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Cases · Specialist sectors · Sports, athletes & sporting institutions
Set up a sports management or agency business abroad
How do we set up a sports agency in another country?
WONE Global sets up the company, obtains the agent licences and prepares standard representation contracts for the market.
Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · Brazil
The situation
What is happening
An agency wants to represent athletes in a new market.
What is at stake
Agents need licences and compliant representation contracts in each market, or their fees cannot be enforced.
Who faces this
- Founders and growing companies
- Sport and entertainment
A scenario
Football agencyFounder-led company · from United Kingdom · in Brazil
It is opening in Brazil to represent young players.
Where it ends An agency that can operate lawfully in Brazil.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Agent licensing abroad”“Representing athletes in a new market”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global sets up the company, obtains the agent licences and prepares standard representation contracts for the market.
Usually led by Setting up and running a company, with Licences, permits and regulators, Contracts and commercial law and Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-3Company set up.
- Weeks 4-6Agent licences.
- Week 7Representation contracts.
- ThenOperating.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Agent licensing and governing body rules
- 02Entity, tax and fee structure
- 03Protecting minors and complying with welfare rules
Outcomes
What you receive
- Licences obtained
- Entity and contracts in place
- Compliance procedures for representing minors
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.
- Brazilin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdomin 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 States 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.…
Bogotá · ColombiaWONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia
Katherin Diaz Velilla
Complete profile
- Tax and structuringNamed lead
- Licences, permits and regulatorsNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaWONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina
Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari
He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…
Brunswick · AustraliaWONE Global Capability Partner · Australia
Alice Turner
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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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