Market leading practice that advises domestic and international clients on full suite of transactions with special focus on complex, high-value, cross-border matters and strategic transactions. Octagona India has in-house capability in Corporate Law; Employment/Labour Law; Anti-corruption and Fraud Investigation; Arbitration and Dispute Resolutions; Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A); Joint Venture (JV) Due Diligence; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Liquidation, Winding Up & Fast Track Exit (FTE).
A detailed list of services is given below: -
Specific legal and cross-border financing services, available as projects or on an hourly basis.
Corporate legal advice on an hourly basis: contract drafting and review, legal opinions, employment law and regulatory questions.
Drafting and negotiating joint venture and shareholders' agreements that protect your rights on control, funding, deadlock, dividends and exit.
Recovering unpaid dues from Indian customers through amicable follow-up, legal notices and, where needed, court, arbitration or insolvency proceedings.
Structuring loans from your foreign parent or lenders under the RBI's ECB framework, including Form ECB, LRN allotment and review of the loan agreement.
Monthly ECB-2 returns to the RBI through your AD bank, reporting drawdowns, repayments and interest.
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Yes. Loans from a foreign parent or foreign lender are allowed as External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) under the RBI framework. You need a Loan Registration Number (LRN) before drawdown and must file monthly ECB-2 returns.
ECB-2 is a monthly return filed through the AD bank to the RBI, reporting drawdowns, repayments and interest for each ECB, within seven working days after the month ends.
We usually start with an amicable follow-up and a legal notice. If the dues remain unpaid, options include civil or commercial court proceedings, arbitration or insolvency proceedings, depending on the amount and the contract.
It sets out control rights, board composition, funding, transfer restrictions, deadlock resolution and exit terms, protecting foreign investors in ways the articles of association alone often cannot.
Yes. For one-off questions, contract reviews or legal opinions, our legal services are available by the hour, so you pay only for the time you need.