Transact with Ease

At Ranka & Associates, we provide comprehensive Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) advisory and compliance services to companies, investors and business groups undertaking cross-border transactions.

Our approach goes beyond routine FEMA filings. We combine FEMA advisory, transaction structuring, regulatory compliance and valuation expertise to help clients navigate transactions involving foreign investments, overseas subsidiaries, non-residents and cross-border M&A.

As an IBBI Registered Valuer  for Securities & Financial Assets, we are particularly well positioned to assist where FEMA and valuation requirements intersect.

Our Key FEMA Services:

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) & Inbound Transactions

We assist Indian companies with FEMA requirements relating to investments by non-residents, including:

• Issue and transfer of securities to/from non-residents 
• FEMA pricing and valuation requirements 
• FC-GPR and FC-TRS reporting 
• Foreign shareholding and investment structuring 
• ESOPs and securities issued to non-resident employees 
• FEMA implications of preferential allotments and other capital transactions 
• Review of FEMA compliance for inbound investments 

Overseas Direct Investment (ODI)

We advise Indian companies and groups on investments in overseas entities, including:

• Investment in foreign subsidiaries, joint ventures and other overseas entities 
• Acquisition of foreign securities 
• Additional investment and capitalisation 
• Overseas disinvestment and transfer of securities 
• Loans, guarantees and other financial commitments 
• ODI reporting and regulatory compliance 
• APR and other applicable ongoing reporting requirements 

Cross- Border M&A & Transaction Advisory

We support clients in evaluating FEMA implications of:

• Overseas acquisitions and divestments 
• Cross-border mergers and restructuring 
• Share swaps and securities exchange transactions 
• Acquisition or transfer of overseas businesses 
• Restructuring of overseas subsidiaries 
• Cross-border investments and strategic transactions 
• Transactions involving Indian and foreign group entities

Our team works alongside legal counsel, tax advisers, investment bankers, company secretaries and management teams to address the FEMA aspects of the overall transaction.