Regulatory, Compliance & Legal

Legal advice that makes the difference

Companies and company directors have the onerous responsibility of ensuring that their companies are fully compliant with regulatory and corporate law obligations at all times.

Ensuring timely compliance is a significant challenge, particularly within a global environment where regulatory change is common and sanctions for non-compliance can be severe. Ensuring corporate compliance creates administrative burdens and can be time consuming and a significant distraction for the management.

We offer a full scope of services to help you manage your regulatory, compliance and legal obligations to support your strategic and operational priorities.

 

Corporate

We service the varied needs of companies, helping them to navigate an increasingly complex international regulatory environment.

 

  • Company formation and administration services

  • Registered office and clients correspondance

  • Directorships and officer services

  • Recurring corporate compliance services including approval and filing of annual accounts, drafting of legal reports, (re-) appointment of directors, auditors, etc.

  • Common Reporting Standards (CRS)

  • Know your customer (KYC) services

  • Corporate governance services

  • Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) services

  • Ultimate beneficial ownership reporting

  • M&A and joint venture transactions

  • Mergers and consolidations

  • Company restructuration or liquidation

  • General support and guidance

Funds

As independent providers, we offer a tailored service that frees up your in-house resources and allows them to focus on their area of expertise.

 

  • Fund and fund managers incorporation

  • Registration of fund manager and fund with the FSMA

  • Fund regulatory reporting

  • Support in answering authorities’ recurrent questionnaires (AIF, AIFM, AML, AMLCO report, SFDR) and ad hoc requests

  • GDPR compliance

  • SFDR / ESG compliance

  • Preparation of fund necessary regulatory policies and procedures manuals

  • Maintenance of the AML policy to meet the regulatory evolutions on an ongoing basis

  • Risk management process documents, risk registers & reports

  • Conduct AML/KYC on fund investors on an ongoing basis whilst maintaining all investor documentation

  • Support daily screening against sanction and PEP list for investor and investment

  • Ultimate beneficial ownership reporting

  • General support and guidance

General legal support

Our team of professionals can assist with any legal matter at any stage of your business’ life.

 

  • Review or draft of agreements or other legal documents

  • Share transfers and shareholder agreements

  • Commercial agreements

  • Data protection agreements and policies

  • Legal opinions on specific matters

  • Liaising with the regulatory bodies and authorities

  • Legal documentation review

  • Intellectual property matters

Our Compliance and Legal Services are trusted by prestigious investment funds and managers, international corporations, high net worth individuals and successful entrepreneurs. Every single day, our clients consult us on a broad range of related commercial matters. We also advise in the specialist areas of regulatory law and compliance and intellectual property.

We seek to form enduring relationships with our clients, to be entrusted with all of the aspects of their transactions and matters that fall within our practice areas and to provide them with an outstanding level of service, and advice that maximises the success of their businesses.

Katarzyna Bodnar
HEAD OF LEGAL

Connect with our Legal team

Should you be interested in this service, have questions or if you would like to receive a free quote, please do not hesitate to connect with us!

Or call +32 2 771 01 61