Our Founder & Entrepreneur Advisory Practice supports innovators, business owners, and startup founders throughout their entire entrepreneurial lifecycle. We combine corporate law, tax strategy, intellectual property, and immigration planning under one roof to provide long-term, founder-centred guidance that evolves with your ambitions — from idea to impact, from enterprise to legacy.
Supporting Founders Throughout the Business Lifecycle
At Chetcuti Cauchi, we understand that entrepreneurship is not a single event but a lifelong journey. Each phase — startup, seeding, scale-up, exit, and new wealth — brings distinct opportunities and challenges that demand cohesive, multidisciplinary support.
Startup and Seeding
We assist founders in structuring their ventures to align with investor expectations, regulatory requirements, and tax efficiency goals. Our lawyers draft shareholder and investment agreements, design founder equity structures, and ensure intellectual property protection is built into every stage of growth.
Key services include:
- Company formation and corporate structuring.
- Founder and shareholder agreements.
- IP registration and protection strategy.
- Seed and pre-seed investment documentation.
- Cross-border tax and compliance advisory.
Scale-Up and Expansion
As ventures mature, our teams help founders navigate cross-border legal and tax complexities and prepare for expansion. Whether scaling operations within the EU or globally, we provide regulatory, employment, and mobility solutions to facilitate sustainable growth.
Key services include:
- Tax-efficient international expansion and market entry.
- Employment and contractor structuring.
- Global mobility and relocation planning for key personnel.
- Technology and digital law compliance.
- Funding round documentation and investor relations support.
Exit and Wealth Transformation
At the exit stage, we advise founders on mergers, acquisitions, and liquidity events with an eye toward both corporate and personal outcomes. Our M&A and tax planning teams design strategies that protect value and position founders for future ventures or family office establishment.
Key services include:
- M&A legal due diligence and transaction support.
- Exit tax and wealth optimisation.
- Family office and investment structuring.
- Philanthropy and legacy planning.
- Succession and next-generation governance.
Global Mobility and Immigration
As founders evolve into global citizens, we provide strategic immigration advice that aligns with business and lifestyle priorities. Our firm assists with residency and citizenship planning, relocation management, and international family governance for entrepreneurs and their families.
Key services include:
- Malta and EU residence and citizenship solutions.
- Relocation and global mobility management.
- Cross-border family wealth structuring.
- Tax residency and domicile advice.
Our Founder-Centric Approach
Our multidisciplinary model integrates legal, tax, corporate, and mobility advisory to ensure founders receive cohesive guidance throughout their professional and personal evolution. Whether launching a new venture, scaling globally, or managing newfound wealth, our focus remains constant — enabling entrepreneurs to thrive and contribute meaningfully in a global economy.
Our Founder & Entrepreneur Advisory Solutions
We deliver end-to-end support through a suite of solutions tailored for founders:
- Startup Structuring & Incorporation.
- Founder Residency & Mobility.
- Intellectual Property Protection.
- Exit and Liquidity Planning.
- Family Office Structuring.
Our Founder & Entrepreneur Advisory Services
- Corporate, Commercial & Technology Law.
- Tax and International Structuring.
- Intellectual Property.
- Immigration & Global Mobility.
- Private Client and Family Office.
