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Mauritius Licence Acquisitions & Change of Control

Acquiring an existing Mauritius licensed entity can shorten commercial setup work, but it does not bypass regulatory scrutiny. Ownership, controllers, beneficial owners, directors, officers, business model and source of funds may all become part of the FSC assessment, depending on the transaction and licence.

Transaction & regulatory support

Screen. Diligence. Transact. Approve. Complete. Remediate.

Initial regulatory feasibility & red-flag review

Due diligence and issue list

Transaction-structure and regulatory-condition mapping

Controller / UBO / director / officer application support as applicable

FSC change-of-control / approval / notification coordination

Completion support and post-acquisition governance / compliance remediation

Ylexium regulatory due diligence

  • Licence validity, scope, conditions and regulatory history.
  • Corporate, shareholder, beneficial ownership and governance review.
  • Capital adequacy, banking and financial position.
  • Client book, complaints, AML/CFT files and compliance record.
  • Technology, trading / payment / custody contracts and critical outsourcing.
  • Open FSC queries, remediation obligations, audits and regulatory filings.
  • Assessment of what must change after acquisition and which approvals / notifications are required.
Red flags Ylexium screens for. Undisclosed regulatory history, unresolved FSC queries, weak AML/CFT files, undocumented beneficial ownership and service-provider or capital positions that will not survive the change of control.

A licence has value only if it remains usable after completion.

Ylexium's focus is therefore not only the transaction. We assess whether the proposed ownership, management team, business model, capital, systems and service providers can support the licence after the deal closes.

Review a Licensed Entity

Before you sign, get an independent regulatory read on the entity, its licence and what completion will require.