Manufacturing and Industrial
Legal support for establishing, acquiring, supplying and operating manufacturing businesses in India.
Manufacturing projects require alignment among ownership, land and facilities, technology, equipment, raw materials, suppliers, customers, workforce, approvals and logistics. DB Legal advises on the corporate and commercial arrangements that connect these elements and coordinates with sector, environmental, tax, real estate and employment specialists where required.
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India establishment and investment
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Entry strategy, entity selection and company formation.
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Foreign investment route, sectoral conditions and funding instruments.
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Greenfield projects, acquisitions and manufacturing joint ventures.
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Shareholder, technology-transfer and governance arrangements.
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Project legal checklists and coordination with other professional advisers.
Supply chain and operations
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Raw-material, component and finished-goods supply agreements.
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Contract manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing arrangements.
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Procurement, capital equipment, installation and maintenance contracts.
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Warehousing, logistics, freight and distribution agreements.
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Quality, inspection, testing, warranty, recall and rejection processes.
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Forecasting, minimum commitment, allocation and business-continuity provisions.
Technology and industrial collaboration
The Firm drafts and negotiates technology licence, know-how transfer, technical assistance, engineering, tooling, development and collaboration agreements, with particular attention to ownership of improvements, confidentiality, performance standards, localisation, royalties, termination and transition.
Acquisitions, joint ventures and restructuring
DB Legal advises on due diligence, share and business acquisitions, joint venture documentation, separation of shared facilities and services, transitional arrangements, internal reorganisations and post-closing integration of contracts and governance.
Commercial risk allocation
Industrial contracts should address specifications, change control, delivery, title and risk, pricing adjustments, taxes, intellectual property, tooling, compliance, product liability, indemnities, insurance, force majeure, termination and transition in a manner consistent with the operating model.