Corporate Services

Your Goals

Are you considering an international expansion of your business?

Depending on your objectives, you may pursue the following options in Cyprus:

• Incorporating a private or public limited company
• Setting up a branch of your business
• Opening a representative office
• Transforming your existing business into a European company (SE)
• Establishing a General or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
• Registering a trade name

• Malta
• BVI
• Belize
• and others.

Our Expertise

Corporate Law lies at the heart of our firm’s competencies.

We have decades of experience registering and managing legal and administrative sides of business enterprises. Our close links with seasoned taxation and accounting professionals allow us to provide our clients with an all-round and thorough corporate service.

Taking good note of your business circumstances, we can advise you on the best venturing strategy and the suitable type of entity taking into account 

• Formalities of registration, obligations, and restrictions associated with different legal entities
• Taxation particularities in Cyprus and abroad
• Financial and human resources of your business
• Scope and places of your current and intended commercial activities
• and many other relevant details.

We can help you avoid stress, delays and tedious paperwork by

Taking care of the incorporation process

• Checking that a proposed company name is acceptable by researching the registrar and ensuring that it does not breach the legal limitations
• Preparing the applications and supporting documents in the right format
• Drafting the Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Filing the application with the Cyprus Company Registrar

Assisting with applications ancillary to company operations

• Social Insurance Registration
• Registration with the Tax Department for Income 
• Tax 
• VAT

Delivering Administrative Services according to your needs

• Providing a Registered OfficeRecruiting local directors
• Appointing trustee shareholders
• Providing Secretarial services 
• holding General Meetings 
• keeping share registers
• notifying the Registrar of the company structure changes
• Monitoring the calendar and ad hoc announcements as to the company reporting obligations, thus helping you avoid non-compliance fines, penalties and removal from the Registrar
• Filing Annual Returns and financial statements
• Opening and managing bank accounts as authorised signatories
• Handling correspondence
• Translating and notarising documentation as required
  

Catering for the immigration needs associated with your international expansion, helping business founders, investors and key overseas staff, as well as their families, receive residence permits. Find out more

Assisting in the obtainment of licenses for conducting certain professional and commercial activities. Find out more about banking and finance [link to practice area] and trade and professional services.

 Useful Resources                  

Companies Section, Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver

Point of Single Contact (PSC Cyprus) – Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Business Setup Procedure