Why FEMA compliance in India should not be taken lightly?

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Compliance with India’s foreign investment regulations is now more critical than ever.  The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a number of investigations, especially in the fintech, e-commerce and similar sectors, where the purpose of foreign investment is stated as information technology services but the money is channelled into restricted sectors.  M&A and PE investments need to follow the substance over form principle in relation to use of funds.  Please go through our PPT for more details.

Read our full PPT on the topic here.

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