Anonymous (or with nominee) company in Europe

[Houdini]

Sorry made a mistake, now I created a new thread inside the mentor group gold, hope you can elaborate
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Thread 'Anonymity with passive owner, how to accomplish it?'​

Jan 21, 2025
In the thread below, the discussion developed around whether it is possible to register a company with a passive owner who, due to their passivity, is not listed in any public register, as I understand it.

@Don claims he can explain how this can be done, for example, with an Estonian company, as I understand it.

However, he preferred not to share the details in any public forum but rather in the Mentor Group Gold section.

I have now created a thread here, and I hope you can elaborate on how this could be possible so that others can contribute with their opinions afterward...

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[EliasIT]

mraleph said:
But, once you request a nominee director and/or shareholder in Switzerland, there would be no provider wiling to offer services to you.
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Do you have any experience with this ?

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[Houdini]

daniels27 said:
Also, if you are broke but have a good idea, maybe some Joe Doe wants to invest in you but without appearing anywhere. You then make him a silent partner.

In any case, the silent partner is never the one you need to find. It is always the official partner that you need to find.
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I've studied the topic of silent partners a bit, and it's quite common, even among companies that are only looking for capital rather than "smart capital." So the idea is good, but I can see that the intention here is the opposite, which makes it a smart approach for business owners who solely want to own the company to extract profits while leaving all management to a dedicated team.

 

[brianK]

Houdini said:
I've studied the topic of silent partners a bit, and it's quite common, even among companies that are only looking for capital rather than "smart capital." So the idea is good, but I can see that the intention here is the opposite, which makes it a smart approach for business owners who solely want to own the company to extract profits while leaving all management to a dedicated team.
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I think he explained it very good already here
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Jan 21, 2025

Houdini said:
In the thread below, the discussion developed around whether it is possible to register a company with a passive owner who, due to their passivity, is not listed in any public register, as I understand it.

@Don claims he can explain how this can be done, for example, with an Estonian company, as I understand it.

However, he preferred not to share the details in any public forum but rather in the Mentor Group Gold section.

I have now created a thread here, and I hope you can elaborate on how this could be possible so that others can contribute with their opinions afterward...
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[AlicaFunk]

JohnnyDoe said:
How can it be prestigious and easy at the same time?
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it is not difficult to form a company in Switzerland, I'm in the middle of the process, have my notary appointment today to show them the 100K CHF on the bank account.

 

[JustAnotherNomad]

AlicaFunk said:
it is not difficult to form a company in Switzerland, I'm in the middle of the process, have my notary appointment today to show them the 100K CHF on the bank account.
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What is your goal with the Swiss company? Do you live in Switzerland?

 

[binlorden]

eklia said:
Dear all,

I need to get a company in Europe and I need that my name is hidden in both director and shareholder.
So I need an anonymous company or I need a nominee.
I don't need to run a black business or run a weird business, I just need to hide my name with competitor and other players in my business.
The business is completely legit and white (offering marketing services in B2B).
I need a bank account as well with EUR IBAN.

Where can I get this?
I know that Cyprus offers the nominee, but Cyprus is not fine.

I tried with SA company in Switzerland but fiduciaries don't reply to my emails, I don't understand the reason. It seems that they don't want to work with foreigners.

I don't want a country where there are troubles or too many paperworks. And I want to leave a small profit to pay low taxes.

Could you help me? Some ideas or tips please?
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how you setup the company private? I'm try to find a good agent in Belize to help with bank account, what you found ?

 

[Aston VIP]

Thanks for sharing this, really solid question and a situation I've seen more and more lately, especially with people offering B2B services who want to stay discreet without doing anything shady.

You're right that Cyprus is no longer ideal for this kind of setup, especially if you're after true discretion and not just a paper nominee. Switzerland might seem good on the surface, but as others have mentioned, finding someone who'll offer nominee services and still help with banking is almost impossible nowadays. Most serious banks will require a full UBO disclosure and supporting docs anyway.

If you're still looking within Europe, Spain might be an overlooked option. There are very niche structures where you can appoint nominees, both for director and shareholder and still maintain full control behind the scenes. Properly set up, it's possible to include a functioning EUR IBAN bank account and operate entirely above board. But it needs to be done right and with the right local setup to avoid flags.

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[Cetme308win]

Here in Spain its kinda common... Lot of people have nominee UBOs specially people that have problems with the tax Office have such setups

 

[Cetme308win]

Aston VIP said:
Thanks for sharing this, really solid question and a situation I've seen more and more lately, especially with people offering B2B services who want to stay discreet without doing anything shady.

You're right that Cyprus is no longer ideal for this kind of setup, especially if you're after true discretion and not just a paper nominee. Switzerland might seem good on the surface, but as others have mentioned, finding someone who'll offer nominee services and still help with banking is almost impossible nowadays. Most serious banks will require a full UBO disclosure and supporting docs anyway.

If you're still looking within Europe, Spain might be an overlooked option. There are very niche structures where you can appoint nominees, both for director and shareholder and still maintain full control behind the scenes. Properly set up, it's possible to include a functioning EUR IBAN bank account and operate entirely above board. But it needs to be done right and with the right local setup to avoid flags.
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Yes, you are way right about that, here in Spain IS really really really common and if you are not doing anything shady, you wont have any problems with such type of setups

 

[sebastian]

Living in Spain and running a company is a challenge in itself! As always, everyone can check the mentor group forums and look into the section about anonymous setups, I'm sure you'll find everything you need to make it work.