Goldblum and Partners is an independent Swiss firm for international business: corporate and holding structures, tax, FINMA and SRO licensing, AML compliance and the administration that keeps them running. We build Swiss structures and run them to regulatory standard, from Zurich and Zug.
From FINMA licensing and AML through to formation, substance, tax and IP. Nine practices, run end-to-end from Switzerland.
Forming a Swiss entity is straightforward. What matters is what comes next: FINMA and SRO licensing, defensible substance, tax structuring and ongoing administration. We handle all of it under one roof, to the standard a regulated business is held to.
We agree scope and price in writing before we start: fixed-fee, capped hourly or success-based, whichever fits. The full list of services sits below.
End-to-end set-up of Swiss companies for non-residents: notarial deed, capital escrow, commercial register, bank account and VAT registration. Typical timeline: two to four weeks.
Discuss the company formationObtaining a SRO membership for crypto exchanges, wallets and payment service providers. FINMA pre-check, AML manual, beneficial owner register and onboarding to a Swiss bank.
Discuss this serviceDefensive substance file for foreign-owned holdings under BEPS Pillar Two: qualifying local director, board meeting cadence, real office, documented presence logs.
Discuss this serviceThree tiers (Light, Standard, Substance) for PE / VC portfolio companies, real estate vehicles and IP holdcos. Entity management with full confidentiality cover.
Discuss this serviceOutsourced AML Officer function for VQF and ARIF financial intermediaries. Policies, KYC procedures, transaction monitoring, SRO audit readiness, SAR coordination.
Discuss this serviceClean, never-traded Swiss AG and GmbH shelf companies, fully compliant with Art. 684a / 787a CO, the anti-Mantelhandel rules in force since January 2025.
Discuss this serviceEach desk bundles the relevant practices, services and recent insights into a single engagement, so the conversation starts with your situation, not a catalogue.
A sample of recent engagements across financial regulation, crypto and private-client work. Anonymised. Names are used only with client consent.
A client running asset-management companies in the UAE and the Cayman Islands was referred to us by an international firm, intending to replicate his services in Switzerland.
OutcomeThe company was registered and the regulatory documentation submitted; a locally appointed managing director now oversees the ongoing licensing process.
An early-stage crypto investor approached us to establish a regulated financial-services company in Canton Zug for crypto-related activities.
OutcomeThe company obtained SRO membership and authorisation to operate. We continue as its external AML Officer and support its ongoing regulatory audits.
A foreign client came to us planning to establish an investment company in Switzerland.
OutcomeThe client launched a fully operational family office with no unnecessary licensing, with brokerage and banking in place from day one.
Representative matters, anonymised. Specifics are illustrative and outcomes depend on the facts of each case. Client names are used only with written consent.
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Independent Swiss corporate, tax & financial-regulation firm
