Joint Ventures

Technology Startup	Assisting a European Company set up its software development centre in India
Entry Point	Were presented with a concept to establish a software development centre to provide outsourced offshore services to parent company in Europe.
Delivery	Value proposition for outsourcing Formation of corporate entity Joint venture agreement Identifying premises and assisting establishment of total infrastructure Assistance in personnel recruitment and contracts Establishing systems and MIS Accounting, auditing and legal services
Inception 5 years ago: The company is a full fledged development centre for the parent company’s European and US operations.


Overseas acquisitions & JV's	Exploring overseas acquisition and joint venture opportunities in Africa in the areas of minerals, metals & diamonds.
Deliverables	Market scan for business opportunities Meeting with business heads and government officials to assess and prepare roadmap Commercial and technical evaluation of projects Evaluations of logistics for the projects Legal and regulatory compliance for projects
Status	Ongoing


Exit from JV	Handling the exit of Foreign partner from unviable joint venture in India
Entry Point	Entered at a stage when both partners were in legal conflict mode
Delivery	Strategy formulation for early end to hostilities Defining and co-ordinating all legal suits and initiatives Setting framework of negotiations Handling negotiations Arranging for amicable settlement and withdrawal of legal suits Logistics assistance for shipping entire plant, machinery and materials to base country of foreign client
Foreign investor and collaborator locked in seemingly endless litigation. Funds, materials, equipment and technology locked unproductively leading to loss of market opportunities. All cases settled amicably in the end and entire plant dismantled and shipped back to foreign collaborator’s home base.


Outsourcing base	Assisting an American company set up its machine parts outsourcing centre in India
Entry Point	Were presented with a concept for studying the viability of and establishing a machine parts outsourcing centre in India for a US company with a local Indian partner
Delivery	Formulating and assisting market survey Assistance in creating database of vendors Establishing parameters Assistance in personnel recruitment Assisting technology enablement, ISO certification, export development Accounting, auditing and legal services
Project started as a survey for cost reduction through vendors in India. Unit at present is a fully functional multi-dimensional design, development and export unit supplying to parent company.