Corporate Restructuring Advisory Services
Keep your business agile and compliant—even when change is non‑negotiable.
Re‑engineering your corporate structure isn’t just administrative—it’s strategic. Whether you’re navigating mergers, reorganisations, or shifting market demands, the wrong move can disrupt operations, compliance, and stakeholder trust.
At GCO, we guide you through every legal and commercial nuance to reshape your business safely and smartly. Our services include:
- Corporate transformations: mergers, spin‑offs & demergers
- Capital restructuring: increases, reductions, dissolutions
- Business collaboration frameworks (U.T.E., A.I.E., holdings)
- Legal structure optimisation for flexibility and efficiency
Corporate Restructuring Advisory Services
Is managing restructuring in-house putting your business at risk?
- Are you worried you’ll overlook statutory obligations in the rush to restructure?
- Could a misstep in capital changes expose you to liabilities or fines?
- Is the complexity of cross‑border mergers or joint ventures giving you pause?
- Does internal restructuring feel too high‑stakes to tackle without expert support?
Tackling restructuring alone—or choosing an unqualified advisor—can cost you time, money, and credibility. That’s precisely why businesses trust GCO for clarity, precision and compliance, every step of the way.
Business Restructuring Advisory Services
Legal structure advisory
Rebuild your corporate foundation to support long-term growth.
Your legal structure shouldn’t limit your ambitions. Whether you’re shifting from a sole entity to a holding group, streamlining fragmented subsidiaries, or adjusting to market demands, we advise you on the optimal legal setup to meet your evolving needs.
We evaluate the implications of every change—legal, financial, and operational—to ensure your new structure is scalable, compliant, and strategically aligned.
What this delivers:
- Reduced operational complexity.
- Enhanced governance and reporting clarity.
- A flexible structure that supports growth, M&A or international expansion.
- Full compliance with corporate, tax, and regulatory frameworks.
Corporate Restructuring Advisory Services
Mergers, acquisitions & spin-offs
Manage transitions that preserve value and protect continuity.
Corporate restructuring often goes hand in hand with business integrations or separations. Whether you’re acquiring, merging, or divesting, we provide end-to-end legal and strategic guidance to ensure the transaction supports your broader restructuring goals.
From legal due diligence to execution, we manage every phase to ensure regulatory compliance, minimise disruption, and maximise shareholder value.
What this delivers:
- Seamless legal handling of mergers, acquisitions, and carve-outs.
- Structural and operational clarity during integrations or separations.
- Tax-efficient transaction structures.
- Protection against hidden liabilities and compliance risks.
Business Restructuring Advisory Services
Capital increases, reductions & dissolutions
Reshape your capital to reflect strategic realities.
Restructuring isn’t only structural—it’s financial. We support capital increases to attract new investment or meet solvency thresholds, reductions to eliminate excess equity or past losses, and company dissolutions when winding down is the right move.
All capital operations are handled with full legal rigour, ensuring regulatory compliance and clear communication with shareholders, registries and fiscal authorities.
What this delivers:
- Efficient recapitalisation or de-leveraging.
- Protection of shareholder rights during capital movements.
- Risk-free company liquidations and dissolutions.
- Alignment with Spanish Commercial Code and EU directives.
Corporate Restructuring Advisory Services
Business Collaboration Structures (Holdings, U.T.E., A.I.E.)
Create or restructure collaborative vehicles that enable strategic partnerships.
When restructuring involves shared ownership, joint ventures or group reorganisation, the right legal vehicle is essential. We design, restructure or wind down group entities such as holding companies, Economic Interest Groupings (A.I.E.) or Temporary Business Unions (U.T.E.), ensuring they align with both legal requirements and strategic intent.
These structures are often used in Spain and the EU for capital projects, sector-specific collaborations or centralising group management.
What this delivers:
- Structuring of legally sound and purpose-fit collaborative entities.
- Greater tax and operational efficiency across multi-party ventures.
- Full support in compliance, governance and liability protection.
- Harmonisation with existing corporate frameworks.
Need clarity before making structural changes?
We’ll help you map out the legal, tax, and strategic impact—so every move supports your business goals.
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Why partner with GCO for your corporate restructuring?
Strategic, not procedural.
We go beyond paperwork. Every legal step is tied to your business objectives—from expansion readiness to investor expectations.
Cross-border structuring expertise.
Whether you operate across the EU or beyond, we navigate jurisdictional complexity with clarity—ensuring regulatory alignment and tax efficiency across markets.
One team, full-spectrum support.
No need to juggle multiple advisors. GCO offers integrated legal, fiscal, financial and labour guidance under one roof—coordinated and consistent.
