GIFT IFSC & Offshore Financial Services Advisory

We advise domestic and international clients on structuring and establishing IFSC entities, navigating its unified regulatory framework, and optimising offshore financial strategies.

Our GIFT IFSC and Offshore Financial Services practice is centred on India’s International Financial Services Centre as a strategic platform for cross-border capital flows and global financial operations. We advise domestic and international clients on structuring and establishing IFSC entities, navigating its unified regulatory framework, and optimising offshore financial strategies. With a forward-looking focus on “onshoring the offshore,” we assist institutions, funds, and financial intermediaries in transitioning global structures and capital arrangements into India’s IFSC ecosystem, enabling regulatory efficiency, currency flexibility, and internationally competitive financial structuring within a robust domestic jurisdictional framework.

Our services span banking, insurance, asset management, foreign currency lending, fund structuring, trade finance, leasing, trusteeship, and fiduciary services. We deliver integrated legal and regulatory solutions that enable seamless cross-border transactions, operational efficiency, and tax optimisation within the specialised IFSC ecosystem.

We Cover

IFSC Entity Establishment & Structuring

Advisory on incorporation, licensing, regulatory approvals, and operational readiness within the IFSC framework.

Offshore Fund & Capital Structuring

Guidance on fund formation, capital raising including sustainable finance instruments such as Green Bonds and other ESG-linked issuances, fund management structures, foreign currency loan syndication, establishment of asset management platforms, and the design and execution of sophisticated cross-border financing arrangements.