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International Expansion Cross borders without losing control.

Market-entry structuring, cross-border tax and ongoing multi-country governance for companies expanding between India, the United States and beyond.

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Overview

Expanding into a new country multiplies everything: entities, tax regimes, reporting frameworks, regulators and advisors. Most groups manage that complexity by hiring a different firm in every market and becoming the coordinator themselves. We take that coordination off your desk.

Enter the market the right way

The choice between a branch, a subsidiary or a contracting model has long-lasting tax, legal and operational consequences. We help leadership choose the right vehicle, plan the capital structure and set up the entity, accounts and compliance so the business can trade from day one.

India and the United States, coordinated

Much of our work sits on the India–US corridor: Indian companies building a US presence, and US and global companies establishing Indian operations or capability centres. We understand the regulatory, tax and reporting regimes on both sides, and how they interact.

Run a group, not a collection of entities

Once the entity exists, the work becomes governance: intercompany agreements, transfer pricing, repatriation of profits, consolidation and the regulatory calendar in each country. We provide one team and one view across all of it.

The challenges

What clients bring to us

Choosing the wrong vehicle
A structure chosen for speed creates tax leakage, permanent establishment risk or regulatory cost later.
A different advisor in every country
Advice conflicts, nobody owns the group view, and management becomes the integration layer.
Cash trapped in the wrong place
Profits and capital are hard to move between entities efficiently once the structure is set.
Regulatory obligations nobody owns
Foreign investment, exchange control and local filings multiply with every new entity.

How we help

How an engagement runs

Plan
Market-entry options, structure and capital plan, with the tax and regulatory cost of each.
Establish
Entity formation, banking, accounting and the regulatory approvals needed to trade.
Operate
Intercompany agreements, transfer pricing, local reporting and the group compliance calendar.
Optimise
Annual review of structure, repatriation and substance as the group grows.

What we handle

Market-entry strategy and entity selection
Inbound investment into India
Outbound expansion to the US and other markets
Cross-border tax, transfer pricing and repatriation
Multi-entity accounting, reporting and consolidation
Exchange control and foreign investment regulation

Often working with

Indian companies expanding to the US
US and global companies setting up in India
Groups managing several overseas entities
Founders relocating or holding assets abroad

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Questions clients ask

International Expansion: frequently asked questions

Can you help a US company set up in India?

Yes. We advise on the entry vehicle and capital structure, handle foreign investment requirements, set up the entity and accounts, and run ongoing reporting and compliance.

Can you help an Indian company expand to the US?

Yes. We advise on overseas investment rules, the US entity and tax position, transfer pricing between the entities and the reporting needed in both countries.

Do we need transfer pricing for a small subsidiary?

If entities transact with each other, transfer pricing applies regardless of size. A simple, documented policy set early is far cheaper than defending an undocumented one later.

Do you work in countries other than India and the US?

Our core practice is the India–US corridor. For clients active in other markets, we coordinate the group view and the interaction between jurisdictions.

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