A PE-Backed Portfolio Company Built Exit-Ready India Operations in Under a Year
A PE-backed US services company deployed India operations under COPO with exit-ready documentation, clean entity structure, and 100+ headcount in 90 days.
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The Challenge
The client needed to build a significant India operation quickly, with full compliance from day one and a clear path to operational independence. Their existing vendor arrangements were creating knowledge silos, and they had no institutional ownership of the work being produced offshore.
Our Approach
- Assessed the operational requirements and recommended the optimal GCC model
- Registered the India entity and completed all regulatory filings within six weeks
- Stood up the office infrastructure including IT, security, and facilities
- Recruited and onboarded the initial team against specific technical and cultural criteria
- Established HR, payroll, and compliance operations running on schedule from month one
- Built a transition plan for moving to full client ownership over the agreed timeline
The Result
The India center launched in 90 days. Within a year, 100+ professionals were handling operations, with documented SOPs, clean entity structure, and 12 months of quality track record. The operation was designed for exit from the start: acquirer-ready documentation, India-based management layer, and zero vendor dependency. The GCC is a balance sheet asset, not a cost line.
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Methodology and Limitations
- Evidence class
- Client confidential
- Baseline
- Pre-deployment operating cost across the portfolio companies in scope
- Period
- From entity setup through exit readiness
- Scope and attribution
- Owned India operating capability built for exit-readiness.
- Client naming
- Withheld under a confidentiality agreement
- Reviewed by
- Veeral Lakhani, CEO
Client identity withheld under a confidentiality agreement. Figures depend on baseline, scope and period and are not represented as reproducible for every company. Awaiting the signed evidence pack before any figure is restated as independently verified.