Buy or sell a licence.

Acquire a licensed gaming or crypto company, or exit your operation confidentially. We broker both sides, with due diligence, escrow and the change-of-control approval the regulator has to give before the deal completes.

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Buy a ready-made licensed company

Buy an existing licence Acquire a company that already holds a live gaming or crypto licence. The regulator still has to approve the change of control, so the purchase replaces a fresh application with a change-of-control approval rather than skipping the vetting.

Vetted inventory We source ready-made licensed companies with clean histories, verify each licence against the official register, and surface the liabilities before you commit.

Banking included where possible The hard part of any launch is payment rails. Where a target already carries working merchant/PSP relationships, that value transfers with it.

Sell your licensed operation

Confidential exit Divest a licensed operation without tipping off staff, players or competitors. We run a discreet process and qualify buyers before anything is disclosed.

Realistic valuation We price on what actually moves value in a licensed business, which means the licence itself and its banking, traffic, brand and compliance standing.

Clean transfer Change-of-control notifications, UBO re-vetting and regulatory approval handled end to end, so the licence survives the sale.

How a deal runs.

Mandate & scope Buy-side or sell-side: we agree targets, budget or valuation range, and a confidential process.
Matching & diligence We surface candidates, verify licences against official registers and run financial, legal and compliance due diligence.
Deal & escrow Terms, SPA and payment through escrow — funds move only when the transfer conditions are met.
Regulatory transfer Change-of-control filings, UBO re-vetting and hand-over, so the licence and banking stay intact post-close.

What we transact.

Gaming licences (Anjouan, Curaçao, Malta…) Crypto / VASP licensed companies Licensed cos. with banking / PSP rails Ready-made / shelf structures Full operator exits

Buying is one route to a licence; applying is the other, and for many operators it is the cleaner one. Before you commit to a purchase, compare it with a fresh Anjouan gaming licence, a Curaçao licence or an MGA licence in Malta, or with the crypto licence jurisdictions we cover. Every target we put forward is checked against the regulator's published register, and our License Index publishes weekly snapshots of fourteen of them. If the company you buy needs new payment rails, our high-risk merchant account team sets them up, and licence renewals after completion run through us too.

Licence M&A questions.

Is buying a licensed company faster than applying for a new licence?

Not automatically. A change of control needs the regulator's approval, and the new owners are vetted much as a new applicant would be. A purchase can still save work where the company already has its policies, substance and banking in place, but the regulator's approval sets the pace, so we don't promise a go-live date before it is granted.

Does the licence transfer with the company?

The licence stays with the licensed company; what changes is who owns and controls it. That change goes to the regulator for approval, with the new beneficial owners re-vetted, and completion is conditional on it. A deal that skips the approval risks the licence itself.

How do you check a licensed company before a purchase?

We verify the licence against the regulator's official register, then run financial, legal and compliance due diligence and surface the liabilities before you commit. Where a target carries merchant or PSP relationships, we check whether they survive the change of ownership.

How is the purchase price protected?

Terms, the share purchase agreement and payment run through escrow, and funds move only when the transfer conditions, including the regulator's approval, are met.

Can I sell my licensed business confidentially?

Yes. We run a discreet process, qualify buyers before anything is disclosed and work under NDA. On the sell side we also prepare the change-of-control filing, so the buyer's approval does not stall the deal.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Change-of-control rules differ by regulator; we confirm the approval route for the specific licence before a deal is signed.

Buying, selling or just exploring?

Tell us the mandate — we'll come back with real options, confidentially. NDA on request.

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