Corporate Secretarial

At Niyam Advisors, we provide end-to-end corporate, legal, and advisory solutions designed to support businesses through formation, growth, restructuring, and long-term compliance in India. Our services combine regulatory precision, strategic insight, and practical execution, ensuring sustainable and compliant operations.

⚖️ Corporate Legal Compliances (Routine & Ongoing Compliances)

We ensure organizations remain fully compliant with applicable corporate laws, reducing regulatory exposure and strengthening governance frameworks.

🔹 End-to-end compliance under the Companies Act, 2013
🔹 Annual, event-based, and periodic filings with MCA
🔹 Maintenance of statutory registers and records
🔹 Board, Committee, and Shareholder meeting compliances
🔹 Secretarial Standards (SS-1 & SS-2) adherence
🔹 Monitoring regulatory changes and proactive compliance advisory

🧭 Advisory Services

💼 Business Consultancy

We act as strategic advisors to management and boards, helping align business objectives with regulatory, financial, and governance frameworks.

🔹 Business structuring and re-structuring advisory
🔹 Governance framework design
🔹 Risk identification and mitigation strategies
🔹 Regulatory impact analysis for strategic decisions
🔹 Support for domestic and cross-border operations

🏢 Establishment of Business

We provide complete support for setting up and operationalizing businesses in India, ensuring regulatory clarity from day one.

🔹 Selection of appropriate legal structure
🔹 Regulatory registrations and approvals
🔹 Compliance roadmap for new entities
🔹 Advisory on operational and governance setup

🔄 Merger & Acquisition Services

🔗 Merger and Amalgamation

We manage the entire lifecycle of merger transactions, ensuring legal, regulatory, and stakeholder alignment.

🔹 Transaction structuring and feasibility analysis
🔹 Drafting of schemes and regulatory documentation
🔹 Coordination with regulators and authorities
🔹 Post-merger compliance and integration support

✂️ Demerger

We assist organizations in strategic separation of business verticals, enabling operational focus and value creation.

🔹 Demerger structuring and advisory
🔹 Regulatory approvals and filings
🔹 Stakeholder and governance alignment

🧩 Wholly Owned Subsidiary Merger & Amalgamation

We specialize in simplified mergers of wholly owned subsidiaries, optimizing corporate structures and reducing compliance burden.

🔹 Fast-track merger advisory
🔹 Regulatory and secretarial execution
🔹 Post-merger compliance integration

🏗️ Incorporation Services

🇮🇳 Indian Company

We handle the incorporation of Indian entities, ensuring accuracy, speed, and compliance.

🔹 Private & Public Company incorporation
🔹 Statutory registrations and filings
🔹 Post-incorporation compliance setup

🤝 Section 8 Company

We assist in forming non-profit and charitable organizations, with strong governance at the core.

🔹 Licensing and approvals
🔹 Governance and compliance structuring
🔹 Advisory on statutory obligations

🌍 Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Foreign Company

We support foreign entities in establishing 100% subsidiaries in India, ensuring regulatory alignment.

🔹 Entity structuring advisory
🔹 FEMA-aligned incorporation support
🔹 Corporate and secretarial compliance setup

🌐 Foreign Establishment Structures

🏢 Branch Office

We guide foreign companies in setting up Branch Offices in India, aligned with permitted activities and regulatory norms.

🔹 Regulatory approvals
🔹 Operational compliance advisory
🔹 Ongoing regulatory and secretarial support

🧾 Liaison Office

We assist in establishing Liaison Offices for representation and coordination purposes.

🔹 RBI and regulatory approvals
🔹 Compliance and reporting obligations
🔹 Closure and transition advisory

📌 Project Office

We support foreign entities executing specific projects in India, ensuring full regulatory compliance.

🔹 Project Office establishment approvals
🔹 FEMA and RBI compliance
🔹 Ongoing operational and closure support.

👷 Labour Law Advisory

We assist organizations in navigating India’s complex labour and employment law framework while maintaining compliance and workforce harmony.

🔹 Advisory on central and state labour laws
🔹 Employment structuring and workforce compliance
🔹 Drafting and review of HR policies, standing orders, and employee handbooks
🔹 Advisory on hiring, termination, layoffs, and closures
🔹 Support in labour audits, inspections, and dispute resolution

📈 IPO Advisory

We support companies through the IPO readiness and compliance journey, ensuring alignment with regulatory and governance expectations.

🔹 Pre-IPO compliance assessment and gap analysis
🔹 Corporate governance and secretarial readiness
🔹 Coordination with legal, financial, and regulatory stakeholders
🔹 Ongoing compliance support post-listing

📝 Agreements and Contracts

We provide end-to-end support for commercial documentation and contract management, ensuring legal robustness and business clarity.

🔹 Drafting, vetting, and negotiation of commercial agreements
🔹 Shareholder, JV, vendor, and service agreements
🔹 Employment, confidentiality, and non-compete agreements
🔹 Contract risk assessment and compliance alignment

🌍 FEMA Advisory

We advise clients on compliance with Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations governing cross-border transactions.

🔹 Advisory on inbound and outbound investments
🔹 Structuring foreign exchange transactions
🔹 Compliance filings and regulatory reporting
🔹 Advisory on pricing guidelines and sectoral caps

💰 External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)

We assist businesses in raising foreign debt funding while ensuring compliance with RBI and FEMA regulations.

🔹 ECB structuring and eligibility assessment
🔹 Advisory on end-use, limits, and pricing norms
🔹 Regulatory approvals and filings
🔹 Ongoing compliance and reporting support

🌐 Overseas Direct Investment (ODI)

We support Indian entities investing overseas, ensuring compliance with RBI and FEMA frameworks.

🔹 Structuring outbound investments
🔹 Advisory on investment limits and modes
🔹 Regulatory approvals and reporting
🔹 Ongoing compliance and closure support

🇮🇳 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

We provide advisory on foreign investments into India, covering structuring, approvals, and compliance.

🔹 Advisory on FDI policy, sectoral caps, and entry routes
🔹 Investment structuring and documentation
🔹 Regulatory filings and reporting
🔹 Post-investment compliance management

🧠 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

We help businesses protect, manage, and commercialize intellectual assets.

🔹 Advisory on trademarks, copyrights, and IP protection
🔹 IP documentation and registration support
🔹 IP structuring and commercialization advisory
🔹 Risk assessment and compliance support

📊 Valuation (Companies Act)

📈 Securities and Financial Assets

We provide independent and compliant valuation services as per the Companies Act and applicable standards.

🔹 Valuation of equity shares and securities
🔹 Valuation for mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring
🔹 Valuation of financial instruments and assets
🔹 Compliance-driven valuation reports

📚 Accounting and Book Keeping

We offer structured accounting solutions to ensure financial discipline and regulatory compliance.

🔹 Day-to-day bookkeeping and ledger maintenance
🔹 Financial statement preparation
🔹 Compliance with accounting standards
🔹 Support during audits and reviews

🧾 GST Advisory

We provide comprehensive support under India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.

🔹 GST registration and advisory
🔹 Compliance management and return filings
🔹 GST audit support and reconciliations
🔹 Advisory on classification, valuation, and credits

💼 Income Tax Advisory

We assist individuals and businesses with tax planning, compliance, and advisory services.

🔹 Tax structuring and planning advisory
🔹 Compliance with income tax laws
🔹 Advisory on transactions and assessments
🔹 Representation and support during tax proceedings