Cyprus

Licensed Companies
In Cyprus

Cyprus is the EU's densest cluster of MiFID investment firms, with the service industry — auditors, compliance officers, brokers — built around them.

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sourced to order, nothing in stock today

5–8

weeks to source and transfer, typically

2

licence types covered here

A.I. Overview

A Cypriot licensed company transfers with its authorisation, subject to CySEC approving the change of qualifying holding. Cyprus carries both crypto and investment-firm stock, and the investment firms are the larger market.

RegulatorCySEC
LicenceCASP authorisation under MiCA · Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF, MiFID II)
ReachEU / EEA passport
Transfer window5–8 weeks
Change of controlPrior regulator approval required
Last verified2026-09-23
Know this first

A CIF is priced by its permissions tier, not by its age: STP and market-maker licences differ by a factor of two to three, and the tier is what a buyer is actually purchasing.

Available now

What Is On The Shelf In Cyprus

Nothing is in stock in this country at this moment, and the card below says so rather than pretending otherwise. We source against a brief.

Cyprus Sourced to order

CASP authorisation under MiCA

Regulator: CySEC

Not in stock right now — we source it through the partner network. The final figure depends on whether the resident director stays and whether the bank account is re-papered.

No confirmed market range yet — we quote after sourcing.

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Cyprus Sourced to order

Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF, MiFID II)

Regulator: CySEC

Not in stock right now — we source it through the partner network. The final figure depends on whether the resident director stays and whether the bank account is re-papered.

No confirmed market range yet — we quote after sourcing.

Partner network Price on request
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Buy or build

Ready-Made Or From Scratch In Cyprus?

Buying the entity shortens the queue, not the diligence. Getting the licence from zero is cheaper in fees and far longer in months — the trade is time against cost, and the numbers are on the jurisdiction page.

Ready-made

  • Live in 5–8 weeks
  • Licence already granted
  • Priced as an asset, audit included
  • You inherit the history — which is why we audit it

From scratch

  • Months, not weeks
  • Outcome not guaranteed
  • Lower cash cost, higher time cost
  • Clean history by construction
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Questions

Questions Buyers Ask First

01How long does a transfer in Cyprus actually take?
Typically 5–8 weeks from signed terms to the entity being yours. The variable is the regulator, not the paperwork: the change of control is assessed before completion, and that assessment sets the calendar.
02What does CySEC check about the buyer?
Fitness and propriety of the incoming owners and managers, the source of the funds, and whether the business model after the sale still matches what was authorised. A clean, documented answer to those three shortens the process more than anything else.
03Is a company in Cyprus usable outside it?
Yes. The authorisation passports across the EU and EEA, so the entity can serve clients in other member states through notification rather than a new licence in each one.
04What if nothing is in stock right now?
Then the card says so. We source against a written brief through the partner network, quote a real figure once a position is found, and never claim to hold a company we do not. The first buyer who asks to see documents is the last one who would come back otherwise.

Ask about Cyprus

Tell us what the company has to be able to do and when you want to be live. We come back with availability, a real price and the transfer timetable.

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