India is regarded as the largest growing economy in the world and the largest democracy in the world. This combination makes it a particularly attractive strategic destination for Israeli companies seeking large-scale markets, strong local partners, investment opportunities and penetration into international markets. This is precisely why economic, commercial and business ties between Israel and India have been growing exponentially in recent years. These have become one of Israel's most significant strategic activity axes in Asia, particularly prominent among them being the transition from trade in products to deep-seated collaborations based on technology, investments and innovation. In evidence of this no fewer than one hundred R&D centers belonging to multinational companies are currently operating in India, many of them directly related to Israeli innovation.

Scope of Services?

Our activity at The Gateway to Israel-India Business - a subsidiary of the BDO Group - is positioned at the core of this economic axis, manifesting our role as a leading body in the fields of consultancy, banking, investments and business development. The activity covers a complete range of service and support areas for the business person, manufacturer or entrepreneur, in their quest to identify new opportunities. The firm employs consultants and experts who accompany Indian and Israeli entrepreneurs, organizations, companies, groups and investors throughout the entire life cycle of the business activity involved - starting from the stage of identifying a business opportunity, via market assessment and analysis, followed by the location of potential local partners, technological scouting, formation of a local contacts network, legal support, building up of an investment/venture structure and culminating in actual commercial activity.

Circumstances, Needs and Objectives

Entrepreneurs at the crossroads of a strategic decision, Indian investors interested in Israeli innovation, Israeli companies considering international expansion, investment groups from India and Israel seeking assistance with a "soft entry" into a new market - for all of these, we are here. We form the banking, investment and consulting arm on the Israel-India axis of BDO, one of the leading accounting and business consultancy firms in Israel. We offer our service and involvement to facilitate the expansion of existing operations, or with the aim of finding a local partner or alongside the process of examining investment opportunities. Our experts participate in market mapping and assessment processes, as well as in advanced stages for setting up operations, the creation of joint ventures between Israel and India or the implementation of cross-border transactions. Our professional involvement in the international business process includes consultation and accompaniment by experts to achieve the bottom line commercially: risk minimization and the realization of business potential.

Why Choose Us?

We offer cumulative experience of sixty years of business activity in Israel and India, in which we have been combining strategic and practical consultation. Our experts bring with them a professional combination of this cumulative experience in business and financial activity in Israel and India, together with a deep understanding of the business cultures in both markets and in-depth familiarity with the local professional presence. All of these enable us to become a true partner translating trends into concrete and valuable business opportunities. The business development activity in India undertaken by BDO - Israel-India operates under the Strategy Division of the consultancy arm of the group, being part of the international business development services provided by BDO experts. From our offices in Tel Aviv we manage strategic collaborations with consultancy firms in the Indian market, which have a significant presence in the major cities, including the three main business capitals: Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.

Key Personnel

The activity is led by Adv. Anat Bernstein-Reich, MBA, LLB, possessing over 27 years of experience in business development, investment consultancy and the creation of cross-border partnerships between Israeli and Indian companies, President of the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of the Israel-India Chamber of Commerce and Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Haifa and the North; Ofir Mizrahi, MBA, MA, a business development expert with wide experience in the commercial accompaniment of Israeli and Indian companies, the identification of business partners, the penetration of international markets and the development of commercial activity, in Israel and India. Fluent Hindi speaker and lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the areas of Israel-India trade affairs; Adv. Guy Dror Cohen, B.Sc., LLB - a senior legal and commercial advisor, possessing extensive practical experience in the corporate arena in India, including many years of experience in cross-border transactions, business ventures and the accompaniment of commercial activity between Israel and India.