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Entity formation in 70+ countries

A new entity, anywhere. No law firm required.

Most companies spend 3 to 6 months and thousands in legal fees setting up a foreign subsidiary. Commenda runs the entire formation workflow, so your team isn't the project manager.

Commenda dashboard showing an in-progress LLP formation for Meryton Technologies Inc. with the formation task checklist and entity navigation sidebar

Setting up a foreign
entity shouldn't be a
4-month project.

But for most finance teams, it is. The moment you decide to expand into a new country, you inherit a coordination job nobody signed up for. Local counsel nine time zones away, a registered agent you found on Google, and a spreadsheet tracking which signatures are still outstanding.

  • 3 to 6 months, typically

    That's the average time to incorporate via a local law firm. The timeline slips every time you're waiting on a response across time zones.

  • Documents in email threads

    Incorporation documents, signatories, and ownership records end up scattered across inboxes and Dropbox folders with no audit trail.

  • Unknown unknowns in new jurisdictions

    Expanding to a new country means figuring out what you don't know. Every entity becomes an improvisation instead of a process.

  • Advisory rates for administrative work

    You're paying Big Four or law firm rates to track deadlines and manage documents that should live in software.

The Commenda playbook

Same process. Every country.
Every time.

Commenda standardizes entity formation across every supported jurisdiction.

  1. Day 1

    Intake & scoping

    You answer a short intake form. We confirm the entity type, ownership structure, and jurisdiction requirements, with no surprises later.

  2. Weeks 1 to 2

    Document preparation

    Commenda prepares all formation documents, including articles, directors, shareholders, and registered agent, coordinated entirely on our side.

  3. Weeks 2 to 4

    Filing & registration

    We file with the relevant registry and track every step. You get status updates in your dashboard, not via email chains.

  4. Done

    Handoff to compliance

    Once incorporated, the entity lives in Commenda. Filings, renewals, and obligations are tracked automatically from day one.

What's included

Everything the playbook requires.
Nothing left for you to chase.

Every incorporation includes the full bundle, with no surprise add ons when a requirement surfaces mid process.

  • Registered agent service

    A local registered agent in every jurisdiction where one is required, handled by us, not sourced by you.

  • Resident director, where required

    We provide or arrange local directors in jurisdictions that require a resident director on file.

  • Virtual office & mailbox

    A compliant local address for official correspondence, with no physical office needed to get started.

  • Bank account coordination

    We guide you through local banking requirements and coordinate the account opening process end to end.

  • Full document vault

    Every formation document and certificate, stored in your dashboard from day one.

  • Compliance calendar, auto populated

    Annual filings, renewals, and director updates surface automatically once incorporated.

  • Ownership & cap table tracking

    Shareholder records, UBO register, and ownership structure visible in real time across every entity.

  • Full audit trail

    Every action, document, and milestone logged, so your next audit doesn't become a scavenger hunt.

  • Ongoing entity management

    Once incorporated, the entity rolls into Commenda. No vendor switch when it's time to manage it.

The local law firm model
was built for a different era.

It's not that lawyers are bad at incorporation. It's that coordination, document tracking, and deadline management should never have been a human job.

Local law firm / traditional

Coordination is your problem.

  • 3 to 6 months to incorporate, unpredictably
  • Documents live in email attachments and law firm portals
  • Compliance is another vendor relationship to manage
  • “We'll send an update when there's news”
  • Hourly fees plus disbursements plus surprises
  • Find new local counsel in every new jurisdiction

Commenda

One workflow, 70+ countries.

  • Incorporated in weeks, with milestone visibility
  • Central document vault, always accessible
  • Rolls into the same platform automatically
  • Live dashboard, every step tracked
  • Fixed fee, scoped upfront
  • Same workflow, same platform, every country

Coverage

70+ countries. One playbook.

The most commonly incorporated jurisdictions, all available on the same workflow. Explore a country guide to see local requirements.

  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • India
  • Singapore
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • France
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
Explore all countries

Ready to incorporate?

Form the entity. Never worry about managing it again. Tell us where you're expanding and we'll scope it, confirm the requirements, and handle the rest, usually within 24 hours.