Issue 7 2019

Acquisition International - Issue 7 2019 9 Oct18044 Based in Brussels, Comptafid Benelux has recently received a commendation in the AI Leading Advisor Awards 2018. omptafid Benelux NV is a Belgian company established in Brussels since 1978 and Antwerp since 1995. The company is mainly active in accountancy and tax advice (national and international). Additionally to its own services, Comptafid Benelux guides its clients to the different specialists on the Belgian market such as notary firms, law firms, insurance brokers, real estate and financial specialists, marketing and publicity firms, etc. Comptafid Benelux NV services Belgian clients and, at the same time, focuses on foreign clients for their Belgian as well as their international transactions. Located in the capital of Europe, Comptafid Benelux NV is committed to produce high quality work on a personal basis, delivered and aimed at practical solutions. With its international experience, Comptafid Benelux NV emphasizes the knowledge of languages and is sensitive to different legal cultures. Languages such as English, French, Dutch and German are commonly spoken in the company. Transparent hourly billing and low overhead lead to a competitive pricing which the client finds reflected by a specific overview of services provided and costs incurred. Since 1985 Comptafid Benelux NV extended its activities to Switzerland and, in 1996, a new company was created and named Comptafid (Schweiz) Ag together with the takeover of a bookkeeping office specialising in domicile companies. A full range of accountancy, financial planning, corporate trust and legal services are also available, with clients ranging from listed multinationals to sole traders. To increase the service to its clients Comptafid Benelux NV is part of a European Network of independent consultants named T.T.N. (Transnational Taxation Network), having both legal and accountancy professionals. The common denominator is an expertise in taxation and a wish to provide a personal service. The corporate & tax team handles corporate matters such as the incorporation of companies, the setting up of subsidiaries or branches of Belgian and foreign companies, the drafting of shareholders agreements, the transfer of shares and the over-all governance of corporate structures. Mergers and acquisitions work is co-ordinate by the corporate & tax team, in collaboration with other teams for specific issues. The services of tax advice and litigation concern international and domestic aspects of company tax, income tax and VAT. The company represents different foreign clients as legal tax representative to the different Belgian tax authorities. The bookkeeping team handles the bookkeeping for companies and individuals on its own computer system or on the computer system Comptafid Benelux C of the client. The team handles interim reporting in several languages and presented to Belgian or other country specific requirements. Annual balance sheets are provided and published within legal Belgian law obligations. The audit team handles all audit missions in Belgium for Belgian clients as well as foreign clients for Belgian purposes. The commercial law team with national and international business transactions such as distribution, agency, licensing, franchising, sale and purchase, transport, real estate and construction. Insurance law, competition law and insolvency law are also part of the commercial practice. In matters concerning the protection of creation and creativity (copyright, trademarks, patents, models and designs, fair trade practices), the Intellectual Property practice group gives advice, consults in negotiations and enforces the interests of clients. The teamhandles the protection and licensing of technology, computer software, multimedia and the new challenges of the internet. Major clients also include companies in the world of media, entertainment, sports, television, motion pictures, the music industry, design and advertising. The litigation team works closely with the other teams. Its work also includes recovery of debts, interim measures, injunctions, seizure procedures and measures against counterfeiting. Special attention is given by the external law firm to international aspects such as competence of courts and execution of judgments.