BEARER SHARES IN A NETHERLANDS CARIBBEAN COMPANY

Registered shares must be issued first On 1 March 2004, the new Netherlands Antilles act on corporate law (Book 2 Civil Code) became effective. Since that date it is no longer possible to (directly) issue bearer shares. A company with only bearer shares has no shareholders’ register. Only a public limited liability company (NV) may… Continue reading BEARER SHARES IN A NETHERLANDS CARIBBEAN COMPANY

CAN A FOREIGN COMPANY BUY SHARES IN A DUTCH CARIBBEAN COMPANY?

Generally speaking: yes Under Netherlands Antilles law, no specific requirements exist regarding the purchase of shares in a Netherlands Antilles offshore company by a foreign company. The Netherlands Antilles do not have any anti-trust regulations. In the Netherlands Antilles there are no statutory requirements preventing the sale of one or all the shares issued and… Continue reading CAN A FOREIGN COMPANY BUY SHARES IN A DUTCH CARIBBEAN COMPANY?