Luxembourg company formation

There are several different legal forms you can use for your business in Luxembourg, ranging from simple sole trader or freelancer to a limited company that sells shares to the public. Deciding which one is most suitable will be one of your first steps.

Any person wishing to set up a company to do business in Luxembourg must have the authorisations/approvals required to carry out the activity.

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Common Company Legal Structure

Private Limited company (Société à responsabilité limitée – SARL)

Founding capital 12,000.-€ subscribed and paid out
One or several sole / business manager or a board formed by a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12 members
An SARL can have between 2 and 100 shareholders
Additionally, Luxembourg also offers the simplified liability company (Société à responsabilité limitée simplifiée – SARL-S). This limited company is easier to set up – for example, the minimum shareholder capital is only €1, and the documents of incorporation don’t need to be notarized.

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Public Limited Liability Company (Société anonyme – SA)

Founding capital 30,000.-€ subscribed (at least 25% paid)
One or several sole / joint directors with a maximum of 3 members or a board of directors with at least 3 members and no maximum.
The duration of the SA's existence must be set by its articles of association
Access the financial markets (capital markets)

Register SA

Branch Office Registration in Luxembourg

Within the spectrum of legal entities available to operate or invest in Luxembourg, a branch office is a valid option to access the market with full guarantees. Mixed up often for subsidiary companies, branches are not a separated legal entity to its parent company but an extension to it.

Differences between a branch office and a subsidiary company can be seen below:

No require founding capital
No legal capacity in its own
No local management, decisions are taken by parent company.
The parent company is liable for all actions or omissions of its branch

Branches have similar incorporation requirements to regular private companies

Register Branches

Yan Incorporation's 4 easy steps of registration

1/ Filling contact form

You let us know your desirable services by filling the contact form. Then our specialists will contact you by email or WhatsApp

2/ Get a free consultation

When our experts contact with you by emails or WhatsApp, we will schedule a call meeting for the consultation.

During the meeting, we will explain and answer your questions relating to incorporation process and it will be free of charge.

3/ Submit documents

After you are clear all of incorporation procedures and ready to start, our specialists will instruct you to prepare your documents and submit to us by email for checking firstly before sending by post to our office.

4/ Payment & starting

After your documents are ready, we will issue invoice and service agreement relating to your offers. After your payment, the incorporation process will be started immediately

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