Germany Company Formation FAQs

You can have nominee services in Germany. 

If you’re looking for permanent residency in Germany, the German Entrepreneurial Residency Programme offers a path to permanent residency to foreigners who make an investment of at least €200,000 in an off-plan real estate property and another €100,000 in an upcoming development project. The first three years would be on a temporary basis with it turning permanent in the fourth year. You would have to rent a property during the entire investment period that would serve as your primary address in Germany. 

Foreigners can own all the shares in a German company.

Most of the incentives in the German business community are grants and other incentives. Among them are loans with reduced interest and grants to support SMEs in their research and development (R&D) endeavours. There are no foreign capital or exchange controls, fostering an attractive environment for foreign direct investment (FDI) into the German economy. Finally, the government guarantees 80% of all loans that pertain to expenses incurred for investment in Germany. 

There are some major German banks with international divisions that can offer offshore services. 
You’ll be able to open a bank account that supports multiple currencies to facilitate managing your entity’s finances.