As two of Europe's largest economies, Germany and the UK share a strong, long-standing trade and investment partnership, with businesses exploring new opportunities to operate and expand across both markets.

However, navigating these markets comes with challenges. These include complex UK and EU regulations, differing tax and compliance frameworks, and distinct cultural and linguistic business practices.

By working closely with our colleagues based in Germany, we provide tailored local solutions to help you navigate these cross-border complexities and expand your networks – so you can focus solely on growing your business.

Whether you need expert guidance on the UK tax landscape, help in accessing routes to market or support in integrating supply chains across the UK-Germany corridor, we’ll go beyond to help you achieve your ambitions in both markets.

The German firm and the UK firm have built a strong, long-standing partnership founded on shared values of excellence, respect, and collaboration. We are deeply committed to remaining agile and responsive, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional results.
Torsten Schrimpf Head of Germany-UK Business Group, Grant Thornton Germany

Using our multi-disciplinary expertise, we can support you on:

We'll help you ensure your organisation is compliant whichever market you’re operating in, while maximising the potential benefits in your new and existing ESG policies.

Whether you’re expanding internationally business for the first time, or are well established across both territories, we provide a dedicated, multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional team to help you comply with local obligations, keep abreast of international tax requirements and ensure your affairs are structured in a way that manages risk and maximises opportunity.

We partner with firms across the banking, insurance, capital markets and investment management sectors to help you meet regulatory demands, achieve strategic goals, and ensure that your people and customers reach their potential.

We advise global clients across the whole energy sector. This experience and insight blends with our broad service offering to help you anticipate and effectively deal with challenges – and embrace and maximise opportunities. We specialise in both extractive and renewable energy markets, energy transitioning, and strategic ESG advice. Whatever your business, we’ll make sure you're ready for the road ahead.

Your guide to doing business in the UK
Guide

Your guide to doing business in the UK

Our guide to doing business in the UK supports you to grow your international operations here.