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Corporate Services
Corporate Support Throughout the Business Lifecycle
The practice assists businesses with incorporation, structuring, governance, compliance, transactions, restructuring, relocation, and dissolution in Malta, supporting local and international clients at every stage of the corporate lifecycle.
Practice Area Overview
Practical Corporate Guidance from Formation to Growth
Corporate support is available throughout the business lifecycle, from incorporation and establishment through ongoing compliance, expansion, and restructuring to relocation or dissolution. Assistance is tailored to each company’s structure, activity, and objectives.
Legal requirements are considered alongside the commercial context in which the business operates. The practice supports startups, SMEs, family businesses, regulated entities, family offices, and international corporate groups, in Malta and internationally.
Areas of Corporate Support
Twelve Areas of Corporate Support
The areas below reflect the practice’s verified corporate-services scope. Assistance is scoped to the requirements of each company and engagement.
Company Incorporation in Malta
Assistance with the incorporation of Maltese companies, aligned with the client’s structure and objectives.
International Corporate Structuring
Support with corporate structures involving Maltese and international entities.
Corporate Secretarial Services
Corporate secretarial support for Maltese companies and their ongoing corporate records.
Registered Office Services
Registered office arrangements for Maltese companies, where required by the engagement.
Preparation of Corporate Documentation
Preparation of the corporate documentation required for a company’s decisions and corporate actions.
Annual Compliance and Statutory Filings
Support with annual compliance requirements and statutory filings for Maltese companies.
Corporate Governance
Advice on corporate-governance arrangements appropriate to the company and its activity.
Share Transfers and Capital Restructuring
Assistance with share transfers and with changes to a company’s capital structure.
Mergers and Acquisitions Support
Legal support in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and related corporate transactions.
Corporate Due Diligence
Corporate due-diligence reviews in connection with transactions, investments, and compliance.
Company Dissolutions and Liquidations
Assistance with the dissolution and liquidation of Maltese companies.
Business Relocation to Malta
Support for businesses relocating their operations or corporate structures to Malta.
Corporate and Commercial Perspective
Support aligned with the business lifecycle.
Corporate requirements are considered alongside the company’s structure, activity and commercial objectives, from establishment and ongoing compliance through transactions, restructuring or closure.
How the Practice Supports Businesses
A Considered Approach to Corporate Matters
The stages below describe how corporate matters are generally approached. They are a way of working, not a fixed process or a commitment that applies to every engagement.
Understand the Business and Objectives
Each engagement begins with the company, its activity, and the objectives behind the corporate step being considered.
Consider the Legal and Corporate Structure
The relevant legal requirements are considered alongside the company’s structure and commercial context.
Prepare and Coordinate the Required Documentation
The documentation required for the engagement is prepared and coordinated with the client.
Support Implementation and Ongoing Compliance
The practice supports implementation and, where engaged, the company’s ongoing compliance requirements.
Corporate requirements differ from company to company. How a matter proceeds depends on its circumstances and on the scope agreed with the client.
Who Corporate Services Are For
Support for Companies at Every Stage
Corporate services are provided to a broad range of businesses. The support relevant to each client depends on the company and the matter at hand.
- Entrepreneurs and startups
- SMEs
- Family businesses and family offices
- Regulated entities
- Multinational corporations
- International corporate groups
- International investors
- Businesses relocating to Malta
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Connected areas of support.
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