Set up your business in Spain

It is a commercial capital company with its own legal personality, distinct from that of its partners. Its share capital is divided into shares, the transfer of which is subject to legal and statutory restrictions. The liability of the partners is limited to the capital contributed, protecting their personal assets from company debts. It is the most common legal form for small and medium-sized companies due to its flexibility and the simplification of its incorporation procedures through our Entrepreneur Service Point (PAE).

It is a capital company with its own legal personality, in which the share capital is divided into shares. The shares are, as a general rule, freely transferable, which facilitates the entry and exit of partners and the raising of capital. This corporate form is ideal for large business projects or for companies planning to list on stock markets.

A secondary establishment with a certain degree of autonomy, but without its own legal personality, as it depends on the parent company, whether Spanish or foreign. Branches must maintain continuous activity and have a permanent representative with operational autonomy and sufficient powers to perform their functions.

It lacks legal personality and financial autonomy, being merely an extension of the parent company. Its activity is strictly limited to auxiliary or preparatory functions, such as conducting market research, promoting the brand, or establishing contacts, without being able to carry out direct commercial activities or generate income. Its establishment represents a minimal presence in the territory with low operating costs.

It is a system of collaboration between entrepreneurs for a specific period of time for the development or execution of a specific work, service, or supply. The joint venture does not have its own legal personality. One of its fundamental characteristics is that its members are jointly and severally liable to third parties for the obligations incurred.

benefits for itself, but rather to facilitate the development or improve the results of its members' economic activity. Its purpose is limited to an economic activity that is ancillary to that carried out by its members. In accordance with the aforementioned law, the members are jointly and severally liable for the debts of the group, which implies unlimited liability.