BAE, KIM & LEE LLC held a joint seminar with India's major law firm AZB & Partners on Indian investment structures and strategies for recovering funds.
BAE, KIM & LEE LLC said on the 15th that it held a joint seminar at its headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the theme of "India investment—from execution to recovery." At the event, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC's India task force and AZB attorneys explained legal and practical issues that Korean corporations may face when entering India.
In the first session, AZB attorney Anand Shah presented plans for designing Indian investment structures. He focused on the differences between direct and indirect investment, equity and debt securities investment methods, how to structure a global holding company, and which practical factors to examine when selecting an investment jurisdiction. Next, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC's India attorney Saltak Malhotra identified the difficulties Korean corporations actually experience in India and introduced points to note at the investment stage.
The second session focused on finance. Attorney Shah explained Indian corporate forms, business models, and the local regulatory environment for Korean financial institutions. India's financial special zone, GIFT City, was also a key topic. GIFT City is an area where the Indian government has differentiated taxes and regulations to attract international financial transactions. Attorney Songaram of BAE, KIM & LEE LLC presented ways to leverage GIFT City, along with cases of regulatory conflicts that Korean corporations face locally.
The final panel discussion was moderated by attorney Park Jong-baek, Head of Team of BAE, KIM & LEE LLC's India TF. From BAE, KIM & LEE LLC, attorneys Han Chang-wan and Songaram and India attorney Saltak Malhotra took part, and from AZB, attorneys Noheed Nooryezdan, Alka Nalawadi, and Anand Shah participated. Attendees asked about anticipated disadvantages when entering GIFT City and issues around establishing relationships with local governments, and both sides answered based on on-the-ground experience.
In February, following a local seminar in New Delhi, India, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC again covered Indian investment structure design, risk management, and strategies for recovering investment funds. With domestic corporations' demand for expansion into India growing, this seminar also emphasized practical responses that span the entire pre-investment cycle, going beyond simple market-entry advice.