Spain as a Gateway to Europe: Planning a U.S. Expansion

For U.S. businesses considering European expansion, Spain may serve as both a destination market and a potential base for wider European operations.

In this episode of Under the Basswood Tree podcast, Chris Klug of Basswood Counsel and Meritxell Mont of Capital Auditors & Consultants discuss how U.S. companies can approach expansion into Spain.

The conversation emphasizes starting with a clear business plan: what the company intends to do in Spain, where it will operate, whether employees will be hired locally, and what form of presence may be appropriate. The discuss employment and payroll considerations, permanent establishment risk, collective agreements, remote sales, local subsidiaries and other forms of establishment, and the importance of corporate, tax, financial, and employment due diligence.