Goldblum and Partners is an independent Swiss firm for international business: corporate and holding structures, tax, FINMA and SRO licensing, AML compliance and the administration that keeps them running. We build Swiss structures and run them to regulatory standard, from Zurich and Zug.
Forming the company takes two to four weeks. Licences, substance and tax run for years.
After the commercial-register entry come FINMA or SRO licensing, the substance file, tax filings and the annual administration. We do that work in-house and hold it to the standard FINMA and the SROs apply to regulated firms.
Featured services
Six services clients ask for most.
We agree scope and price in writing before we start: fixed-fee, capped hourly or success-based, whichever fits. See the full list of Swiss corporate services below.
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Swiss Company Formation
Swiss company set-up for non-residents: notarial deed, capital escrow, commercial register, bank account and VAT registration. Typical timeline: two to four weeks.
SRO membership for crypto exchanges, wallets and payment service providers. FINMA pre-check, AML manual, beneficial owner register and onboarding to a Swiss bank.
Defensive substance file for foreign-owned holdings under BEPS Pillar Two: qualifying local director, board meeting cadence, real office, documented presence logs.
Three tiers (Light, Standard, Substance) for PE / VC portfolio companies, real estate vehicles and IP holdcos. Entity management with full confidentiality cover.
Outsourced AML Officer function for VQF and ARIF financial intermediaries. Policies, KYC procedures, transaction monitoring, SRO audit readiness, SAR coordination.
Clean, never-traded Swiss AG and GmbH shelf companies, fully compliant with Art. 684a / 787a CO, the anti-Mantelhandel rules in force since January 2025.
Each desk groups the practices a sector usually needs, from crypto firms to staffing agencies, so you speak to a partner who knows the licences and filings of your sector. See all industry desks.
An independent Swiss firm, owner-managed since 2007.
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Independent, owner-managed
We belong to no international network. The partner who takes your matter decides on it, and you deal with the same person throughout.
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Swiss financial regulation since 2014
Licences, SRO memberships and advisory mandates for financial intermediaries, handled by our own team since 2014.
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Engagement on your terms
Fixed-scope, hourly with a cap, or success-based, whichever fits the matter. Scope is written down before work begins.
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Set-up and administration in one firm
We form the company, obtain the licences and keep its substance and annual filings in order, so no work passes between firms.
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Five working languages
English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, the languages of the markets our clients work in.
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Five cities, one team
Wherever in Switzerland your focus is, you work with the same people from start to finish.
Experience
Representative matters, recently handled.
A sample of recent engagements across financial regulation, crypto and private-client work. Anonymised. Names are used only with client consent.
Asset Management / FINMA
Swiss market entry for a foreign asset manager: FINMA licensing
A client who runs asset-management companies in the UAE and the Cayman Islands, and wanted to offer the same services from Switzerland, was referred to us by an international firm.
OutcomeThe company was registered and the regulatory documentation submitted; a locally appointed managing director now oversees the ongoing licensing process.
Crypto / Financial Regulation
Crypto financial-services company: SRO licensing and ongoing AML compliance
An early-stage crypto investor approached us to establish a regulated financial-services company in Canton Zug for crypto-related activities.
OutcomeThe company obtained SRO membership and authorisation to operate. We continue as its external AML Officer and support its ongoing regulatory audits.
Financial Services / Family Office
From investment firm to family office: regulatory analysis and setup
A foreign client came to us planning to establish an investment company in Switzerland.
OutcomeThe client launched a fully operational family office with no unnecessary licensing, with brokerage and banking in place from day one.
Representative matters, anonymised. Specifics are illustrative and outcomes depend on the facts of each case. Client names are used only with written consent.
Recognitions
Ranked by leading international ratings for Corporate / M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency and Tax across multiple editions.
Goldblum advises a founding shareholder in a Zug dispute
Goldblum is advising a founding shareholder of a Zug technology company in a dispute between its equal shareholders over management and future ownership.
We are an independent Swiss corporate, regulatory and fiduciary firm. We form Swiss companies, take them through FINMA authorisation or SRO affiliation, build the substance and governance behind them, and then administer them: entity management, accounting, tax and AML compliance under one mandate. Financial regulation has been our main field since 2014; the firm has been independent since 2007.
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Where is the firm based, and do you act for non-residents?
Two Swiss offices: Stockerstrasse 45, 8002 Zurich, and Baarerstrasse 25, 6300 Zug, working in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. Most of our clients are international, so the Swiss-resident director, registered office and bank-introduction requirements a non-resident cannot meet alone are part of what we provide.
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Is the firm itself SRO-affiliated or FINMA-licensed?
No, and it should not be. We advise financial intermediaries on SRO membership and FINMA authorisation and run those processes on their behalf, but the licence or affiliation belongs to the regulated client, not to us. Anyone claiming otherwise about their own advisers is worth a second look.
Independent Swiss corporate, tax & financial-regulation firm
