Offshore & Onshore Company Formation
BVI, Cayman, UAE, Singapore, UK, Delaware and 55 more. Banking-ready entities with documented substance.
PWS Offshore forms onshore and offshore companies across more than sixty jurisdictions — from BVI, Cayman and Nevis to UAE, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Delaware and Luxembourg. Every entity is scoped to a real commercial purpose, sized to the counterparties it will meet, and delivered banking-ready with the substance documentation banks and regulators actually ask for.
The question is never 'which jurisdiction is cheapest?' — it is which jurisdiction survives the compliance review of the bank, the counterparty, the auditor and the regulator that will eventually look at the file. We start there and work backwards to the incorporation certificate.
Formation is coordinated through our global specialist network from the first call. A dedicated engagement lead brings together the relevant formation, banking, substance and compliance expertise through the life of the entity.
Scope of engagement
- Banking-ready from day one
- Substance documentation included
- Annual compliance handled
Typical clients
- Founders scaling into new markets who need a defensible holding entity
- Family offices consolidating personal and operating holdings
- Fund managers spinning up GP, LP and management vehicles
- Advisors and law firms requiring a specialist co-counsel on formation
A coordinated specialist team, from first call to handover.
Twenty minutes with a senior advisor to map counterparties, banking, tax residency and substance requirements.
Fixed-fee proposal with jurisdiction rationale, entity type, capital structure and timeline — before any work begins.
FATF-aligned client due diligence, name reservation, filings, apostille and certified pack.
Pre-qualified bank introduction, registered office, local director if required, and a documented substance file.
Specialist-reviewed handover memorandum and a calendared annual compliance schedule.
What you receive.
Every engagement closes with a specialist-reviewed handover pack — retained on file for thirty years.
- Certificate of incorporation, M&AA and share register
- Apostilled and notarised corporate pack
- Registered office and agent for the first year
- Beneficial ownership and register-of-directors filings
- Pre-vetted banking introduction with onboarding pack
- Specialist-reviewed substance memorandum
Jurisdictions in active use for this service.
Questions we hear on every intake call.
- How long does an offshore company formation take?
- Simple BVI, Cayman or Nevis companies are typically incorporated in five to ten working days. Onshore jurisdictions requiring economic substance — UAE, Singapore, UK, Luxembourg — usually complete in two to six weeks including the bank account.
- Do I need to visit the jurisdiction in person?
- For most jurisdictions we handle formation, apostille and bank onboarding remotely with certified copies and video KYC. UAE mainland and some Swiss cantons still require one short visit; we schedule and accompany it.
- Will my company be able to open a bank account?
- Yes. Every entity is scoped for banking before incorporation. We only file the structure once a specific bank has confirmed the entity type, ownership and business model are within its risk appetite.
- Is offshore company formation legal?
- Yes — provided beneficial ownership, tax residency and reporting obligations are properly declared in every relevant jurisdiction. PWS Offshore only builds structures that are fully disclosed under CRS, FATCA, DAC6 and local UBO regimes.
- What are the ongoing costs?
- Government renewal, registered agent, registered office and any local director are quoted in the original engagement and re-quoted annually. Third-party costs are itemised before renewal.
Start with a twenty-minute call. Leave with a written scope.
Every engagement begins with our advisory team and is assigned to the relevant specialists. Fixed fees are quoted in writing before any work begins.
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Trusts & Foundations
Discretionary, fixed-interest, purpose and reserved-power trusts. Panama and Nevis foundations.
Real Estate Structuring
Hold prime real estate through compliant SPVs in tax-efficient jurisdictions.
Every engagement begins with a twenty-minute advisory call. Fixed fees, in writing, before any work begins.