Our Malta Startups practice group acts as a trusted partner for both entrepreneurs as well as investors in the international start-ups sector. The practice leverages the firm's expertise in a number of legal fields which are key to successful start-ups, namely; intellectual property, corporate law, contract law, ICT law, tax and corporate finance. This has positioned Chetcuti Cauchi as an ideal partner for various players within the startups ecosystem, ranging from enterprising inventors whose only asset is their bright ideas, to fledgling micro-enterprises, well-established businesses launching new ventures or entering the jurisdiction for the first time, or, on the other side of the equation, venture capitalists, business angels, private equity funds and other financiers. Some of the questions which our Malta Startups practice can help you to answer are the following:
Advising Malta Startup Entrepreneurs:
How do I manage my intellectual property? How can I retain control over my business while attracting external investors? How do I manage my contractual relations with collaborators, employees and suppliers? What opportunities are there to obtain public funding? Should I reward my employees with equity in the venture? Advising Investors in Malta Start-ups:
What are the most suitable corporate structures via which to invest? How do we generate a return on investment in a tax efficient manner? How can we influence the start-up? What are the procedures to take this company to a public offering? How do we structure our financing arrangements? Our Malta start-ups practice also helps clients to avail themselves of the various synergies that the firm has built up with authorities and other bodies over the years. Malta offers various opportunities both for the entrepreneur as well as for the investor, and our on the ground expertise and familiarity with the jurisdiction is a valuable asset.
