Establishing a subsidiary in the EU

Dear Sirs,
I would recommend that you also consider Ireland as a location for your development/liaison office. 9 out 10 of the world's Global Software (e.g. GOOGLE, FACEBOOK & LINKEDIN) and Pharmaceutical (e.g. ELI LILLY & PFIZER) companies locate out of Ireland and in its latest report the prestigious business publication, Forbes, listed Ireland as the best place to do business. I am an Intellectual Property lawyer with over 20 years experience in the field of IP and work closely with partners in Ireland to assist and advise companies to locate here. I previously worked for an IP holding company based in a low tax jurisdiction so have experience in this area. Please contact me for a free consultation. I look forward to being of assistance to you.

Luxembourg has reputation for being a good IP holding jurisdiction whereas UK has a more vibrant startup culture and the patent box regime. Operation costs comes down to talent and cost of hire. London has talent but because of financial sector, salaries are not cheap. Eastern europe develops with strong maths background are good but management could be issue. Protecting IP is a worldwide problem so doesn't matter which jurisdiction, you will encounter similar problems irregardless. Setting up a rep office is cheap and affordable until you get to know the local talent pool.