From incorporation to handoff

dCompany covers the full lifecycle of a subsidiary — from incorporation through day-to-day administration to handoff or resale. This article explains what the incorporation flow handles, how the platform keeps each entity ready to operate from day one, and why this changes the economics for anyone creating companies at scale.

Two ways to start

You can launch an incorporation from two places:

• Document Robot — open the Document Robot, find Datterselskaper, and select Stiftelse
• Cross-company workspace — select the relevant companies and click Stift nye selskaper

Both paths lead to the same flow. The cross-company workspace is faster when you are incorporating several subsidiaries at once, because you can name them in bulk using automatic naming (a prefix, separator, and sequential numbering) and group them into a single project.

What the flow collects

The incorporation form captures everything needed to file with the Register of Business Enterprises:

• Foretaksnavn — company name, with a built-in availability check against the business register
• Bransje — industry classification (e.g. "Hylleselskap, opprettet for videresalg" for shelf companies)
• Aksjekapital — share capital details: par value per share (Pålydende), share class (Aksjeklasse), number of shares (Antall aksjer), and total share capital (calculated automatically)
• Eiere — ownership structure: wholly owned by the parent (Heleid av) or multiple owners (Flere eiere)
• Signatar — who signs the registration filing; dCompany suggests the chairperson of the parent company's board
• Vedtekter — articles of association, generated automatically or customised
• Forretningsadresse — registered address, defaulting to the parent company's address
• Styre og daglig leder — board and CEO, defaulting to the parent company's leadership or set independently
• Additional fields — whether the company continues an existing business, and whether it will have employees from the start

When you incorporate multiple subsidiaries in one project, shared details are entered once and applied across all entities. Each company gets its own set of generated documents.

What gets generated

Once you complete the form, dCompany produces a full document set per subsidiary:

• Stiftelsesdokument — the incorporation document, listing the founder, share capital, articles of association, and signature fields
• Vedtekter — articles of association with standard clauses (company name, registered municipality, business purpose, share capital structure)
• Brevhode — company letterhead

For batch incorporations, you can step through each company's documents using a company selector ("Selskap 1 av 5") to review before signing.

From signing to registration

After document generation, four steps bring the company into existence:

1. Signer stiftelsesdokumentet — sign the incorporation document digitally
2. Bekreft innbetalt kapital — confirm that share capital has been paid in
3. Send til Brønnøysundregistrene — submit the registration filing to the Register of Business Enterprises via Altinn
4. Registrer i dCompany — register the new entity in dCompany

Registration with the Register of Business Enterprises typically completes within 2–3 business days.

A company ready to operate

When registration completes, each new subsidiary is set up in dCompany with the full platform stack:

• Aksjeeierboken — shareholder register with the correct ownership structure from day one
• Dokumentroboten — Document Robot for future corporate changes (capital increases, board elections, articles amendments)
• Styreportal — board portal for meetings, minutes, and governance
• Automatisert rapportering — automated reporting (shareholder register statements, beneficial owners)
• KYC — know-your-customer data maintained alongside the company record

The company is ready to operate immediately — or to hand off to a new owner.

Resale and handoff

For law firms and holding companies that create shelf companies for resale, dCompany also handles the handoff. The platform supports the key steps in a company sale:

• Aksjekjøpsavtale — share purchase agreement
• Styrevedtak — board resolution approving the transfer
• Kjøp/salgtransaksjon — purchase/sale transaction registered in the shareholder register
• Selskapsnavn — company name change to reflect the new owner
• Styreendring — board composition update

The buyer receives a company with a complete, audit-ready record: signed incorporation documents, up-to-date shareholder register, and full transaction history — all from day one.

Where this changes the economics

Incorporating a single subsidiary traditionally means coordinating lawyers, drafting documents, collecting signatures, and filing manually. Multiply that by five or ten companies, and the cost and calendar time grow quickly.

dCompany compresses the entire process — from incorporation through administration to handoff — into a controlled, automated flow. Documentation quality is consistent across every entity, the audit trail is automatic, and legal counsel can focus on advisory work rather than standard document production.