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Our multidisciplinary Corporate Law team assists clients in all corporate law matters, including banking & finance, corporate finance, and M & A.‍
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Our Corporate practice ranges from small privately held businesses to multinational companies. We counsel clients in complex transactions including mergers, sales and purchases of shares and assets, tender offers, exchange offers, and leveraged buy-outs.

Our company lawyers advise on mergers and acquisitions, divisions, and reorganisations, whether or not motivated by tax planning considerations. The firm assists its clients in relation to issues of corporate governance and general company law matters under Maltese company law as well as advises directors and other company officers as to their obligations.

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Corporate Law


International business in Malta is usually run through the limited liability company form. For this reason, company law acts as the basis for modern businesses, which makes corporate law advice significant to all businesses. The 1995 Companies Act is the primary source of legislation governing Maltese company law.

Chetcuti Cauchi advises on various corporate law matters, from day-to-day administration to regulatory compliance. Our Corporate Services department specialises in a large amount of company management services in Malta, including company formation, official company secretarial assistance, back office administration services, tax compliance, auditing and accounting services.


Mergers & Acquisitions


As part of our corporate practice, we are geared towards assisting clients with their significant Merger & Acquisition transactions. Firstly, we carry out all necessary legal and financial due diligence processes in the early stages of the transaction in order to identify and solve any issues which may arise as early as possible. We offer our counsel to buyers, sellers and investment bankers in complex transactions which include mergers, sales, purchases of shares and assets, tender offerings, exchange offers and leveraged buy-outs.


Corporate finance


Our Corporate Law and Corporate Finance Team provides advice on project finance, corporate structuring, general corporate transactions, share transfers, agreements between shareholders, mergers and acquisitions, drafting of memoranda and articles of association, divisions, and re-organisations, both motivated and not motivated by tax planning considerations. Our company also advises on issues concerning general company law and governance matters under Maltese company law.

Banking & Finance


In the light of all the changes which the Banking & Finance sector has been experiencing, it is always wise to seek sound legal advice when it comes to important transactions. As a leading law firm, Chetcuti Cauchi possesses a wealth of expertise in all aspects of banking and finance. We advise on a wide range of banking law matters, in particular on property law transactions and mortgages, e-commerce transactions, granting of loans, merchant accounts, collateral, professional secrecy, security enforcement, syndication, online banking transactions as well as general licencing and compliance issues.

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Chetcuti  Cauchi has been doing many different aspects of IP work for us for several  years, and I have always been more than satisfied with their work.    All the people at the firm with whome I have been in contact have been very  professional, efficient and quick in their efforts to assist us.    Dr Maria Chetcuti Cauchi has always kept me well informed about every angel  of the matters we have dealt with, extremely professional and I fully trust  her advice and suggestions. Another thing which I have appreciated is her  swift way of replying to our requests.I can highly recommend the firm  Chetcuti Cauchi to anybody who needs IP advice on Malta.

Jean-Philippe was a key advisor to me on the general European and in particular Maltese related tax, legal, accounting and secretarial aspects of a rather complex corporate group structure. We were operating in an extremely dynamic situation, and I was most grateful for his patience and understanding when we had to scrap the last idea and start all over again. He is highly professional, responsive and is excellent at finding practical solutions to difficult situations, whatever the time of day or night. He also has an excellent relationship with his team, and the service provided by his firm is intelligent, joined up and seamless. He is good humoured and imminently likeable and I look forward to working with him again in the future.

My  wife and I have an association with Chetcuti Cauchi since 2009. They assisted  us with our original residence permit applications for Malta and since then  have taken care of our annual income tax submissions and PR sticker /  E-residence card renewals. They always handle our matters very efficiently  and professionally. The consultants that work with us are friendly, helpful  and very competent. They are familiar with the regulations and procedures in  the related government departments, and this makes the process run extremely  smoothly for us. We are very satisfied with the service we received from  Chetcuti Cauchi and will continue to maintain our relationship with them in  future. We can highly recommend them for any of the services that they offer.

Antoine is very professional and knows his field of expertise very well.

Dr. Chetcuti has always shown great wisdom and knowledge. He’s remarkably courteous and client-oriented.

I  highly recommend the services of Chetcuti Cauchi. They assisted me as my  appointed Resident Agent with the MDIA, they fully understood my requirements  and also have a great reputation as a top law firm in Malta, making them an  ideal chioce. They delivered my project on scedule, which had a tight  deadline.

Chetcuti Cauchi is a firm with very educated and knowledgeable lawyers and advisors.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates boasts an incredibly diverse and talented team. Everyone brings skills, knowledge and experience to the table, creating a dynamic and collaborative environment.

I have had the pleasure of having Chetcuti Cauchi as my lawyers for my Maltese Citizenship application and also for property acquisition in Malta. I am extremely satisfied with their professionalism and attention to detail at all times making them, in my experience, one of the best law firms I have ever dealt with anywhere. I am truly honoured to be their client and shall continue to remain so.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates offers great ability and strength in handling and resolving difficult and complex matters.

Chetcuti  Cauchi has embraced a flexible and modern approach to hybrid working. Rather  than prescribe a set number of office days, the firm empowers employees to  exercise their judgement in how they manage their working schedule. So long  as underlying principles of providing an excellent client service and a  collaborative team environment are met, employees have a great degree of  freedom in how, and where, they work.

Dr Natasha Cachia’s experience in Financial services in Malta were invaluable to Porterpays team as we establish our business here in Malta. They have worked in a professional manner and were constantly supportive and open to understand new innovative ways in payments and provided us with a stellar advice.

I  approached Chetcuti Cauchi with the objective of establishing a company in  order to provide public health information management services to  collaborators throughout the European Union.From my first interaction  with them through phone discussions and emails to ongoing communications and  a visit to their offices in Valletta, I have been extremely pleased with  their professionalism, competence, and timeliness.They have been very  attentive to the specific needs of my company’s collaborations and have  provided much-valued guidance and support both in establishing the company  and in its ongoing operations.Iam very satisfied with the work so  far, and look forward to more successful interactions in the future.

The professionalism and international collaboration of Chetcuti Cauchi’s team are a testament to their cohesive corporate culture. They are prompt in communication and consistently reliable, always delivering on their promises and never committing to tasks they cannot fulfil. This dependability gives us great peace of mind at the start of every project. In particular, we have been working with Magdalena Velkovska and Antoine Saliba Haig, who have been pivotal in building our trust in CC.

Not only do Chetcuti Cauchi have experience, they’re academically proficient as well. They offer a wide variety of different expertise.

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates is a very strong team with a great understanding of complex matters. They enjoy a profound knowledge and expertise.

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