Flag. Register. Bank. Crew. Done.
Yacht and aircraft registration, ownership structuring, VAT planning, crew payroll and the holding architecture that institutional owners actually use.
A yacht acquisition is a corporate transaction. We treat it that way.
Cayman, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Isle of Man and Marshall Islands all flag major yachts and aircraft, but each carries different VAT, crew, lender and insurance consequences. The right flag is jurisdiction-dependent, owner-residency-dependent, and use-case-dependent. We map all three before recommending one.
The four decisions every owner gets wrong if rushed.
Which flag and registry?
Red Ensign group (Cayman, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Isle of Man) for tier-one credibility and consular protection. Malta or Marshall Islands for VAT efficiency. We model all options against the use case.
How is ownership structured?
SPV in the right jurisdiction, ideally with banking pre-qualified for the chartering, mooring and crew-payroll flow. The structure is built around the operating reality, not the broker's preferred jurisdiction.
How is VAT handled?
EU lease-purchase, commercial-yacht-code, charter-recovery structures. Each has its own audit risk and we evidence the structure with the documents that survive scrutiny.
What about crew?
Crew employment company, payroll, social security, training certification, MLC compliance. Outsourced or in-structure, depending on owner preference.
The service lines this audience uses most.
Each service is owned by a named director. The same services exist across our full firm — these are the ones this audience engages most often.
Yacht & Aircraft Registration
Flag, register and structure ownership of yachts and private aircraft.
Offshore Company Formation
BVI, Cayman, UAE, Singapore, UK, Delaware, and 75 more, onshore and offshore. Banking-ready entities with documented substance.
Real Estate Structuring
Hold prime real estate through compliant SPVs in tax-efficient jurisdictions.
International Banking
Introductions to 25+ active private and corporate banks across the UK, EU, GCC, APAC, Caribbean and US.
Fiduciary & Compliance Coordination
Independent directors, AML programme design, economic substance and middle-office coordination for offshore structures, delivered through licensed counterparties.
The jurisdictions this audience uses most often.
We hold active relationships with formation agents, regulators, banks and counsel in each. Other jurisdictions available on engagement.
What yacht, aircraft and marine asset owners ask in the first call.
Plan a yacht or aircraft structure
Five days to a written diagnosis. Eight weeks typical to implementation. Director-led throughout.