Services
Initial Public Offer (IPO)
We help our clients to raise funds or complete capital market transactions successfully in any of the major stock exchanges, we have experienced professionals involved in public offerings, listings and private placements, both locally and internationally.
At Capital Markets Germany we have considerable experience of public offerings and other capital market transactions on a wide range of markets, both domestic and international. We can assist our clients in mastering the challenges coming along with a capital market transaction at the Deutsche Börse (German Stock Exchange).
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Advantages of an IPO in Germany
1. Fast and cost efficient listing process
2. Clear and reliable approval process with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
- Approval purely based on formal requirements; and
- Short and responsive process with BaFin and Deutsche Boerse.
3. Legal certainty
- Simple listing process based on EU capital market framework; and
- Vetting period of max 20 trading days for EU prospectus defined by law.
4. Speed to market
- Fastest admission listing process worldwide; and
Predictable time schedule for IPO.
5. Reporting language for third country issuer is English
- EU prospectus; and
- Other required documents and communications.
6. European passport
- Listing in Germany gives companies an easy access to every organized market within the European Economic Area with little additional documentation; and
- Using an EU-passport, the German capital market can act as the central access point to the EU-capital market.
Company Secretarial Services
Set up service
- Incorporation of local and overseas company in Hong Kong and China
- Compliance with filing requirements to respective authorities such as Company Registry in Hong Kong
Maintenance service
- Acting as company secretary / authorized rep.
- Maintaining statutory records e.g. registers of directors & annual returns
- Preparing minutes for meetings of directors and shareholders
- Provision of registered / correspondence address & nominee service
- Share transfers and other company secretarial service
- Winding up and deregistration
We help our clients to incorporate in Hong Kong, China and other countries such as B.V.I., Mauritius, Cayman, Panama, Bahamas, Bermuda and European countries, and provide comprehensive corporation and business services.
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- Advantages of incorporate an overseas/offshore company
- Enhance the capital raising capabilities:
Eligibility to apply for commercial loans, project loans or overseas IPO through overseas company.
- Explore the overseas markets:
Effectiveness in exploring overseas markets through an overseas company.
- Make a better company image:
International companies and group companies always have a better company image.
- Reduce financial and tax burden:
All overseas companies enjoy tax exemption or reduction.
- Enjoy the benefits of reverse investment:
Overseas companies can be operated in Mainland China as foreign enterprise or Foreign Equity JV and thus enjoy a series of favorable policies.
- Enjoy the facilities of FOREX settlement and letter of credit:
Through overseas company, bank accounts can be easily opened in China and other countries and access the services of savings, cheque, letter of credit, phone banking and foreign exchange.
- Make ease of applying for immigration and travel VISA:
A legal channels to prove our individual clients are the shareholder of an overseas company in terms of shareholding, estate and equity.
Advantages of incorporate Hong Kong company
No special restriction apply to company name:
There is no special restriction apply to company name in Hong Kong. Those wordings such as "International", "Group", "Holding", "Industrial" and "Investment" are allowed to be used in Hong Kong’s company name.
- Scope of operation:
The limit to scope of company operation in Hong Kong is minimal, in result of high flexibility in running your business.
- Low tax rate:
The tax in Hong Kong is low and simple. There are no custom tariffs in Hong Kong and the customs formalities for goods imported and exported are minimal. Excise duties are levied only on tobacco, liquor, methyl alcohol and hydrocarbon oil, whether imported or locally manufactured.
- No requirement as to the minimum amount of share capital:
There is no requirement as to the minimum amount of share capital in Hong Kong . As a result, many Hong Kong companies have only a paid up capital of HK$10,000.
- New opportunities in the China and other countries:
A Hong Kong company can be your window to the world, enabling you to tap new opportunities in the mainland China and other countries.
- Better commercial financing support:
Hong Kong is the leading South East Asian centre for both finance and commerce and ranked as the world's third largest financial centre after New York and London . It enhances our clients’ access to commercial financing in support of their business development goals. Letter of Credit can be send directly to overseas and leverage clients’ running capital.
- Free trade:
Hong Kong advocates and practices free trade. There are no hidden "extras" like Medicare and sales taxes. Hong Kong and over 100 countries signed the Agreement on Mutual Abolition of Visa Requirements. Tariff is not imposed on the goods exported from Hong Kong in many countries. Moreover, Funds, either from profits or capital account, may be transferred at will, in and out of Hong Kong . Furthermore, there are no foreign exchange restrictions in Hong Kong .
- Application of Hong Kong residence:
If the Hong Kong company can be proved to making immense contributions to Hong Kong, multiple entry permit and even residence can be applied from the Immigration Department.
Bank Accounts Open / Operation
- Norton Rowland can arrange signatures in elsewhere for the case that clients may not be able to go to the banks in Hong Kong to sign documents
- Facilitation in opening bank accounts in the soonest time
Taxation
Norton Rowland provides advisory service to minimize tax liabilities legally & maximize benefit of clients' business
- Timely preparation of Year-end profit tax returns, Property Tax Returns, Individual Income Tax Returns & Personal Assessment Returns to avoid substantial penalties caused by missed deadlines
- Application for deferral of provisional tax payment when corporate profit declines
- Assurance of supportive documentation for sound “offshore claims”
- Comply with filing requirements of the Inland Revenue Department
Auditing
- Norton Rowland audit process concentrate on the key areas of risk, based on company's operational characteristics and performance profile. We oversee various aspects of financial reporting ensuring risk isolation
- Examining clients' financial statements for use in reports to shareholders, directors, trustees, government agencies, lending institutions and others.
- Audit of accounts of companies in compliance with the local specific statutory reporting requirements for mainland China and Hong Kong SAR
- Advice on companies’ directors on their statutory obligations and responsibilities
Accounting
- Assets-AR, stock
- HR matters
-payroll
-MPF
- Liabilities-AP
- Financial statement
-Monthly report
-Quarterly report
-Annual report
Human Resources
Norton Rowland provides high value added human resources consulting services to our clients. Our scope of services is widened to cover recruitment, outsourcing, as well as business advisory.
"CFO" Controlling
Norton Rowland provides:
Advisory services of financial related areas including budgeting, cash flow studies, inventory control, receivables management
- Full financial reporting
- Performing month-end and year-end procedures
- Involvement in operational procedure/process improvement Saving cost of such a qualified person in-house
Work VISA Application & Trade Mark Registration08
Norton Rowland provides:
- Application of work permit & employment VISA for international nationalities.
- Provision of Immigration services to Hong Kong and other countries
- Advice on all key steps of trademark registration of clients’ products.
Business Advisory for set up in China
Opportunity in China
The most direct way to penetrate China market is to set up local presence. Setting up a representative office/ WOFE / joint venture to get into China and then gain on-the-market experience
Norton Rowland provides:
- Validate the feasibility for set up by examining local differences
- Optimize the tax-effectiveness of shareholding arrangements.
- Formulate the business scope for the company
- Ensure application documents are accurate and in official format
- Facilitate registration process and ensure smooth application
- Market Profiling
– Acquire an overview of market fundamentals: current and future demand, supply and distribution structures, regulations, key players and the competitive situation.
– Development of marketing strategy to provide competitive advantage to our clients by profiling key market players, analysing their strengths and weaknesses, detailing their strategies and recommending plans to outwit them.