Opening a Swiss branch

Published on Dec 15, 2014

A company with headquarters in a foreign country can open a Swiss branch. This branch is of course subject to Swiss law. The name of the Swiss branch must contain the name of the foreign company followed by the location of its headquarters and then its location in Switzerland for Swiss ...

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Swiss sole proprietorship

Published on Dec 15, 2014

Starting a sole proprietorship in Switzerland is probably the fasted and least costly ways of starting a business in this country. There is no minimum capital, no signing of the articles and no need for a notary. Despite being faster and less costly, the Swiss sole proprietorship company is ...

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Swiss company formation: the Swiss SARL

Published on Dec 12, 2013

Creating a Swiss SARL (Swiss LLC)* is carried out through the submission of notarized legal documents. Swiss company formation for a SARL is carried out by one or several physical people or legal personalities. The following must be included in the articles of association of a Swiss ...

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Create a foundation in Switzerland

Published on May 12, 2013

A foundation is a legal entity constituted by the assignment of assets for a stated special objective. In Switzerland, to create a foundation, founders must submit notarized legal documents. The foundation charter is a deed poll by the founder(s) and contains: The name of the ...

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Swiss company registration: the Swiss S.A.

Published on Feb 5, 2013

For Swiss company registration of an S.A. (Swiss PLC)* notarized legal documents must be submitted. The articles of association The following must be included in the company articles of association for the Swiss company registration of an S.A.: corporate name corporate address corporate ...

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Changing the director of a Swiss SARL

Published on Aug 30, 2011

There are several reasons why a change in a Swiss SARL director may be desired: non-renewal of a contract at its termination, dismissal of current managing director, appointment of an additional director, etc. To be enforceable against third parties, the Swiss trade registry (not to be confused ...

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Moving corporate headquarters within Switzerland

Published on Aug 30, 2011

Swiss companies can decide to move their Swiss corporate headquarters to any part of Switzerland at any time. The change in legal address must be reported to the Swiss trade register (not to be confused with the Swiss chamber or commerce) in order to be enforceable against third parties. The ...

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