Buy Established Company in Spain | Bon
Buying an existing, operating company in Spain is often faster than starting one from scratch. You take over a business that already has a bank account history, suppliers, sometimes staff and turnover, which can also support a business-based residence application. The trade-off is that you need proper due diligence before you sign anything, since you also take on whatever the company already carries with it.
Due diligence is where most of the real risk in this process sits. A company can look clean on the surface, decent turnover, active bank account, valid licenses, while carrying unpaid tax liabilities, unresolved staff disputes or debts that only surface after the ownership transfer is signed. We treat this stage as the priority, not a formality before the paperwork.
Our role is to protect you through that process:
- Reviewing the target company's accounts, debts, contracts and tax situation
- Checking the company is free of hidden liabilities, disputes or unpaid obligations
- Negotiating price and terms together with you or your lawyer
- Handling the share transfer or asset transfer paperwork with a Spanish notary
- Coordinating the change of ownership with the Spanish Commercial Registry
Once the purchase is complete, we can also support ongoing accounting and bookkeeping, and help if the acquisition is being used as the basis for a residence permit application.
If no suitable company is available in your target sector, registering a new company in Spain is the alternative route, and we can advise which option makes more sense for your budget, timeline and the specific business activity you have in mind.
Frequently asked questions
Is buying an existing company faster than registering a new one?
Usually yes, because the company already has a trading history, bank account and often staff and licenses in place, so you skip several setup steps. The trade-off is the time needed for proper due diligence before purchase.
What happens to the company's existing debts when I buy it?
If you buy the shares of the company, existing liabilities generally transfer with it, which is exactly why due diligence on debts and disputes has to happen before the purchase, not after.
Can buying a company support a Spanish residence permit application?
Yes, an operating business with real turnover and staff is often a stronger basis for a business-linked residence application than a brand-new company with no track record yet.
Money-back guarantee
Long-term experience accumulated our experts are fully responsible for their quality of work and results. Good relationship with the Department of Immigration, Tax Inspectorate, the Social Insurance Inspectorate, Centre of Registers and other state and non-state institutions helps to ensure the highest quality services.
We do not operate in automatic machine principle and look deeper into the needs of each client. Whether it is business acquisitions, advice on migration, finance, accounting, or other issues - this is a unique process.
Only in this way we can ensure the highest quality services. Therefore, we provide our clients 100% money back guarantee if due to our fault you do not receive a temporary residence permit. We also guarantee that the company You will purchase has no debts or other liabilities. Our accounting services are insured, so if fees are wrong calculated, we or our insurance company will cover all losses.
RESIDENCE PERMIT
Process time for a temporary residence permit for each country depends on that country's laws. Usually it takes 2-6 months. If you have additional questions, the Migration Department may extend length of the proceeding up to 3 months. The answer may be a negative if the client:
- Was deported;
- Punished for crime;
- Has records in the police department;
- Other negative entries of personal biography;
- The information about the client is false, untrue;
- Going to false immigration.
If it turns out that the negative response to the temporary residence permit is due to one of these reasons, we will not return your money.
If the client has a clean biography and correct data about him/her, but due to our fault do not receive a temporary residence permit, in this case within 30 days we will return 100% of his/her money and will not ask for any compensation concerning experienced costs.
Business acquisitions and start-up
All of our sales companies do not have any debts or obligations. If you buy a new company (without any history), the company has absolutely no bookkeeping records. If you are going to buy an existing company with a history of activity, in this case you will provide the company financial reports and you will be able to assess the Company's status. If after the acquisition of the company, there would be unforeseen events and it would be our fault, we will take all the responsibility on ourselves.
Accountancy services and consultations
We take full responsibility for the provision of accounting services. Our accountants have many years of experience, good skills in preparing various reports to the state institutions; also we provide representation during an inspection. We look very responsibly to our work that is why we insured our employees from the possible errors, so if fees are calculated wrongly, we or the insurance company will compensate them.
