CS at Work is the personal blog of Prashant Kumar, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer at Global Horizons Capital Advisors (IFSC) Private Limited, an IFSCA-licensed Investment Banker based in GIFT City.
This blog exists for one reason — to translate India’s complex corporate, regulatory, and financial services legislation into clear, accurate, and practically useful content. Every article is written from direct professional experience, not from the sidelines.
Prashant works on-ground in GIFT IFSC, dealing with IFSCA regulations, capital market transactions, fund structuring, and compliance governance every day. What gets published here reflects what actually matters in practice — the regulatory positions, the process requirements, the structuring considerations, and the compliance risks that professionals and businesses need to understand before they act.
What this blog covers
GIFT IFSC and IFSCA regulations. Fund setup under FME and AIF frameworks. IPOs, direct listings, and exchange listings. Corporate governance and compliance strategy. FEMA and cross-border structuring. Company law and secretarial practice.
Who reads this blog
Fund managers and investment professionals evaluating GIFT IFSC structures. Corporate and compliance teams navigating regulatory change. Founders and businesses dealing with cross-border transactions, foreign investment, and governance frameworks. Legal and secretarial professionals seeking practical regulatory interpretation.
The approach
Every post is accurate — grounded in legislation and regulatory notifications, not speculation. Every post is actionable — focused on what the law requires and what that means in practice. And every post is written in plain professional language, because clarity is the point.
About the Author
Prashant Kumar is a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer at Global Horizons Capital Advisors (IFSC) Private Limited, an IFSCA-licensed Investment Banker in GIFT City. He is also a published author with hands-on experience in IPOs, direct listings, exchange listings, GIFT IFSC structuring, fund setup across FME and AIF frameworks, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
His day-to-day work within the GIFT IFSC ecosystem gives him direct, on-ground familiarity with IFSCA regulations, the registration and compliance process, and the practical structuring requirements for financial services entities operating within the IFSC — including investment banking, fund management, and leasing structures.
He writes to share what that experience produces — regulatory clarity, practical insight, and honest professional perspective.
For professional discussions on GIFT IFSC, IPOs, listings, fund structuring, and regulatory strategy, he can be reached at +91 9821008011 or prashant.kumar@global-horizons.in.