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Incorporating Argentine Companies with Foreign Shareholders

Incorporating a company entails choices that will shape its operation long after registration. Foreign investors may be individuals or companies, and the documentary requirements depend on their legal status, authority and capacity to invest.

What to keep in mind

Counsel coordinates apostilles or legalization, translations, powers of attorney, beneficial ownership records and required local registrations before capital is subscribed and paid.

A document valid abroad may not satisfy an Argentine corporate registry without additional formalities.

Distinctions often confused

An individual foreign shareholder and a foreign corporate shareholder may face different requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Can a foreign corporation hold shares in an Argentine SA?
Generally yes, subject to the applicable foreign-company registration and participation rules.
Must every shareholder travel to Argentina?
Not necessarily. Adequate powers of attorney may permit representation if local formalities are met.

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