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International company formation

Forming a company in a foreign jurisdiction is never a simple matter. Obligations, procedures, timelines, languages and costs all vary widely from country to country, and sometimes between cities and provinces.

When international businesses need to tackle foreign company formation and create local companies beyond their home jurisdiction, they face a daunting mosaic of languages, business cultures, legal responsibilities and bureaucratic demands.

No matter where you need to trade or invest, we are your local incorporation experts, structuring new entities in strict compliance with local laws, regulations and official timelines (which for things like tax registrations are frequently very tight).

Because we live the local culture and speak the language, no local custom or way of working phases us. Even in jurisdictions that still require in-person submission of handwritten paperwork, we can make sure that our client’s every step is a confident one.

Our comprehensive services are delivered by experienced teams of local experts, giving you an insider’s understanding of more than 80 jurisdictions worldwide.

How we can support you

For private equity clients we provide dedicated fund administration and securitisation services. For real estate structures we help manage holding companies. And for international property portfolios we offer a fully-integrated, multi-jurisdictional SPV management service.

The local legal frameworks governing corporate liquidation and dissolution are also many and varied, as are company formation charges and guidelines around the general formation and incorporation of a company. We help clients take the approach that is appropriate to the local jurisdiction, either by providing our own expertise and services or, if required by local law, by introducing specialist providers.

Balanced solution support for every stage of your business lifecycle

Incorporation and start up

Compliance health checks

Ongoing entity management

Year-round regulatory compliance

One-off major projects and events, from M&A to closures

Other business expansion opportunities

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We make a complex world simple

TMF Group is a leading provider of critical administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. More than 10,000 colleagues in 125 offices across 86 jurisdictions provide local expertise. Our locations cover 92% of world GDP and 95% of FDI inflow.

We are a key part of our clients’ governance, providing the accounting, tax, payroll, fund administration and legal entity management services essential to their success. We make sure rules are followed, reputations protected and operational compliance maintained. We work with the majority of the Fortune Global 500, FTSE 100 and top 300 private equity firms.

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Expand your business efficiently across borders

Get in touch to find out how we can help your organisation grow in a complex world.

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