Larive India

Larive  provides tailor-made and actionable business insight solutions in high growth markets. Our local experts employ tested business analysis techniques to assist in making business decisions timely, wisely and responsibly.Our services in this area include:

• Business sector analysis
• Market analysis
• Legal analysis

When investing in high growth economies, a common entry strategy is to work together with a local partner. The choice of partner determines the success or failure of the venture. Larive International provides professional expertise in choosing the optimal local partner, matching mutual business needs and goals.Our services in this area include:

• Longlisting of potential partners
• Shortlisting of potential partners
• Organizing company visits
• Negotiation support
• Advice on the cooperation structure
• Local due diligence
• Selection of local experts for due diligence, legal counsel and other specialized local aspects of the transaction

Larive International provides a full range of advisory services to guide and support clients throughout the complete M&A process.Larive can execute the (coordination of the) entire process. Our services provided are usually a mix of:

• Selection/prioritization of target countries for the M&A attempt (including country risk analysis)
• Identification and selection of potential M&A targets
• Assessment of potential targets
• Advise on the negotiation strategy
• Support to the negotiations
• Advise on the transaction structure
• Valuation of the target
• Selection of local experts for due diligence, legal counsel and other specialized local aspects of the transaction
• Execution of local commercial due diligence
• Coordination and supervision of local due diligence (e.g. financial, legal, environmental) by third parties
• Identification and application of government incentives facilities
• Coordination and supervision of transaction/closing procedures

A similar range of services are applicable for clients establishing “non-equity” strategic partnerships, for example, through technical and/or commercial licensing, marketing agreements, sourcing agreements, etc.

Obtaining external financing at commercial advantageous conditions is not easy in emerging markets. High financing expenses can diminish the advantages of your new activities to a considerable extend. As a result, projects may be postponed or cancelled alltogether.

Financial structuring

• Subsidies for export to emerging markets (Package4Growth)
• Subsidies for investments in emerging markets (for instance: PSI, Orio)
• Loans (subordinate) on investments in emerging markets (for instance: FOM)
• Selection of financial or strategic joint-shareholders

After determination of the right strategy, in order to enter an emerging market, you as an entrepreneur are faced with the challenge of actually implementing this. Especially during this phase of implementation, you are once again confronted with limited transparency of the market, bureaucracy and particularly the differences in culture and language.

Larive’s services in this area:

• Project management
• Partner identification
• Interim management
• Representation within management of local organisations
• Legal advice
• Recruitment
• Location selection
• Registration
• Office facilities
• Trade missions

By entering emerging markets, you as an entrepreneur will encounter limited transparency of organisations, rapid changes of markets and legislations and cultural differences. In such a setting, there is the chance that due to the lack of reliable information, wrong choices will be made. If you have the context mapped-out prior to commencing, the risk will be reduced and you will be able to speed up the next steps.

• Sector studies
• Market research
• Legal studies
• Partner Search (Match Making)
• Supplier selection
• Distributor selection
• Client identification
• Background research of companies and people

Selecting the right candidates for mergers, acquisitions and alliances, and mediation with owners is virtually impossible without a profound knowledge of the local market.

• Larive’s services in this area:
• Background studies
• (Commercial) Due-diligence activities
• Mediation
• Structuring
• Agreement
• Greenfield investments

Whilst establishing a new company, several deliberate choices have to be taken too. Which country or location is most suitable? What are appropriate partners and suppliers? How does the company obtain the proper permits? The assistance of Larive makes all the difference here. Local contacts, knowledge of the market and local experience help you to reduce the risks to a minimum and to speed-up the process. This is indispensable support during the entire process, from choice of country throughout project implementation.

• Larive’s services in this area:
• Selection of land or region
• Location selection
• Government approval and permits
• Selection of suppliers and partners
• Project management support

Larive International advises companies on market entry and growth strategies in more than 30 countries in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and East Africa where local market experts have accumulated in-depth knowledge of the political, economic, social, technological and legal environment over a span of three decades. This intimate knowledge on the ground makes Larive International an excellent partner in definining the best business strategy.Our services in this area include:

• Formulating market entry and growth strategy models
• Executing feasibility studies
• Formulating business plans
• Developing strategic marketing plans