Choose the Jurisdiction After You Understand the Business.
EWO compares company jurisdictions against commercial activity, banking, ownership, substance and ongoing administration. Seychelles, Labuan and Hong Kong are three of our primary structuring markets, but they solve very different problems.
Seychelles, Labuan and Hong Kong.
Seychelles
A widely used international-company jurisdiction for owner-managed cross-border businesses — but no longer a “set it and forget it” shell-company solution.
Read the full guide →Labuan
Malaysia’s international business and financial centre — most compelling when the business has a real Asian operating rationale and can support the substance the structure requires.
Read the full guide →Hong Kong
A mainstream Asian commercial jurisdiction that works particularly well when the company needs trading credibility, regional counterparties and a visible operating profile.
Read the full guide →Additional Structures We Can Evaluate.
British Virgin Islands
A well-known offshore corporate jurisdiction most often considered for holding, ownership, investment and cross-border structures rather than a visible local operating business.
Cayman Islands
An institutional-grade international financial centre best known for investment, fund, holding and sophisticated cross-border structures rather than low-cost small-business incorporation.
Singapore
A premium ASEAN operating jurisdiction for companies that want real regional substance, strong counterparties and a recognised business environment.
Samoa
A smaller Pacific international-company jurisdiction that may fit selected private ownership and cross-border structures when provider acceptance has been tested first.
Belize
A smaller international corporate jurisdiction that can suit selected owner-managed structures, but should be chosen only after banking, reputation and provider acceptance have been checked.
Anguilla
A small British Overseas Territory with a common-law corporate environment, considered for selected international structures where the business does not require a major operating-centre profile.
Discuss the Structure Before You Incorporate.
Tell us what the business does, where the owners are based, how money will move and what you need the company to achieve.