There are no illusions regarding the significant obstacles and intricacies that are part and parcel of attempts by small to medium-sized foreign companies to establish presence within Europe, even in the best of times.

Most foreign firms seeking to set up corporate entities and financial structures in Europe run into time-consuming, complex problems. Invariably, these problems arise as a function of satisfying local and European Union regulations, establishing transparency of their domestic operations, and in submitting to the extensive validation processes of individual and corporate credentials as required by European banking policies and business norms.

Levelling the Playing Field
While large multi-national firms can rely on the local offices of their global tax, accounting and law firms to make entry into a new country a smoother proposition, smaller foreign firms that do not have these resources at their disposal face a far more difficult process.

LG10 assists its clients in clearing these road blocks through its intimate knowledge of Dutch and European business incorporation laws and regulations, and through its network of professionals who can provide rapid, custom incorporation solutions.

LG10 also provides clients options in structuring European presence across multiple countries in order to maximize benefits related to tax, legal and accounting issues, as well as intangible assets such as intellectual property and licensing rights.

In a European entity formation engagement, LG10 assigns one of its partners as an interim manager to oversee the incorporation procedures and implement the appropriate tax, legal and accounting structures as desired by the client. The LG10 partner serves as the new entity's representative following incorporation until the client can install its own management team.