Corporate Establishment and Governance

The incorporation and structure of your investment define the early stages of your Asia expansion and impact your future success. A well-planned legal structure can help to make the difference.

Dezan Shira & Associates can advise on the legal incorporation of your investment across multiple Asian countries. This important legal process, when combined with our tax planning services, provides your business with a superior and integrated corporate establishment process under one service provider. 

As one of the largest operations in Asia for registering foreign-owned businesses, we are well equipped to advise companies on the optimal way to structure their business entities to meet their goals and maximize operational efficiency. Our business advisors can advise on all matters related to cross-border transfers of assets, relocation, as well as mergers and acquisitions. 

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Corporate Establishment
  • Company Deregistration
  • Amendment of Company Registration
  • Corporate Governance and Company Secretarial
  • Corporate Structuring
    1. Representative Office
    2. Branch Office
    3. Liaison Office
    4. Project Office
    5. Wholly Foreign-Owned Entity
    6. Limited Liability Partnerships and Corporation
    7. Joint Venture
    8. Holding Company
    9. Offshore Company
    10. Non-Governmental Organization
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Trusted by Global Businesses

Our clients are headquartered in more than 100 countries worldwide - including Europe, the Americas, and Asia, ranging in size from start-ups, to mid-cap and large enterprises. Here is what our clients have to share about us:

Dezan Shira has played a crucial role in helping our China expansion from a RO to a full-fledged trading entity - through careful planning, in-person meetings, and qualitative strategic advice. The setup ... is particularly complex in China, but we were led through the legal and tax intricacies, regulations, and obligations towards local authorities smoothly. We were delighted to close the circle by inaugurating our China office with Dezan Shira’s help.
Ping has offices in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand. We’ve been a client of Dezan Shira’s for 25 years, from setting up companies, to back-office services. Although many “big 8” firms think they specialize in Asia, ... Dezan Shira is the only firm that I know of with the breadth, depth, and expertise across the region. My compliments to the team for our 25 years of positive experience; I rely on, recommend, and trust you even more.
Dezan Shira & Associates’ excellent integrated corporate service solutions and strategic advice, have played a crucial role for us in implementing our Singapore expansion plans.
Dezan Shira assists Organica Water with our corporate secretarial services, financial and tax advice in Asia. Their availability and high-level professional services have led to a valuable long-term relationship, re sulting in global cooperation.
Our company had already been operating in Asia for years. However, Dezan Shira’s Business Intelligence team provided us with a country benchmarking study, that led us to make key decisions with our supply chain th...at has since increased our company's competitiveness.
From the complex Shanghai entity setup to tax advisory across several Asian jurisdictions, Dezan Shira & Associates provided us with value-added services that have allowed us to quickly grow and steady our business in the region.

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