Before trading together
You want to agree ownership and responsibilities before taking on customers. Bring the proposed company structure and explain what each founder is expected to contribute over time.
Business / A premium fixed-fee service
Founder & shareholder agreement in Cyprus.
Agree the important things while you agree.
Explore a proposed 30-minute lawyer consultation for €150 + VAT to discuss a tailored scope. This is a separate service; any consultation requirement or fee credit is confirmed in the provider’s written quote.
Turn the shared business plan into clear ownership, responsibility and decision rules before difficult questions arise. Your lawyer helps express the agreed arrangements in a tailored founder agreement and explains the choices that still need attention. A focused planning discussion and organised review make it easier to understand the document, settle the open points and prepare for informed signing.
Careful legal work. An agreed professional fee. Your approval before any additional stage.
Considered decisions. Clear commitments.
Premium attention
Defined work, careful review and practical explanations.
One agreed professional fee
No hourly escalation within the accepted scope.
Organised digital delivery
Clear documents, milestones and next steps across Cyprus.
01 / The value of a considered next step
Good intentions need practical decision rules.
Founders can share a vision and still have different assumptions about control, contributions or what happens when someone leaves. An agreement brings those assumptions into the open. It can define voting, share transfers and exit arrangements within the accepted scope, while identifying issues requiring specialist or separate advice. The aim is a document you understand and can use, rather than a collection of unfamiliar clauses. A focused planning discussion and one consolidated review round keep the drafting anchored to decisions the founders have actually made.
Specific work. A defined commitment.
The work at a glance.
- One agreement for up to three founders
- Ownership, voting, transfer and exit provisions
- One lawyer-led planning call
A useful starting point for
A standard early-stage company agreement with straightforward ownership. Each represented client must pass the conflict check.
Review the complete scopeRecognise your situation
When this service earns its place.
Start with the decision you need to make, then choose the right level of legal work.
Different levels of involvement
One founder works full time while another contributes capital or contacts. Record those expectations clearly so the lawyer can identify which commercial choices the agreement needs to address.
Planning for a departure
You want a clear route if a founder leaves, sells shares or stops contributing. Describe the intended outcome rather than choosing unfamiliar exit clauses without understanding their effect.
Preparing for future funding
You expect to discuss investment later. Explain any existing investor commitments; this founder package does not automatically cover a funding round, securities advice or a restructuring.
Make the next step deliberate.
Review your proposed fee and the defined scope in one personal summary. No booking or payment is required.
02 / The work behind the price
A clear scope is part of the quality.
Your fee is connected to specific work and deliverables. These boundaries help you compare proposals properly and avoid assuming a first-stage price covers an entire matter.
What your fixed fee covers
- One agreement for up to three founders
- Ownership, voting, transfer and exit provisions
- One lawyer-led planning call
- One consolidated revision round
What’s outside this scope
- Investment-round documents or securities advice
- Company restructuring and tax advice
- Independent representation of other shareholders
- Further negotiation rounds
Your signing lawyer confirms suitability and the final engagement. An additional document, negotiation round, hearing or later stage requires a new agreed scope and fee before that work starts.
03 / From brief to clear next step
How founder & shareholder agreement works.
A focused process gives you room to make informed decisions. Your lawyer handles the professional judgment; organised workflows keep preparation and communication moving.
A focused brief
Tell us how ownership, contributions and decisions should work.
A considered assessment
Your lawyer identifies conflicts and explains practical options.
Your informed approval
Review a tailored draft with clearly marked decisions.
A clear deliverable
Submit one consolidated set of changes and receive the final execution copy.
Your proposed delivery window
Included work estimate: 3–5 business days. Proposed timeframe for the included lawyer work after written acceptance, complete documents and any agreed payment. It is an estimate; your lawyer confirms the agreed delivery date.
External waiting time: No routine authority processing is included. Signature scheduling and negotiations with other advisers can add time.
Authority decisions, court dates and counterparty delays are separate from the included professional work.
Know the work. Plan the budget.
Create a personal summary for founder & shareholder agreement, with the proposed fee, documents and process together.
04 / Preparation makes a difference
Come prepared. Move with clarity.
Have these ready
- Company documents or intended structure
- Ownership table
- Founder roles, funding and decision arrangements
- Any existing agreement or investor terms
Prepare the information for your lawyer. Send confidential documents only through the channel agreed with your lawyer.
Is this the right fit?
A standard early-stage company agreement with straightforward ownership. Each represented client must pass the conflict check.
Your lawyer must check the actual facts, parties, documents and any deadlines before accepting instructions. Selecting this service does not itself protect a deadline or establish eligibility.
The questions beneath the paperwork
What to consider before you commit.
