Independent, partner-led due diligence on the Indian promoters, joint-venture partners and campus service providers who approach you. Three fixed-fee tiers, from a discreet 4-week screen to full 12-week diligence.
Each tier answers a sharper question than the one before. Stop after any tier, or move up with the earlier work carried forward.
Which fees would you like to see?
Promoter, integrity and reputational due diligence
USD 5,000
Fixed fee for schools
“Should we keep talking?”
Enhanced due diligence
USD 12,500
Fixed fee for schools
“Is this the right partner?”
Full-scope due diligence
USD 25,000
Fixed fee for schools
“Can we sign, and on what terms?”
Quarterly re-screening for litigation, regulator action, adverse media and changes in control. An alert within 5 working days of anything material, and an annual partner-led check-in with fresh local enquiries. Available after Tier 2 or 3.
Fees are fixed, quoted in US dollars and exclusive of applicable taxes and travel. Work beyond the agreed scope is quoted in advance as a fixed add-on.
What you will know at the end of each tier, and what you will hold in your hands.
Promoter, integrity and reputational due diligence. A discreet screen that tells you whether the group is worth more of your time. We never contact the promoter at this stage.
Not included: contact with the promoter, site visits, legal opinion on title, audit or tax advice.
Enhanced due diligence. We meet the promoter, visit the institutions it runs and test whether it can fund what it promises.
Everything in Tier 1, plus promoter documents under NDA, management meetings, institution visits and structured references.
Not included: legal opinion on title, audit or tax advice.
Full-scope due diligence. Everything you need before signing, with protections set out for each risk we find.
Everything in Tiers 1 and 2, plus a virtual data room, title records, financial records and published approval norms.
Not included: tax advice, drafting of agreements or an audit opinion.
Public registers are where we start. The value is in what experienced people find, test and judge on the ground.
Confidential conversations with heads, former staff, operators and consultants who know the group. Never references chosen by the promoter.
Seeing how the group's schools or colleges really run in Tier 2, and the proposed site itself in Tier 3.
A MAS partner tests the promoter's story against the evidence, and reads who really decides.
Earlier brand partners and institutions served speak candidly to a peer adviser.
Knowing whether a finding is fatal, fixable or normal in Indian education.
The tiers keep the same structure. What changes is who we assess, and the checks we add for each route into India.
Under the UGC's 2023 regulations a foreign university may set up its campus in a joint venture with an Indian company or institution, holding the majority itself.
In GIFT City the campus is a branch of the foreign university. An Indian AISP provides campus and support services, without equity.
Choosing between providers? We can assess two or three side by side for one decision, quoted as a fixed add-on.
Tell us who approached you and what you are weighing. We recommend a tier.
We confirm we do not act for the promoter, then issue a fixed-fee letter.
Research, visits and enquiries, with a status call at the end of week 2.
Your report and board material, with a readout from the partner who signed it.
Still unsure which tier fits? Ask us in confidence.
We reply personally within 2 working days, and every enquiry stays confidential.
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