DEZAN SHIRA & ASSOCIATES

Our Practice Dezan Shira & Associates is a pan-Asia, multi-disciplinary professional services firm providing legal, tax and operational advisory to international investors. Operational throughout China, India, ASEAN, Russia, and the Silk Road, our mission is to guide foreign companies through Asia’s complex regulatory environment and assist them with all aspects of establishing, maintaining and growing their business operations in the region. With more than 26 years of on-the-ground experience and a large team of lawyers, tax experts, HR and IT professionals, as well as auditors, researchers, and business analysts, we are your partner for growth in Asia. Originally incorporated in Hong Kong in 1992, Dezan Shira & Associates is in its third decade of operation and has subsequently grown to support office and staff throughout China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and together with our alliance partners in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Our Services and Global Reach Dezan Shira & Associates is a specialist practice that provides foreign direct investment services. Specifically, our services include pre-investment and entry strategy advisory, due diligence on and comparisons of investment destinations, corporate establishment and management, tax advisory, accounting and reporting, treasury administration, financial review, internal audit and compliance, human resource administration, payroll management, IT system review and management, as well as accounting software advisory. In essence, we hold our clients’ hands through the entire business cycle in Asia. Our corporate offices are fully integrated in working both locally and internationally to provide multi- jurisdictional advice and planning for businesses operating across Asia. Our expert staff regularly communicate and travel between our offices to pool, share, and enhance our already extensive regional intelligence on doing business. This unique aspect of our business model enables our firm to provide a detailed and accurate picture on the latest developments in the local region as well as cross-regional regulatory matters. Our solution sets provide unique comparisons to our clients with optimum business insights that other single-country firms cannot equal. Our Clients While some of our clients are Fortune 500 companies, most are within the Fortune 5,000 globally. Our clients are typically mid-cap companies, subsidiaries of publicly listed corporations, large family-owned enterprises, as well as larger multinational corporations. We are as comfortable advising entrepreneurs as we are with aiding well-established businesses. Our diverse client base allows us to strengthen the knowledge base that we continue to utilize in assisting our clients to do business across Asia. Throughout our storied history, we have served clients from over 100 countries around the globe with extensive client bases from Europe and North America. Our industry practices include: >> Education >> Entertainment and Sports >> Environment and Cleantech >> Food and Beverage >> Healthcare >> Information Technology >> Manufacturing >> Non-Governmental Organizations >> Professional Services >> Trade and E-Commerce Through Asia Briefing, our firm’s wholly-owned subsidiary, we offer considerable business intelligence and resources for investors looking to establish and grow in Asia. Coupled with decades of accumulated Asia experience, our dedication to providing practical and meaningful solutions to clients is the reason that our practice has become the market leader it is today. The publication house, Asia Briefing, produces articles, magazines, and guides on doing business in China, Vietnam, ASEAN, Indonesia, India, Russia, and the Silk Road. It publishes business news and analysis for each of these jurisdictions, particularly as it relates to foreign direct investment and related legal, tax, and operational concerns. Email: asia@dezshira.com Website: www.dezshira.com ABOUT US