Global Capability Centres

India has emerged as a leading destination for Global Capability Centres (GCC) for its skilled talent pool, cost arbitrage, robust infrastructure and favourable policy measures. Understanding the regulatory, compliance and legal framework in India is essential to ensure the sustainability and success of a GCC in India. Some of the key areas to be considered include tax aspects such as transfer pricing and mitigating permanent establishment risk, foreign exchange management regulations, employment laws, policy interventions and incentives and regulations around data protection and privacy. Khaitan & Co helps clients navigate through the regulatory aspects for GCCs in India and offer insights on market practice and approaches.

Our GCC team provides end-to-end legal solutions for the establishment and operation of GCCs. Our clients include global corporations across diverse industries seeking strategic, compliant and efficient GCC setups. We advise on structuring models such as subsidiaries, joint ventures and BOT arrangements, and assist with regulatory approvals and compliance with evolving IP and data protection laws. Our expertise spans employment law, workforce structuring, transfer pricing, tax advisory, technology contracts and privacy compliance. We also support in real estate transactions, draft key operational agreements and offer tailored regulatory guidance for GCCs in highly regulated sectors such as financial services, telecom, pharmaceuticals and retail.

We have been a trusted legal partner to leading GCCs across a wide range of industries in India in establishing and scaling their operations in India. Our team possesses deep capabilities to deliver integrated solutions across the entire lifecycle. With over a century of legal expertise, a pan-India presence covering major GCC hubs, and an international office in Singapore, we offer seamless, cross-border legal support rooted in deep local insight.