
India Practice
Many of our clients seek to outsource to or begin operations in emerging economy sectors such as India. Burns & Levinson is actively involved in structuring investment vehicles for clients interested in investing in these sectors, and coordinating with its network of legal, governmental, banking, business, and investment firms in India for optimal fit. We are also able to devise off-shore strategies to assist Indian companies in a “scaling up” phase seeking to merge with or acquire firms in the US or Canada, create a joint venture, a subsidiary or a branch office. Similarly, Burns & Levinson represents US clients seeking an Indian or Asian off-shore subsidiary, joint venture, BOT, or merger with an off-shore entity. With regard to these transactional services, we can provide access to specialty networks in India for IT development, Business Process Outsourcing of IT, professional services (accounting, law, architecture), retail, and collections, as well as Entertainment, Banking and Venture Capital, Biotech and Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Real estate development, Manufacturing including auto, beer and alcohol, clothing, leather, as well as state and federal governmental contacts."
Recent India Practice Projects:
• Structure and formation of cross-border alliance between large biotech facility in Hyderabad and marketing arm in Boston, MA to represent its products, services and facilities; negotiation and documentation of transaction.
• Outside general counsel services provided to trans-national BPO firm with subsidiaries in Canada (Montreal and Toronto); India (Hyderabad and Vashi); and in New Jersey.
• Off-shore strategy for US Bioinformatics firm, seeking IT development in India.
• Off-shore strategy for US Accounting firm, seeking BPO services in India.
• Off-shore strategy for Nasdaq listed Drug Manufacturer seeking off-shore manufacturing capability in India.
• Formation, structuring and coordination of Mauritius entity with Indian agency for US business concern; counsel, draft, review, and supervision of all documentation.
• Cross-border due diligence for restructuring/potential merger targets of billion dollar IT firm in U.S., Japan, Europe.
• Borrower’s counsel in US financing of acquisition of a Netherlands’ IT firm by medium sized US firm; draft and review of financing and corporate documentation.
• Development of IT facility in Hyderabad for US software solutions firm.
• Coordination, negotiation and development of Partnerships and alliances for Pharmaceutical distribution and manufacture.
For more information regarding our India practice, please contact Gaytri Kachroo, Partner, 617.345.3670, gkachroo@burnslev.com
The India Practice Group at Burns & Levinson