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Celebration Time – Got the Deal and a German Shelf Company

The investor is ready. The timeline is tight. But is your German legal entity still stuck in the registration queue?

✅ The investor is ready.

✅ The timeline is tight.

🟥 But is your German legal entity still stuck in the registration queue?

 

This bottleneck is common among international founders, funds, and acquirers. While waiting for paperwork to clear, valuable opportunities can slip away.

The solution? A shelf company.
A ready-made, fully compliant German entity that lets you skip the red tape and start doing business – today.

 

📌 What is a shelf company?

A shelf company (Vorratsgesellschaft) is a pre-registered legal entity that’s never been used operationally. It comes with:

➡️ A trade register number

➡️ A clean corporate history

➡️ An established framework for banking and compliance

 

📌 Why choose a shelf company?

➡️ Speed: Skip the 4–8 weeks wait for new formation and registration

➡️ Certainty: Avoid formation errors or delays in documentation

➡️ Credibility: Strengthen your position in contracts, hiring, or bank account openings

➡️ Flexibility: Ideal for holding structures, SPVs, or launching operations

 

📌 When does it make sense?

➡️ M&A transactions under tight deadlines

➡️ Ventures backed  by funds or investors

➡️ International companies expanding into Germany

➡️ Projects requiring immediate legal presence

 

At Greenfields, our shelf companies are professionally maintained, fully vetted, and ready for immediate transfer. We support you from signature to operational status in days.

🧭 Planning of launching or acquiring in Germany without delay? Let’s talk!