Client Case Studies

How foreign companies actually navigated incorporation, FDI/FEMA, tax and compliance in India — real engagements, real outcomes.

Import Export & Customs Compliance Natural Ingredients / Botanical Extracts Manufacturing

Duty-Free Capital Goods Under EPCG: Meeting a 6x Export Obligation Without Straining Working Capital

When this natural ingredients manufacturer needed specialized processing machinery, A2 structured the import under the EPCG scheme instead …

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Treasury & FX Management Cross-Sector / Treasury

Structuring a Multinational's India Cash Repatriation and FX Hedging Under RBI Rules

This multinational's India subsidiary was accumulating INR cash with no structured repatriation plan and no FX hedging policy against its r…

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Employment & Labour Law Compliance Cross-Sector

Adapting a Foreign Employer's HR Policies to India's Four New Labour Codes

With India's four new Labour Codes changing wage definitions, working hours, and statutory contributions, this employer's existing HR polic…

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IP Registration & Protection Consumer Products

Registering and Defending a Foreign Brand's Trademark in India Before a Local Copycat Could

Before this consumer brand had even launched in India, a local business had started using a confusingly similar mark. A2 fast-tracked the t…

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ESG, CSRD & SEC Compliance Manufacturing

Preparing an Indian Manufacturing Subsidiary's Data for a European Parent's CSRD Reporting

When its European parent became subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, this Indian subsidiary had to start producing …

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Employer of Record (EOR) Services Cross-Sector / Remote Hiring

Hiring in India Without an Entity: Onboarding a Remote Team Through an EOR

A foreign company wanted to hire engineers in India without first setting up a subsidiary. A2 structured the hires through an Employer of R…

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India Work Visa Services Technology

Getting a Foreign Executive Onto the Right Work Visa Without Delaying Their India Start Date

A foreign company needed its incoming India country head legally working from day one. A2 identified the right visa category, managed FRRO …

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GST Compliance Export-Oriented Units / Cross-Sector

Recovering Over USD 20 Million in Export Tax Refunds for Export-Oriented Units, Across the VAT and GST Regimes

Export-oriented units routinely have working capital locked up in tax paid on inputs used for zero-rated exports. Across the previous VAT a…

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Import Export & Customs Compliance Biotechnology / Natural Ingredients Manufacturing

Beyond Duty-Free Imports: Combining EPCG, MEIS, and RODTEP to Capture Every Export Benefit

For this biotech-based natural ingredients manufacturer, duty-free capital goods import under EPCG was only the starting point. A2 also sec…

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Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Digital Payments / Fintech

Exiting India When the Global Business Closes: A European Payments Company's Share Sale, Not a Liquidation

When its ultimate parent, a major European telecom group, decided to close this digital payments business worldwide, the India subsidiary f…

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Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Metering & Instrumentation Manufacturing

From Incorporation to Exit: A Chinese Metering Manufacturer's India Subsidiary Changes Hands to Its Local Partner

A2 incorporated this company's India subsidiary as a wholly-owned entity years earlier. When the Chinese parent decided to exit the Indian …

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Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Infrastructure

Executing a Cross-Border Share Exit: Withholding Tax, FEMA Board Compliance in One Transaction

A foreign-held Indian joint-venture company needed one shareholder bought out by its overseas co-investor. The transaction touched company …

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FDI Structuring & FEMA Compliance Furniture & Plastic items

Why a Furniture Manufacturer's India Investment Was Routed Through UAE, Not Mauritius

A foreign furniture manufacturer planned to route its India investment through Mauritius, the traditional default. A jurisdiction-by-jurisd…

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International Tax and Transfer Pricing Biotechnology

Excluding Mismatched Comparables: A Single-Product Manufacturer vs. Diversified, 5x-Larger Peers

A manufacturer of one semi-finished commodity product was benchmarked against diversified, multi-product companies with roughly five times …

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International Tax and Transfer Pricing Apparel (SEZ) unit

Defending a First-Year Manufacturer Against Transfer Pricing Benchmark

Defending a first-year manufacturer against an unadjusted TP benchmark A first-year SEZ apparel exporter was benchmarked against ten fully…

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India Company Incorporation Apparel

Korean Company SEZ unit in India | Setup in 40 Days | PoA-Based Incorporation

Korean SEZ Unit India Incorporation in <40 Days via PoA Overview A Korea-based company established its India entity rapidly by enabling …

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Indian GCC Setup Legal firm

UK Law Firm's Hyderabad GCC: Incorporated in Under 40 Days, Now 100+ Lawyers

A UK law firm needed its Hyderabad Global Capability Centre up and running fast, without every document making a round trip through UK apos…

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