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We have been involved in numerous cross-border transactions, advising on a wide range of corporate matters, often with real estate, tax and gaming components. Our client portfolio includes equity funds, private investors, service providers, international retailers, contractors, telecom and IT companies, hotel operators, gaming corporations and financial institutions.
We advise on all-round corporate and M&A matters, namely:
- General Corporate Advice
- incorporate Macau companies and set up branches for overseas clients
- apply for tax registration of overseas based companies
- incorporate offshore companies
- advise on corporate governance; decision-making procedures; binding and representation arrangements; tax reporting; annual meetings requirements, etc.
- advise on tax requirements and legal framework
- advise on labor law, immigration and work permit issues
- advise on the full range of local regulatory and licensing issues.
- M&A, corporate acquisitions and disposals; advising purchasers, sellers and financiers on acquisitions and disposals of Macau shareholdings; assisting in due diligence; advising on the most advantageous and cost effective structure for the transaction; advising on minimizing tax exposure; drafting and/or revision of the whole set of transaction documents.
- Equity and contractual joint ventures
- Corporate structuring and restructurings; Advising clients on how to structure or restructure their Macau entities to maximize client’s business purposes
- Commercial agreements and documentation; advising on distribution, trade, agency, outsourcing and franchising agreements
- Corporate Finance; on listings and public offerings, fund raising by listed companies with Macau connections and mergers and acquisitions;
- Regulatory and Compliance
- advising on all licensing, regulatory and compliance issues concerning the activity of Macau companies;
- assisting in the procedure to obtain authorizations and/or licenses before several Macau authorities, including assisting with the preparation of compliance procedures and attending meetings with the regulators;
- advising on anti-money laundering issues.
Secretarial Services
Our secretarial services makes available anything needed to start or run a business on a legal perspective. We rely on duly trained and knowledgeable staff, under direct partner supervision, ensuring quality of service and immediate assistance to clients.
We offer:
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domiciliation
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snail-mail handling and forwarding
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safekeeping of minute books and corporate documentation
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changes to corporate bodies and details on the articles of association or registration
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tax submissions and payments
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applying and renewing full range of licenses
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reception services and dedicated phone lines
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access to meeting rooms and video conference
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translation services