Guides

DealPME guides to buying, setting up and structuring a company in Switzerland, checked against official sources.

• Buying a Swiss shelf company: rules, prices and steps
  How to buy a ready-made Swiss SA or Sàrl: what is allowed since 2025, typical prices, transfer steps and the checks to make before signing.
• Setting up a company in Switzerland: SA or Sàrl?
  Set up a company in Switzerland: SA vs Sàrl, minimum capital, capital deposit, steps, resident director and stamp duty explained.
• Trusts in Switzerland: how to choose a FINMA licensed trustee
  How Switzerland recognises foreign trusts, why there is no Swiss trust, and how to check and choose a FINMA licensed trustee.
• Resident director and registered address for a Swiss company
  Why a Swiss company needs a person domiciled in Switzerland, how c/o domiciliation works and what happens if the company is unreachable.
• Capital deposit and business bank account for a Swiss company
  How the capital deposit account works for a Swiss SA or Sàrl, when funds are released, and what banks ask for an operating account.
• Buying a company in Switzerland: what the law says