Buying an Existing PT PMA in Bali: The Due-Diligence Checklist That Protects Your Money
Buying an existing PT PMA can be safe after due diligence. Through a share sale the company keeps its NIB and licences, but you also inherit its LKPM, tax, employment and shareholding history, including any licence under warning. Run the checks before your deposit moves.
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The May 2026 registration block pushed buyers toward existing PT PMA companies. The pitch sounds clean: the company exists, the licences exist, just buy the shares. The reality: you inherit everything — the unfiled LKPM reports, the tax position, the employment liabilities, and any nominee shadow in the shareholding history.
The six checks before money moves
- Licence reality — the NIB and KBLI codes match the business you intend to run (a villa business on a homestay code is a problem you would be buying).
- LKPM and OSS standing — quarterly reports filed and consistent; a warned, suspended or revoked licence changes the price or kills the deal.
- Capital truth — the paid-up capital the documents claim actually went in and stayed in.
- Tax — returns filed, no silent arrears, Coretax position clean (with your accountant).
- People — employment contracts, BPJS and severance exposure transfer with the company.
- History — how the shares were held before. Nominee arrangements in the chain of title are the buried landmine; in Bali now also sit under Perda 4/2026's express prohibition — on top of being void under UUPA Pasal 26(2).
How the check actually runs
A week or two of disciplined verification against documents, OSS and the registries — not exotic, just thorough. We run it as a fixed-fee due-diligence engagement with a written report you can negotiate with. The deposit you protect is your own.
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to buy an existing PT PMA in Bali?
It can be — after due diligence. The company transfers with its full history: licences, tax position, employment liabilities and shareholding past. Safe purchases are checked purchases.
Do licences transfer when I buy a PT PMA?
The company keeps its NIB and licences through a share sale, which is the attraction — but a licence under warning, or KBLI codes that don't match your plans, transfer too.
What does PT PMA due diligence cost?
We quote a fixed fee based on the company's size and history — always a small fraction of the purchase price it protects. Ask for the term sheet.
Send the target company's name (for our conflict check), the price range, and when the seller wants a deposit. We quote due diligence as a fixed fee.
Start on WhatsApp[email protected]First contact is intake and a conflict check. Legal advice is given in a paid 90-minute consultation (Rp2.5 million, credited against your engagement if you retain the firm within 30 days). Please wait for instructions before sending documents.
You will be speaking with Jeremy Jordan, S.H. — DPN Indonesia, NIA 25.25.32730.
General information only, not legal advice for your situation. No result is guaranteed. Speak to a lawyer about your specific facts.