional support on transactions involving foreign investment and cross-border movement of capital.

A key focus area of KBT & Associates is professional support to Indian companies, overseas shareholders and multinational groups on transactions involving foreign investment and cross-border movement of capital. Overseas investments in India, setting up of branch offices / subsidiaries and joint ventures are primarily governed by FEMA, its rules and regulations, along with the permission and approval of RBI in certain cases.

FEMA & FDI Advisory

  • Foreign Direct Investment into Indian companies and FEMA advisory for Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies
  • Foreign share subscription, capitalisation and review of applicable entry route / conditions
  • FC-GPR, FC-TRS and FLA – Foreign Liabilities and Assets Return
  • Downstream investment reporting and RBI FIRMS Portal matters
  • Reconciliation of foreign remittances with share capital and corporate records
  • Foreign shareholder and beneficial ownership review
  • Pricing / valuation compliance coordination
  • Historical FEMA compliance review, delayed reporting and regularisation support
  • NRI investment-related corporate compliance and ECB-related corporate support
  • Coordination with AD Banks, Chartered Accountants, valuers and other professionals

Overseas Presence & Offices

  • Setting up of foreign subsidiaries
  • Setting up of Branch Office, Liaison Office, Project Office and related compliances
  • External Commercial Borrowing (ECB)
Cross-Border Transaction Support

One integrated compliance trail

Our approach integrates the corporate and FEMA legs of a transaction through the following compliance trail.

Structure
Approvals
Valuation
Banking
Allotment / Transfer
MCA
FEMA / RBI

Your continuing corporate compliance partner

From structuring and approvals to filings and record maintenance, we work alongside management at every step.