[ExoticPearTree]

> Ranting about choosing most complex business form and having no money for a consultant is not adequate in my eyes.

You shouldn't need a consultant to open a company. Should be a form and that's it. Maybe an accountant to certify your books, but that's it.

[fhars]

They are not trying to just open a company, they are trying to create one the more complex nested company setups allowed by German law.

[mb_thd]

If you're choosing to go with the most complicated way of setting up a company, a consultant probably doesn't hurt.

[Ekaros]

When you choose that you need double layer of limited liability. Maybe having a consultant is extremely good idea. To understand exactly what you need to do at both layers. And maybe in such setup some slow down should be fully expected. As one layer is acting for the other in your stead...

To me things taking longer and being more complicated sounds entirely reasonable and natural in such setup...

[bildung]

And you really don't have to. I just went to one a single meeting, signed a single piece of paper, paid 60€ (probably still <100€ these days) and was done with it. But as GP already alluded to: I didn't choose the structure that is very well known to be the complicated one.