Inward Investment
As markets become increasingly global, the quick and efficient establishment of foreign operations in a jurisdiction play a critical role in making organisations internationally competitive. Taylor Wessing has a long and recognized history in accompanying and advising overseas enterprises in approaching the European markets. Whether acting for some of the first companies from Silicon Valley in the early 1980s or advising overseas investors on large scale acquisitions or joint ventures in the new enlarged Europe, Taylor Wessing has a long-standing history and a proven track record in European Inward Investment.
Taylor Wessing's European offices work closely with our chosen law firms in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and the further EU member States as well as in other key international jurisdictions. Our chosen law firms know us well and we work as one when advising on international transactions.
Inward investment larger investments
Multi-jurisdictional corporate acquisitions and joint ventures are certainly more complex than domestic transactions. Besides having highly trained legal teams knowing how to structure cross-border transactions efficiently, Taylor Wessing understands the mindset and negotiation techniques needed and expected in different parts of the world.
Whether dealing with the conduct and coordination of large scale multi-national due diligence through our own offices and those of our chosen law firms all over the world, or the coordination of the acquisition process or the handling of multinational merger control filings, Taylor Wessing has a long history in advising corporate transactions for overseas clients across industry sectors.
Inward investment set-ups
It can be very confusing at first for a company seeking to find its initial foothold in Europe. The process is simple once understood, but a lot of information and good advice is needed to avoid some pitfalls.
Taylor Wessing provides in-depth, quality legal advice to companies setting up for the first time; but at reasonable prices, many of which are fixed.
Many look to the United Kingdom for their first set up in Europe. There are many reasons for this but 70 per cent of all initial inward investment into Europe comes to the UK with Germany and France lying at second and third (source: UK T&I website).
In addition to the prevailing legal issues, accounting, tax and payroll implications will have to be considered for each European jurisdiction involved.