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Holding Companies for Latin American Startups

Everything you need to know about international legal structures for LATAM startups, all in one place.

Created by SLLM

53 minutes of lessons

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The videos are presented in their original language. The written course overview is in English.

Learn everything a startup founder in Latin America needs to know about setting up international holding companies, to create an appropriate legal strategy for their startup and raise investment and/or expand into other jurisdictions. In this course, you’ll learn about the most common jurisdictions, along with their advantages and disadvantages. The topics covered in this course, created in collaboration with SLLM are:

  1. Introduction to International Legal Structures for Startups
  2. Cayman Sandwich: What It Is and Its Advantages
  3. U.S. Holding Company: LLC and C-Corp
  4. Flip: What It Is and Why to Do It

Your lessons, in order

  1. 1.

    International Legal Structures for Startups

    Learn about the advantages of creating a holding company, either domestically or abroad, as well as the most popular types of international legal structures for LATAM startups.

    Free8 min
  2. 2.

    Cayman Sandwich: What It Is and Its Advantages

    Learn about the Cayman Sandwich, an international legal structure used by Latin American startups seeking to raise international investment.

    Free14 min
  3. 3.

    Holding Company in the U.S.: C-Corp or LLC?

    Learn about the 2 most popular types of companies (LLCs and C-Corps) for Latin American startups that need an international holding company and subsidiary structure for their operations

    Free14 min
  4. 4.

    Flip: What It Is, Why and How to Do It

    Discover the concept of a flip and why startups in Latin America do it.

    Free19 min