Enalo Capital

Setting up operating companies abroad

Expand your business by choosing the most suitable operating company structure abroad. With ENALO CAPITAL, you can set up fully functional companies in selected jurisdictions, developing the best strategy for your business and ensuring full compliance with international regulations.

Personalised preliminary consultation
We carefully analyse your situation to identify the ideal country for your business. We consider every tax, legal and market aspect to identify the most advantageous solution for your business.
Comprehensive assistance with incorporation
We handle every stage of the overseas registration process, from documentation to bureaucratic formalities, to ensure a smooth and efficient incorporation process.
Optimised tax planning
We structure a bespoke tax plan, ensuring maximum efficiency and compliance with both international and local regulations.
Ongoing operational support
Even after incorporation, we provide continuous assistance for smooth company management that respects local regulations, allowing you to focus on business growth.
Forward-looking approach throughout the internationalisation journey
Setting up a company during calmer times allows you to navigate the internationalisation journey with peace of mind, having a ready and operational jurisdiction available whenever you need it to respond to any future requirement.
We carefully analyse your situation to identify the ideal country for your business. We consider every tax, legal and market aspect to identify the most advantageous solution for your business.
We handle every stage of the overseas registration process, from documentation to bureaucratic formalities, to ensure a smooth and efficient incorporation process.
We structure a bespoke tax plan, ensuring maximum efficiency and compliance with both international and local regulations.
Even after incorporation, we provide continuous assistance for smooth company management that respects local regulations, allowing you to focus on business growth.
Setting up a company during calmer times allows you to navigate the internationalisation journey with peace of mind, having a ready and operational jurisdiction available whenever you need it to respond to any future requirement.

What foreign operating companies are

Foreign operating companies are legal entities that carry out economic and commercial activities directly in a country other than their country of origin. This type of company is not simply a legal vehicle, but represents a tangible opportunity to enter global markets, hire staff locally, sign contracts, manage warehouses, distribute products and serve local customers directly.

Setting up an operating company is the ideal choice for those seeking a genuine, ongoing presence beyond national borders, with the ability to act autonomously while complying with local and international regulations.

Concrete advantages of international operating companies

Setting up a company abroad brings numerous measurable benefits:
  • Direct access to foreign markets: you can sell, buy and negotiate with ease, without particularly restrictive geographical or administrative limits.
  • Cost efficiency: many countries offer favourable taxation, low administrative costs and simpler bureaucracy, helping improve profitability and competitiveness.
  • Effective management of operations: thanks to a local structure, you can closely monitor logistics, production and distribution strategies, reducing both time and risk.
  • Increased commercial credibility: having a locally established operating company builds greater trust with partners and clients, offering solid contractual guarantees.
The size of the company is tailored to the entrepreneur's real needs: from an agile start-up to a structured business with a national or multinational presence.

Tailor-made solutions and strategic advisory

Choosing an operating company forms part of a broader internationalisation journey that also involves considerations around strategic corporate advisory. Thanks to ENALO CAPITAL's expertise, every entrepreneur can find the right balance between growth opportunities, tax planning and asset protection abroad.

We provide concrete tools and specialist support, ensuring security, transparency and speed at every stage: from incorporation to commercial operations, through to future planning and ongoing management of global administrative requirements.

How to choose the country for your operating company abroad

Choosing the country for an operating company abroad depends on the market you want to reach and the type of business you run. Unlike a holding company an operating company works on the ground (selling, producing, hiring), so proximity to customers, labour costs and the logistics network matter just as much as taxation.

For an internationalisation path towards Eastern Europe, Romania and Hungary offer among the lowest operating costs on the continent and direct access to the EU market; Portugal is ideal for services, tech and Atlantic markets; Luxembourg for high-value-added activities. At Enalo Capital, we analyse your objectives, sector and budget to identify the jurisdiction that maximises the operational advantages of your foreign company, supporting you from incorporation through to management.

The strategic bridge between Europe and the Balkans

1% tax rate

- Microenterprises with revenue ≤ 60.000 €.
- Activities excluded from specific CAEN codes

3% tax rate

- Microenterprises with revenue between €60,000 and €250,000.
- Or carrying out specific activities

16% tax rate

- Revenue over €250,000 (corporate income tax).

Requirements

Ideal for:

Advantages

Ideal for businesses seeking a cost-effective and dynamic operating base in Eastern Europe.

Favourable taxation at the heart of Europe

Corporate income tax: 9%

The lowest in the EU.

Local business tax: up to 2%

Of net turnover.

Innovation contribution: 0.3%

Of net turnover.

Advantages

Ideal for:

An ideal jurisdiction for efficient international business structures.

Western Europe, global advantages

Standard tax rate: 20%

On corporate income.

16% for SMEs

On the first €50,000 of taxable profit.

12.5% for start-ups and mid-caps

On the first €50,000 of taxable profit.

IFICI regime: flat rate of 20%

For professionals in technology and scientific fields, with exemptions on foreign income.

Advantages

Ideal for:

A strategic gateway to international markets, with all the advantages of the European Union.

Your company, right away: take advantage now!

Limited time to secure your business abroad!

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    FAQ

    The main advantages include direct access to foreign markets, cost optimisation thanks to favourable taxation and simplified bureaucracy, more effective management of logistics and production, and increased commercial credibility with international partners and clients.

    With Enalo Capital, you can set up operating companies in several selected jurisdictions: Romania, Portugal, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Seychelles and Paraguay. Each country is assessed based on the tax, legal and market aspects best suited to the entrepreneur’s needs.

    No, the size of the company is tailored to the entrepreneur’s real needs: from an agile start-up to a multinational structure. Enalo Capital works out the best strategy for every profile, ensuring a bespoke solution regardless of the size of the business.

    An operating company carries out commercial activities directly in the foreign country, while a holding company is a parent company designed to manage shareholdings and assets with greater flexibility. The choice depends on your objectives: direct commercial presence in the first case, group structuring and asset optimisation in the second.

    Yes, and this is precisely what sets it apart from other structures: an operating company carries out a genuine economic activity in the foreign country, and therefore requires real substance — premises and, depending on the jurisdiction, staff or a local director. This substance is not merely a compliance requirement that prevents challenges such as letterbox-company status, but is also what makes the company credible to banks, partners and clients. Enalo Capital helps you build a structure with the substance appropriate to your business, in full compliance with local and international regulations.

    Costs depend on the jurisdiction, the corporate form and the structure required (premises, staff, accounting). Countries such as Romania and Hungary allow you to launch an operating company with among the lowest incorporation and management costs in Europe, while markets such as Luxembourg or Portugal involve a more substantial investment in exchange for specific advantages. At Enalo Capital, we work with clear, defined quotations: after a preliminary consultation, we will indicate the right solution, timescale and exact cost for your objective.