Unlocking Wealth: Navigating Family Offices in GIFT City, Gandhinagar

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

06:30 PM to 07:30 PM (IST)

INTRODUCTION

Are you a forward-thinking investor or a seasoned wealth manager seeking to harness the potential of India's burgeoning financial hub at Gift City? Join us for an exclusive webinar that delves into the intricate world of Family Investment Funds in this quickly growing International Financial Services Centre.

In this enlightening webinar, we will guide you through the complexities and opportunities of setting up a family investment fund in Gift City. With a wealth of expertise in international tax, India’s foreign exchange regulations and IFSCA’s fund management regulations, we will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the family investment funds framework in GIFT City and how Indian residents and non-residents can take advantage of these new opportunity for overseas investment.

Key Highlights

Setting Up Family Offices: Gain invaluable insights into how family investment funds operate and learn the step-by-step process of establishing a family investment fund in Gift City, including regulatory nuances and compliance requirements.

Cross-Border Perspectives: Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Gift City as a family office destination compared to offshore alternatives, and uncover strategies for optimizing your investment structures from a tax and regulatory perspective.

Navigating Challenges: Identify and address common issues that arise when setting up Family Investment Funds in Gift City.

Who Should Attend

• HNIs exploring overseas investment opportunities

• Investment Professionals

• Fund Managers

• Wealth Advisors

• Legal and Financial Experts

Don't miss this unique opportunity to unlock the potential of Family Investment Funds in Gift City Gandhinagar. Secure your place today and embark on a journey towards prosperous and strategic wealth management.

Flow of the session

Speakers:

Parul Jain Co Head, International Tax and Funds Formation Practice Nishith Desai Associates

Parul co-heads the International Tax Practice at Nishith Desai Associates. A lawyer and a chartered accountant by profession, she has close to two decades of experience incorporate and international tax field and specializes in M&A transactions and Private Equity space. Prior to joining Nishith Desai Associates, she was partner at M&A Tax practice in one of the Big Four accounting firms. She advises extensively on cross border taxation, acquisition and reorganisation strategies including debt funding and investment strategies. She has also worked closely with renowned fund managers in structuring set up of their offshore and domestic fund platforms, including providing advice on carry structuring from a legal and tax perspective. She has been recognized by International Tax Review World Tax2013 and has also been listed in The Legal500 Directory. She has also been recognized as one of the Leading Women Leaders in Tax 2016, 2017 and 2019 by International Tax Review.

Radhika Parikh Head – GIFT City, Nishith Desai Associates Nishith Desai Associates

Radhika Parikh leads the Nishith Desai Associates GIFT City offices, and works closely with IFSCA on new and existing regulatory initiatives in GIFT City. She also leads the firm’s GIFT City practice which is focused on developing innovative cross borders structures which leverage the unique opportunities available in GIFT City. Radhika is also a Member of the Fund Formation practice at Nishith Desai Associates with a strong focus on PE / VC Funds. She has advised both international and domestic clients on legal, regulatory and tax issues, and best practices for fund governance and fund economics. She is also a Member of the International Tax Practice where she specializes in providing tax advice in complex cross border transactions, and works extensively with advising multi-jurisdictional families on both their family and business structures from an estate planning and succession perspective.

Ipsita Agarwalla Member – International Tax and Funds Formation Practice Nishith Desai Associates

Ipsita has over 5 years of experience in international taxation, M&A and fund formation. She is experienced in advising several clients on domestic M&A transactions and restructurings, inbound investments and repatriation, private equity transactions.

She frequently advises on tax issues to several technology companies on tax and structuring issues, from an international tax and GST perspective including on upcoming technologies and digital products such as block-chain, crypto, non-fungible tokens and gaming. She is passionate regarding the social finance and impact investment space. She has assisted in the launch of one of India’s first-of-a-kind, USD 14.4 million Skill Impact Bond.

She is also a member of the funds practice at Nishith Desai Associates where she advices on funds structuring and documentation of funds (domestic including GIFT City funds and offshore funds). She is also involved in advising various private equity clients with respect to their carry structures. She is extensively involved in the firms’ effort on identifying new opportunities and leveraging the new international financial services centre at GIFT City, Gujarat.

She also writes regularly on contemporary international tax issues and has been involved with several initiatives within the firm, particularly for taxation of financial transactions and digital taxation.