Case Study — No. 03

Complex shareholder structure & start of industrial works under tight deadlines.

Formation of a multi-shareholder SA with differentiated capital contribution and asymmetric shareholding, followed by an express administrative onboarding to start a project in full compliance from day one.

SectorPiping & engineering
StructureSA · differentiated contribution
Employees6 contracts on D-0
Compliance100% from project D1

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5.0 · Strong recommendation

CG
Christopher Garcia
Site Manager — Industrial Piping
PRESTA-INOX SA, Grand-Lancy

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Client company

I would like to express my deep satisfaction with the services provided by Mr. Taracido and his team for the formation of PRESTA-INOX SA. His responsiveness, professionalism and efficiency have been invaluable throughout the process.

Published on 17 April 2024

His sound financial advice was a great help and his administrative management impeccable. I strongly recommend his services to any business looking for a reliable and competent partner.

01
The context

A double challenge: complex capitalisation and an imminent project start.

PRESTA-INOX was born from a collective of French entrepreneurs, brought together around a successful joint project for a leader of the Swiss pharmaceutical industry. But the formation of the company carried a particular complexity: several operational shareholders, an investor alongside the founders, with a differentiated capital contribution and an asymmetric shareholding to be reconciled in the articles of association.

On top of this capital constraint came a major operational imperative: an industrial project had to start within an extremely short timeframe. The formation of the SA was a mandatory step, but also the starting point of a second race against the clock — the full implementation of the administration so that PRESTA-INOX would be, from the very first day on site, perfectly compliant with all Swiss obligations.

My Swiss Company orchestrated the whole process: coordination of shareholders, bank, notary and Commercial Register, then express deployment of the operational administration.

Andrés Taracido
Director · My Swiss Company

The founders had already proven their technical know-how. Our mission was to turn that success into an operational Swiss legal entity — within the extremely tight deadline imposed by the imminent start of an industrial project.

Phase 01

Technical multi-shareholder formation

A complex capital configuration: several operational shareholders and an investor with differentiated capital contribution and asymmetric shareholding. We orchestrated the full coordination between shareholders, bank, notary and Commercial Register — each party held to a common timeline to meet the project start.

Phase 02

Express administrative onboarding

From the moment of registration in the Commercial Register, race against the clock: 6 employment contracts, work-permit applications, mandatory affiliations to social charges (AHV/IV/EO, BVG, UVG, sickness daily allowance), business insurance subscriptions, VAT registration and full set-up of the administrative framework. On the first day of the project, the activity was perfectly compliant with every Swiss legal obligation.

02
Project scope

From complex shareholder structuring to operational compliance.

1.

Multi-shareholder SA formation

Tailor-made articles of association integrating differentiated contribution and asymmetric shareholding, escrow capital deposit account, notary, Commercial Register filing.

2.

Multi-party coordination

Tight orchestration of shareholders, bank, notary and Commercial Register on a calendar held to the day.

3.

Onboarding of 6 employees

6 employment contracts, work-permit applications, AHV/IV/EO, BVG, UVG and daily-allowance affiliations, business insurance subscriptions.

4.

VAT compliance & project D1

VAT registration with the FTA, full set-up of the administrative framework: activity fully compliant from day one.

03
The process

Three key moments, one timeline met.

01

Capital structuring

Drafting of the articles of association integrating differentiated contribution and asymmetric shareholding, coordination of the shareholders, opening of the escrow capital deposit account with the partner bank.

02

Notary & Commercial Register filing

Express signature legalisation, notarial deed authenticated and immediate filing with the Geneva Commercial Register. SA operational within the deadlines required by the project.

03

Express admin onboarding

6 employment contracts, work permits, social-charge affiliations, insurance, VAT registration and operational bank account — everything finalised before the first day on site.

04
Solution deployed

Two phases, zero day lost on site.

Phase 01.

Technical multi-shareholder formation

A complex capital structure translated into articles of association compliant with the Swiss Code of Obligations, with tight coordination of all stakeholders on a calendar driven by the project deadline.

  • Tailor-made articles: differentiated contribution + asymmetric shareholding
  • Coordination of shareholders / investor / bank
  • Notary, notarial deed and express Commercial Register filing
Phase 02.

Express administrative onboarding

As soon as the Commercial Register filing was validated, full deployment of the operational administration so that PRESTA-INOX would be in full compliance from the first day of work.

  • 6 employment contracts & work permits
  • AHV/IV/EO, BVG, UVG, daily-allowance affiliations
  • Business insurance & VAT registration

05
Results

Three promises kept, a project opened on time.

Despite the capital complexity of the set-up and the deadline imposed by the project start, every legal, social and tax milestone was delivered on time.

Formation
100%
Multi-shareholder SA filed with the Geneva Commercial Register within the deadline required by the project.

Onboarding
6/6
Employment contracts, permits, AHV/BVG/UVG/daily-allowance affiliations and insurance finalised before D-0 on site.

Compliance
D+1
Activity perfectly compliant from the first day on site: VAT, social charges, insurance and legal framework in place.

06
Ongoing partnership

Project under way, the administration keeps the pace.

— 01

Accounting & VAT

Swiss GAAP accounting, year-end closing and quarterly VAT returns to the FTA.

— 02

Payroll for 6 employees

Monthly payslips, AHV/IV/EO/BVG/UVG social charges, annual certificates, monitoring of work permits.

— 03

Taxation & governance

Cantonal/federal corporate tax (ICC/IFD), anticipatory tax, stamp duty, dividends and SA governance throughout the year.

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