Real-world experience with complex restructures.
We’ve advised on high-value, high-complexity restructures for Spanish and international businesses alike. Our playbook is tested, precise, and results-driven.
Trusted by the professional community.
We’re members of AEDAF, the Ilustre Colegio de Economistas, and the IUSFUL European Legal Network. Clients—and other advisors—trust us to lead strategic change.
Fluent in regulation. Focused on business.
We translate legal and tax frameworks into actionable decisions. So you stay protected while making progress.
Corporate Restructuring Advisory Services
“External advisors are too expensive. We’ll handle this internally.”
It’s a common concern—and one that often leads to greater cost in the long run.
Restructuring impacts more than just legal paperwork. It touches your tax position, governance, operational continuity, and long-term growth. When done without expert support, small oversights can lead to regulatory penalties, stalled transactions, internal disruption—or worse, structural decisions that need to be undone.
At GCO, we help you avoid those risks. We bring clarity to complex decisions, flag legal and tax red flags early, and execute every step with precision—so your restructure protects value, not puts it at risk.
The result? A compliant, future-ready structure, delivered efficiently, with minimal disruption.
It’s not an overhead. It’s a safeguard—and often, the smartest investment you’ll make.
Process and Methodology
A Clear Path to Excellence for your Company
Our customer-centric process is tailored to your specific needs. From initial analysis to strategy implementation, we are with you every step of the way.
- Initial Situation Analysis
- Development of Customized Strategies
- Solutions Implementation
- Continuous Monitoring and Adjustment
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Answers to your key questions about corporate restructuring
What exactly is “corporate restructuring”?
Corporate restructuring is the process of reorganising your company’s legal and operational structure—such as merging entities, adjusting capital, spinning off business units, or forming a holding company.
It’s typically done to:
- Adapt to regulatory or market changes
- Prepare for expansion, investment, or divestment
- Increase efficiency or reduce liability
- Align operations with strategic goals
It’s not just about compliance—done right, restructuring sets your business up for long-term success.
Why involve legal advisors like GCO?
Restructuring isn’t just administrative. It affects your:
- Tax exposure
- Shareholder rights
- Cross-border compliance
- Corporate governance
- Contractual obligations
Our role is to manage risk and ensure legal certainty across every step—so that strategic change doesn’t trigger unexpected costs, delays, or liabilities. GCO offers both the legal rigour and strategic perspective to make your restructuring process secure and purposeful.
How long does a typical corporate restructuring take?
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Timelines depend on:
- The complexity of your current structure
- The type of restructuring (e.g., merger, capital change, spin-off)
- Jurisdictional factors, especially for cross-border operations
At GCO, we give you a clear, realistic roadmap from day one—including key milestones, critical dependencies, and timelines tailored to your business priorities.
Will restructuring disrupt my operations?
It doesn’t have to. Our approach is designed to minimise internal disruption and maintain business continuity. We:
- Work around your operational timelines
- Handle filings, board resolutions, and registrations in the background
- Keep internal stakeholders aligned throughout the process
You focus on running your business—while we handle the legal mechanics with precision and discretion.
What if we already have in-house legal or tax advisors?
That’s a great starting point—but most internal teams aren’t set up to manage complex restructuring projects end-to-end. Restructuring often requires cross-functional coordination (legal, tax, financial, labour, governance) plus jurisdiction-specific expertise.
GCO works with your internal teams—not around them. We bring specialised knowledge, external validation, and proven execution frameworks to make your internal resources more effective, not redundant.
How do I know if restructuring is really necessary for my business?
Restructuring isn’t always reactive—it’s often a strategic move. Signs it may be time to consider it include:
- Outdated or inefficient legal structure
- Preparing for expansion, investment or exit
- Excess administrative complexity across entities
- Shareholder or ownership changes
- Risk exposure in current capital or governance model
Not sure? That’s what we’re here for. GCO can review your current setup and advise whether a restructure would unlock value or simply reduce future risk—no obligation, just clarity.
Complementary Services
Still managing risk, compliance or finance across your group?
Beyond corporate restructuring, GCO strengthens your operations with holistic, expert support across critical advisory areas.
Financial reporting & consolidation
Get accurate, real-time financial intelligence with GCO’s advanced reporting and consolidation services—precise, compliant, and strategically insightful across group entities.
International entity setup & branch/subsidiary management
Reorganising or expanding your group? GCO guides you through setting up companies in Spain, tax and payroll obligations, accounting compliance, and ongoing branch/subsidiary administration.
Tax advisory & international taxation
Our Tax Advisory team simplifies tax complexity with international tax planning, tax investigations, succession planning, and strategic optimisation—critical for restructuring success.
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