Greenfields

About Greenfields

Headquartered in Frankfurt, Greenfields works as a corporate services provider for international businesses that need to establish, run and eventually wind up legal entities in Germany. Its clients include multinational groups expanding into the German market, private equity and venture capital funds that manage deal vehicles, family offices, financial institutions, real estate investors and start-ups. The firm covers the full entity lifecycle: it supplies ready-made German shelf companies, sets up tailored companies or branches where needed, and later handles liquidations and strike-offs. Ongoing support combines corporate housekeeping, domiciliation, locally based managing directors, bank account opening and cash management with bookkeeping under German GAAP, payroll and tax compliance prepared together with external tax advisers. The team works in German and English, which helps foreign owners who face German-language banks and authorities. Published case studies include the set-up of a German branch for a foreign fintech client and ongoing compliance support for an overseas group.

Services

Sale of German shelf companies (GmbH and SE) delivered after KYC, custom company formation and branch set-up, and relocation of existing entities. Corporate housekeeping, registered address and secretarial work, statutory register updates and shareholder reporting. Appointment of German-based managing directors. Bank account opening and payment administration. Bookkeeping and management reporting under German GAAP, annual financial statements, tax registration and corporate tax returns with partner tax advisers, payroll processing. Also AML officer, data protection officer, compliance and internal audit outsourcing, liquidation and strike-off services.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✕ VAT: not listed
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✓ Virtual office: offered