Corporate Law

It depends on how many partners are involved, whether there will be foreign investment, the tax regime that suits you and how you want control distributed. The S.A. de C.V. and the S. de R.L. de C.V. are the most common, and the practical difference lies in how ownership is transferred and how each is treated in the investor's home country. We review your actual operation before choosing, not just the filing.

Yes, in the vast majority of sectors. Some activities are reserved or subject to ownership limits, and a few require prior authorization. The foreign shareholder must also meet identification requirements and, depending on the case, register with the National Registry of Foreign Investment. We check this before incorporating so no obstacle appears midway.

It is the set of books and minutes recording who the shareholders are, what was resolved at each meeting and who has authority to bind the company. It tends to be ignored until an audit, a sale or a shareholder dispute arrives — and then its absence becomes expensive. Keeping it current costs little; reconstructing it later costs a great deal.

In a merger, two or more companies combine into one. In a division (escisión), one company splits and transfers part of its assets to one or more new companies. Both carry tax, labor and creditor implications that must be planned before execution, not after.