Ready-Made Companies for Sale in Liechtenstein

What the buyer receives is the ownership rights of the entity, transferred by the instrument for its legal form. We found no separate shelf-company category in the company law, register and trade rules we read. Each listing shows form, year, capital and price; the licensed Liechtenstein trustee handles the transfer while ABB prepares the file and coordinates.

No. Buying an existing company does not remove the capital question. We found no shelf-specific capital rule; the statutory minimum is CHF 50,000 for an AG and CHF 10,000 for a GmbH (PGR Art. 122(1)). For a GmbH, contributions already due stay a joint and several liability of seller and buyer unless the articles say otherwise (Art. 403(6)).

No official processing time is published and no statute fixes a shelf procedure, so we state no time and claim no advantage. Register changes after a sale must be filed without delay (PGR Art. 965(1)), and the law gives no day count. Your plan is discussed after the Request.

The entity as it stands. For an AG or GmbH, annual accounts are due within twelve months of the balance-sheet date, with the filing date entered in the register; for an Anstalt, the trustee confirms. Minimum income tax is CHF 1,800 yearly unless Art. 62(3) applies; one condition: a balance-sheet total averaging no more than CHF 500,000 over three years.

No. The assignment, and the obligation to assign, need a public deed to be valid (PGR Art. 403), and the transfer counts once notified to the members and entered in the share register. The statutory fees are CHF 200 for the public deed and CHF 100 for the register entry.

For registered shares, handing the endorsed share certificate to the acquirer suffices unless the articles provide otherwise (PGR Art. 327), and the company keeps the share register (Art. 328(1)). The text we read names no public deed. Bearer shares sit with a custodian (Art. 326a); the buyer asks who it is.

By assignment of the founder's rights, which can be assigned, transferred and inherited but not pledged or encumbered (PGR Art. 541). Their holders form the supreme body unless the articles give those powers to the board (Art. 543(1)). The register fee for an entry or change of Anstalt shares is CHF 100.

At least one board member with power to manage and represent must be an EEA national (or equal, or a legal person) holding a Trustee Act licence or an equal Art. 180a authorisation (PGR Art. 180a(1), (2); exemptions in (3)). A Repräsentant resident in Liechtenstein and an EEA national is required (Art. 239(1)). Neither role may lapse on a sale.

Within 30 days of the entity learning of the change (VwbPG Art. 4(5)). Since the cyberattack of 30 July 2026, deadlines that cannot be met because of the limited access, or because the access procedure is not used, remain suspended, with no end date stated. A reporting breach carries a fine up to CHF 200,000.

We promise no account. The bank runs its own checks on the new owner and decides whether the relationship continues. ABB helps collect the documents the bank asks for, and the licensed trustee answers its questions on the entity. The bank guides linked from the legal notes explain how banks here assess companies.

It can be. The formation levy (SteG Art. 66(2)) can arise when participation rights in an entity economically liquidated or put into liquid form change hands, and the Swiss stamp duty rule treats a majority change of such a company like a new issue (StG Art. 5(2)(b)). The licensed trustee checks which rule applies.

Yes, by a change of the articles. That resolution needs a public deed where membership carries a property right or the law otherwise requires it (PGR Art. 177(1)). The licensed trustee files the change with the commercial register, and ABB prepares the papers and coordinates the signatures with you.

Yes. Unless the articles say otherwise, the entry needs the consent of three quarters of the members who also hold three quarters of the capital, except for a transfer to another member. The articles may waive that consent or restrict the transfer further (PGR Art. 403), so the buyer reads them first.

Documents proving the identity of the buyer and of each beneficial owner, in the list the trustee gives (SPG Art. 6(1), 7(1)). Beyond that: the choice of form and company, decisions on the board, the Repräsentant and the articles after the sale, and for a GmbH, signatures on the public deed.

The steps apply whatever the buyer's residence. A deed drawn up outside the EEA needs an apostille or legalisation (HRV Art. 37(3)). Since 1 March 2026 the Office of Justice system allows public deeds to be executed electronically without the parties present; whether that route or a power of attorney fits your GmbH transfer, the licensed trustee confirms.