Established in 1825 in Dublin, Ireland and with offices in Cork, London, New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco, more than 700 people work across Matheson’s six offices, including 96 partners and tax principals and over 470 legal and tax professionals. Matheson services the legal needs of internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 6 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers, 7 of the top 10 global technology brands and we have advised the majority of the Fortune 100.
We have previously written about the central beneficial ownership register (the "Central Register") required under the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering:
We have previously written about the central beneficial
ownership register (the "Central Register") required
under the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial
Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019.
After a delay in its proposed launch, the Central Register and
on-line filing portal for relevant legal entities such as Irish
corporates is open from 29 July 2019. The deadline of 22 November
2019 for first filings remains but newly incorporated companies
will have five months from incorporation to first register their
beneficial ownership details.
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