Grant Thornton South Asia Group

"South Asian companies are investing heavily in the UK. And UK companies are increasingly looking to expand into South Asia. So wherever you are, Grant Thornton's South Asia team can help: working across our international network to enable you to reach your strategic goals.

Globalisation presents enormous opportunities for companies: relaxation of government restrictions has led to increasing investments and activity in the UK by South Asian and particularly Indian companies. UK companies are also increasingly looking for expansion into South Asia and in particular India.

Whether you are looking to grow your business by exporting, investing or doing business with South Asia or are a South Asian company looking to invest or list in the UK, we have the international capability, the cultural understanding and the partner commitment to help you drive your business forward."

Anuj Chande
Partner and Head of South Asia Team.

Over 16 years experience working with UK and South Asian businesses has given us an in-depth understanding of the needs, priorities and aspirations of those businesses associated with South Asia. Our deep understanding of Asian culture means we appreciate and empathise with Asian customs and attitudes, both in a business and social context.

We offer a full range of advisory services to South Asian companies looking to invest in the UK or to UK companies looking to grow their business by exporting, investing or doing business with South Asia. We have the international capability, the cultural understanding and the partner commitment to help drive businesses forward in this sector.

For those clients requiring advice in both the UK and India we offer a seamless service building on the already strong and close relationship between Grant Thornton UK LLP and Grant Thornton India. This means our clients benefit from the sharing of resources across the two firms and prompt access to a wide range of expertise, day and night, to deliver the added value required by our client base.

We work with an extensive network of intermediaries including key investors, bankers and legal advisers in the Asian arena, both in the UK and in India - so we are ideally placed to make recommendations and introductions to ensure you have the right team to deliver what you need.

From multi-nationals and listed businesses to mid-corporates and family businesses, we provide a range of services to our clients, including:

• market and feasibility studies - providing market assessment and feasibility through to business planning
• fund raising - both debt and equity for greenfield and acquisitions
• cross-border acquisition services - full range of advice from identification of targets through to deal completion
• assistance with joint ventures and strategic alliances - advice on selection and structuring
• transaction services - due diligence and public reporting accountant services
• capital markets - acting as sponsor and nomad for London main market and AIM respectively
• assurance services - audit through to full range of business risk management services
• tax planning - minimising corporate and all other direct and indirect taxes
• transfer pricing - full range of transfer pricing compliance and advice

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Grant Thornton UK LLP is a leading business and financial adviser with offices in 30 locations nationwide. We are the UK's fifth largest accountancy firm with over 300 partners and 4,500 staff. Our market-facing business units and innovative technical communities allow us to offer a tailored range of solutions for our customers, supported by relevant specialists. We also maximise the use of our international capability and sector credentials in the specialist markets in which we operate.

Grant Thornton UK LLP is the UK member of Grant Thornton International, one of the world's leading independently owned and managed accounting and consulting firms.

For further information on the Grant Thornton South Asia Group, please contact:

Anuj Chande
Partner & Head of South Asia Group
London
T +44 (0) 207 728 2133
E anuj.j.chande@gtuk.com

Anuj Chande is a corporate finance partner at Grant Thornton with over 29 years professional and commercial experience. At Grant Thornton Anuj leads the South Asia Group, set up by him in 1991, to serve Asian owned businesses both in the UK and those investing from the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere. His clients include those in food, drink, media, hotels, technology and property. Over the years he has advised on both debt and equity fund raisings for his Asian clients.

Eric Williams
Partner & Head of Tax
Birmingham
T +44 (0) 121 232 5171
E eric.williams@gtuk.com

Eric Williams is a chartered tax advisor and Head of Tax for Grant Thornton in the West Midlands. He also leads the firms Birmingham Entrepreneur and Private Client team which this year won the LexisNexis tax team of the year aware in the "High Net Worth Client" category. He speaks widely on tax planning for non-domiciliaries and is one of the leading specialists in Grant Thornton in this area. Eric is also a key member of the Grant Thornton South Asia Group.

John Loebl
Partner
Manchester
T +44 (0) 161 953 6332 E john.loebl@gtuk.com

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