Stage 01
Define requirements
Activity, timeline, buyer and director profile, ownership structure, address, licence, VAT and banking needs.
Six-stage acquisition map
From selection to operational readiness.
A serious acquisition plan separates selection, verification, KYC, legal transfer, register changes, banking and operational setup instead of compressing them into a single speed promise.
How long does an Austrian shelf-company acquisition take?
There is no single answer, because the acquisition is six distinct stages rather than one event. Requirements, availability, compliance, evidence and cost review, notarial execution and post-transfer operational setup each have their own dependencies, and several of them sit with third parties — a notary, a bank, the register and the tax authority.
A realistic plan states what triggers each stage, who owns it and what the buyer has to supply. Where a date genuinely cannot be committed, this website presents it as an estimate with its dependency named rather than converting it into a promise.
No universal transfer or readiness timeline is published. Stage timing is confirmed for the specific transaction and participants once the responsible professionals are engaged.Stage 02
Compare current options
Review only the company attributes authorized for disclosure and confirm that the availability timestamp is still current.
Stage 03
Complete initial compliance checks
Qualified buyers move to the secure KYC environment. No identity documents are submitted through this public website.
Stage 04
Review evidence and total cost
Assess the company pack, verification cut-off, open conditions, price composition and third-party estimates before committing.
Stage 05
Sign and coordinate transfer
The applicable legal and notarial steps are confirmed for the specific transaction and participants.
Stage 06
Complete operational changes
Register filings, bank KYC and signatories, tax/VAT, address, licensing, accounting and payroll are tracked as separate workstreams.
Your Austrian adviser
Direct access
Speak to a consultant before you commit.
A first conversation is about business fit: what the company has to do, when it has to start, who will own and manage it, and whether acquiring an existing GmbH is genuinely the better route for you.
What the first conversation covers
- Intended business activity and start window
- Ownership, management and residence context
- Whether an existing company beats a new formation
- Which company attributes are genuinely required
- How the cost would be composed for your case
What it never asks for
- Passports or identity documents
- Source-of-funds evidence
- Any document upload on this public website