Start with the actual commercial agreement
Prepare a simple table of ownership, cash contributions, work commitments and important decisions. Mark which points are agreed and which remain open. The lawyer cannot infer a shared bargain from separate, conflicting founder expectations. A good brief also describes intellectual property, existing customers and personal expenses connected to the project. Some of these issues may require other documents. By separating unresolved business choices from drafting, you can use the planning discussion to make decisions and the review round to refine their expression.
Understand representation and independent advice
A shared document does not mean one lawyer can advise every founder without restriction. The provider identifies its client and checks interests before accepting the matter. Other shareholders may need their own advisers, especially if rights, contributions or exit expectations differ. Tell the provider about previous legal advice and existing disputes. This clarity protects the drafting process from an assumption that every participant is receiving the same professional advice. Signing should follow an informed review by the people affected, within the representation arrangement actually agreed.
Review difficult moments before they arrive
Read the draft against realistic events: a tied vote, an unexpected sale proposal, a founder unable to work or a disagreement about new funding. Ask how the provisions operate rather than focusing only on the initial ownership percentages. Check whether related company documents or filings also need to change. Submit the founders' agreed comments together where appropriate, while respecting the lawyer's representation limits. The final execution copy records the accepted scope; later investment, restructuring or changed ownership should prompt a new review rather than informal amendments.
A clear fee belongs to a clear decision.
Keep the proposed scope and practical questions together. Share your downloaded summary with the lawyer you later engage.
A personal approach to your next step
05 / Your matter in Cyprus
Founder & shareholder agreement across Cyprus districts.
Digital preparation can bring the same organised experience to Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and the government-controlled areas of Famagusta. The competent authority, property, parties and document requirements matter more than where you open your laptop.
Nicosia
For a Nicosia company, provide its current constitutional documents alongside the proposed agreement. Founder arrangements and existing company rules should be reviewed together.
Limassol
If Limassol-based founders work with overseas shareholders, identify their locations and existing commitments. Foreign-law or investment questions may fall outside the standard drafting scope.
Larnaca
Where a founder is relocating to Larnaca, distinguish residence plans from ownership and working commitments. The agreement should describe the business arrangement, not assume immigration permission.
Paphos
For a Paphos venture built around personal services, explain each founder's ongoing contribution and customer relationships. These facts can matter more than the company's postal address.
Famagusta district
A venture operating in government-controlled Famagusta areas can use the same remote drafting workflow. Share the actual corporate documents and relevant operational locations.
Kyrenia
A founder, asset or business connection to Kyrenia needs a cross-boundary suitability check. The standard Cyprus agreement should not be assumed to resolve another jurisdiction's issues.
Coverage is proposed for the Republic of Cyprus and government-controlled areas. Kyrenia-related, northern-area and cross-border matters require a separate jurisdiction and suitability assessment. No district office or attendance-free process is implied.
Start with the matter, wherever you are.
Choose your service and district in the fee summary. Any physical attendance or separate jurisdictional work must be clarified before engagement.
06 / Informed before instructed
Your questions,
carefully answered.
Practical guidance about founder & shareholder agreement, the proposed fee and the limits of this service.
Does one lawyer advise every founder?
Not automatically. The signing lawyer confirms whom they represent and whether independent advice is needed before accepting the work.
Is the agreement ready to sign?
The final copy is prepared for execution after your approval. Related company filings and tax consequences are separate.
Should we agree every point before contacting a lawyer?
You can bring open questions, but identify them clearly. The included planning discussion helps explain options within the agreed scope. It cannot substitute for founders reaching commercial agreement, and contested negotiation between participants may require separate representation and a different fixed stage.
Is a shareholder agreement the same as company articles?
They are distinct documents with different roles. Provide the existing articles so your lawyer can consider how the proposed agreement fits the company structure. Changes to constitutional documents or related filings are separate unless the written engagement expressly includes them.
Can the agreement include founder work commitments?
Tell the lawyer what you want each founder to contribute and how you expect departures to be handled. The provider assesses which provisions are suitable and whether employment, service or intellectual-property documents are also needed. Those additional documents are not automatically part of this package.
What if an investor later asks for different terms?
Have the new terms reviewed before accepting them. A future funding round can alter voting, transfers and exit arrangements, and may need an updated agreement or additional documents. The existing founder package does not cover future negotiations; any new work is separately scoped.
A considered next step
Make the shared plan easier to follow.
Add the founder agreement to your fee summary and bring the ownership table and open questions. Clear instructions help your lawyer turn the shared plan into a practical document, with drafting decisions and any related work visible from the start. For a scope shaped around your circumstances, explore the proposed 30-minute lawyer consultation for €150 + VAT.
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