Company Formation and Registration Services in Ukraine
Our corporate lawyers and legal professionals assist Ukrainian and international clients with setting up and registering businesses in Ukraine, corporate restructuring, and transferring companies to new owners. We provide comprehensive legal support throughout the entire process of company formation, re-registration, and ownership transfer. Our legal team handles all required registration procedures and provides ongoing legal assistance in matters of Ukrainian corporate law.
Company Registration and Business Formation Services in Ukraine
- Legal advice on establishing and registering a business
- Recommendations on selecting the most appropriate legal and organisational structure
- Selection of appropriate business activity codes (KVED) based on the company's intended operations
- Preparation of incorporation documents and other corporate records
- Development of the company's management structure and allocation of ownership interests among shareholders or members
- Formation of the company's authorised capital
- Selection of the appropriate taxation system
- State registration of the company
- Registration of LLCs in Ukraine, including companies with foreign founders
- Opening a corporate bank account and legal assistance with related procedures
- Obtaining the required registration documents and information from the Unified State Register
- Registration of representative offices of foreign companies
- Accounting and tax support following company registration.
Before establishing a business, a number of important matters must be determined, including the intended scope of business activities, the manner and terms of participation in the new company, how its authorised capital will be formed, the appropriate legal and organisational structure, and whether any special licences or permits will be required.
LLC Registration in Ukraine
A limited liability company (LLC) is one of the most widely used legal structures for conducting business in Ukraine. An LLC may be established by Ukrainian or foreign individuals and legal entities.
Our lawyers provide legal support throughout every stage of LLC registration: advising on the structure of the future company, its members and allocation of ownership interests, selecting appropriate KVED business activity codes, preparing incorporation documents and other corporate records, helping establish the management structure, and handling the state registration process.
For foreign founders, we also assist with the preparation and formalisation of foreign documents, ownership structures, appointment of company directors, and other procedures required to establish a business in Ukraine.
Before establishing a business, a number of important matters must be determined, including the intended scope of business activities, the manner and terms of participation in the new company, how its authorised capital will be formed, the appropriate legal and organisational structure, and whether any special licences or permits will be required.
Forms of Business Organisation in Ukraine
- limited liability company – LLC (a convenient and straightforward legal structure that allows effective control over business operations and finances; the company is liable for its obligations only to the extent of its own assets);
- joint-stock company – JSC (public JSC or private JSC): the company is liable for its debts exclusively with its own assets; a public JSC may offer shares freely on the market as well as through private placement, while a private JSC may place shares only privately; a private joint-stock company may have no more than 100 shareholders;
- representative office of a foreign company – foreign representative office (a permanent place of business through which a non-resident company conducts its activities);
- private enterprise – PE (established using assets contributed by individual owners): there is no requirement to establish authorised capital; where the enterprise incurs debts, its founders may bear subsidiary liability for its obligations;
- individual entrepreneur – FOP: no charter or corporate documents are required for registration; if debts or losses arise, the entrepreneur is liable to creditors with all of their personal assets.
Other forms of business organisation include: general partnership – GP, limited partnership – LP, additional liability company – ALC, subsidiary enterprise, and production cooperative.
Company Amendments and Re-Registration in Ukraine
Legal assistance may be required not only when establishing a company but also when making changes to an existing registered business. We assist with changes to company membership and the allocation of ownership interests, replacement of directors, changes to the registered office and business activity codes (KVED), amendments to incorporation documents, and other corporate registration procedures.
We also provide legal assistance with transferring businesses to new owners, corporate restructuring, and company ownership transfers.
We provide legal support with obtaining licences and permits, purchasing and selling ready-made LLCs, and selling operating businesses. Our corporate lawyers assist with foreign investments, company re-registration and corporate restructuring (including changes to KVED codes, directors and registered addresses, as well as the withdrawal of founders or members), contract drafting, and ongoing legal support.
Legal services for the registration of LLCs, JSCs and other forms of business for Ukrainian and international clients in cities throughout Ukraine:
Legal Assistance with Company Registration in Ukraine
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