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Senior Consultant in the Private Client Practice at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Raj advises clients in the areas of estate and succession planning. He can be reached at raj.chheda@cyrilshroff.com

Unlocking Offshore Opportunities for Indian HNIs and Family Offices under the new Overseas Investment Regime

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

Christopher Columbus

Columbus’s expeditions in the late 14th century ushered in a period of exploration for the modern world. This has been aptly described as the ‘Age of Discovery’. Centuries later, the allure of offshore opportunities continues to enchant and has grown multi-fold. Today, these opportunities need not be sought out by deploying a flotilla, but require you to simply navigate certain regulatory and global banking channels.Continue Reading Unlocking Offshore Opportunities for Indian HNIs and Family Offices under the new Overseas Investment Regime

Leaving on Jet Plane Key Legal Considerations for Business Owners Migrating Abroad

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…’

-John Denver

The opening line of John Denver’s iconic song ‘Leaving on a jet plane’ may seem prosaic at first glance, but it describes the single most important act before embarking on any journey – packing your bags! While packing for a vacation in Monaco or St. Tropez is fairly easy, ‘packing’ for an offshore migration is likely to parachute you into a regulatory and compliance maze.Continue Reading Leaving on Jet Plane – Key Legal Considerations for Business Owners Migrating Abroad