European Company Formation

The SE (European Company Societas Europaea) is a type of an SA established by EU Law. It is about businesses that wish to expand their activities at least to another EU country.

Thus it is understood that this type of an SA entity could be formed anywhere in the (still 28) EU Countries.

Forming an SE can take place in four different ways:

• By merging companies; it is about SAs and it takes at least two separate companies from different EU countries
• By forming a holding company; it is about public and private limited liability companies and it takes at least 2 companies from different EU countries or a company having a subsidiary or a branch for at least 2 years’ time
• By forming a European subsidiary company; it is about companies, businesses or other legal entities and it takes at least 2 companies from different EU countries or an entity having a subsidiary or a branch for at least 2 years’ time
• By transformation; it is about an SA and it takes a company that for at least 2 years’ time had a subsidiary in a different EU country

How We Can Help

We shall be assisting you throughout the formation procedure of an SE, as well as with all other relevant issues which the SE brings with it given that that this type of entity offers an easier and more efficient way to manage business by issuing a common trademark and by conducting your business without actually forming a network of subsidiaries in more than one countries within the EU, or even to display extensive mobility in the common market; for instance you can locate the seat of your company in a different EU country without being forced to have it dissolved first.

Finally the following practical terms and reasons in order to form an SE should be mentioned accordingly:

• The statute and the main headquarters must be located in the same EE country
• A presence of some sort has to be taking place in other EU countries (subsidiaries or branches) or the company in which someone is interested and other entities must have been formed according to the laws of at least two different EU countries
• Minimum enlisted capital of 120.000, 00€
• Informing and training employees