India entry and project partner · Mumbai
Your route into Indian infrastructure
We help foreign contractors, equipment makers and investors enter India: choose the right market, find and vet the Indian partner, clear approvals and win the first projects. One team, from the first question to the signed contract.
India is building now
- 1,185 kmof metro running in 26 cities, with about 998 km more under constructionOct 2026
- 300 GWof non-fossil power capacity installed, on the way to 500 GW by 2030Jul 2026
- ₹8.69 lakh crJal Jeevan Mission outlay for drinking water, extended to 2028Mar 2026
Desks for companies from
- Germany
- Japan
- Italy
- United Kingdom and the rest of Europe
Who we work for
Built for companies entering India for the first time
Foreign EPC contractors
Qualify for Indian tenders, form the right joint venture and bid with a partner who has the local track record.
How we help
Equipment and technology makers
Find distributors, licensees or manufacturing partners, and meet local-content rules without giving away your know-how.
How we help
Infrastructure investors
Source and check projects and developers, understand payment security, and structure entry through platforms or stakes.
How we help
What we do
Five steps from first look to signed contract
Use us for one step or all five. The same people carry the work through.
- 01
India market entry
Which states, buyers and contracts are worth your time, and what it takes to qualify.
- 02
Partner search and joint ventures
A shortlist of Indian partners, checked properly, and help agreeing terms.
- 03
Approvals and liaison
Company set-up, registrations, permits and tender eligibility.
- 04
PPP and project development
Hybrid annuity, design-build-operate and concession projects, from feasibility to bid.
- 05
Project finance support
Lenders, guarantees and multilateral funding lined up with the project.
Sectors
Where we know the buyers, the rules and the money
Water and wastewater
₹1.86 lakh cr of AMRUT 2.0 urban water and sewerage projects approved
Read the sector brief
Energy and green hydrogen
55 GW of non-fossil capacity added in FY2025-26, a record
Read the sector brief
Metro, rail and urban transport
₹30,942 cr central metro budget for FY2026-27
Read the sector brief
A recent mandate
An Italian stone-industry manufacturer found its Indian partner in under 90 days
The client, an Italian maker of products for the natural-stone industry, wanted to enter India and needed a partner it could trust. We mapped the market and the likely partners, ran due diligence on the shortlist, set up and joined the meetings, and stayed involved through to a distribution arrangement.
- < 90 daysto a credible Indian partner, Zyax Chemicals
- < 180 daysto a distributor arrangement in place
Client name withheld at the client's request.
Country desks
We speak to your board, and to India
Each desk knows the home-market agencies, chambers and lenders that support Indian projects, and the Indian buyers and partners that matter for your sector. Meetings in English, run by partners in Mumbai.
Germany
Japan
Italy
UK and Europe
Free download
The India Water Market Playbook
Nine pages on where the money is, who buys, how contracts and payment security work, the rules for foreign bidders, and how Veolia, IDE, Metito and Kurita entered. About 60 sources, all listed.
Insights
Briefings for boards looking at India
Talk to a partner
Book a 30-minute India-entry call
Tell us what you make or build and where you want to be in India. A partner reads every enquiry and replies within one working day.
info@ubrinfra.com
+91 22 2492 7671
Worli, Mumbai · UTC+5:30
