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Urgent Regain control of a subsidiary abroad
Our local manager abroad has taken control of the subsidiary. What can we do?
WONE Global has corporate and litigation counsel in that country confirm your rights, update the registers and banks, and act against the individual.
Countries in the typical case France · Egypt
The situation
What is happening
A local manager or partner is acting without authority, blocking access to bank accounts, records or premises.
What is at stake
While control is lost, money, records and customers can be diverted.
Who faces this
- Corporations
- Mid-sized companies
A scenario
GroupCorporation · from France · in Egypt
Its general manager in Egypt refuses to hand over the company seal and bank access after being replaced.
Where it ends Control back.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Rogue director abroad”“Can't access our foreign company's bank account”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global has corporate and litigation counsel in that country confirm your rights, update the registers and banks, and act against the individual.
Usually led by Setting up and running a company, with Disputes and arbitration and Contracts and commercial law.
Step by step, in the scenario
- First daysRights confirmed.
- Week 1Registry and banks updated.
- Weeks 2-4Action against the manager.
- ThenControl restored.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Who holds legal authority under local registers
- 02How to remove and replace signatories
- 03Whether to bring proceedings
Outcomes
What you receive
- Registry and bank records corrected
- Authority restored
- Claims against the manager where justified
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Setting up and running a company, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Egyptin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Francein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Mag. Mario Haider · Tax Consultant Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Dr Hajra Nazir · Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Vienna · Austria
Kigali · RwandaWONE Global Capability Partner · Rwanda
Lydie N. Murorunkwere
Lydie is the Founder and Managing Director of ML Corporate Services Ltd and the first Chairperson of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA).
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Capability Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir
Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…
Palermo · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
Dr. Silvia Patricia Maccari
She is a lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. She took his first steps in the nation's judiciary, in the National Labor Court, where he developed a rapid caree…
Nairobi · KenyaWONE Global Capability Partner · Kenya
James Ngochi Ngugi
- Contracts and commercial lawNamed lead
- Disputes and arbitrationNamed lead
- Employment, payroll and immigrationNamed lead
Specialties: Commercial Transactions & Litigation
Kraków · PolandWONE Global Capability Partner · Poland
Andrzej Zacharzewski
Complete profile
Attorney at Law. Co-founder of the law firm. Provides litigation services to banks and advises corporate clients in international trade. Supervises the work of the Litigation Department and the International Desk. Chair…
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Services and subject
Ask WONE about this case
- What should we check first: our local manager abroad has taken control of the subsidiary. What can we do?
- What do the articles and any shareholder agreement say?
- Who holds which shares and votes today, on the register?
- Which decisions are blocked, and what does the delay cost?
- Ask it in your own words →
Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
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