We structure groups, deals and capital flows so they meet the commercial objective without creating unintended tax, regulatory or reputational exposure.
The work runs across the Corporate Tax Law, VAT Law, free zone qualifying income rules, foreign ownership norms, and the cross-border position under the UAE’s treaty network.
Group Structuring
Tax-Optimised Group Structuring and Restructuring
Internal reorganisations to consolidate operations, separate businesses for sale or align with an incoming investor: sequencing transfers to use reliefs under the Corporate Tax Law, planning around the two-year claw-back, and testing the impact on QFZP status before any step.
Demerger, Slump Sale and Asset Transfer Structuring
Carve-outs, business demergers and going-concern transfers structured for Business Restructuring Relief and out-of-scope VAT treatment, coordinating corporate approvals and, for Indian-linked groups, the slump sale and stamp duty position.
Cross-Border Holding and Repatriation
Cross-Border Holding Structures
Holding structures for intellectual property: trademarks, patents, software, brands and royalty streams: placed in the jurisdiction that fits the underlying activity and tested against the QFZP regime, transfer pricing rules and the participation exemption.
Capital Repatriation Planning
Repatriation of profits, capital and exit proceeds to shareholders in India, the UK, Europe, the US and elsewhere, mapped against the relevant treaty, the participation exemption, source-country withholding and the recipient’s home-country pass-through rules.
Multi-Jurisdictional Holding Structures for Foreign MNCs
Inbound holding structures for foreign MNCs setting up a UAE platform, regional headquarters or treasury hub across mainland, free zone and offshore options, with Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax modelling built into the conversation rather than retrofitted.
Joint Ventures
Joint Ventures and Strategic Partnerships
JV formation and structuring for UAE market entry, including sectors requiring a UAE partner: advising on shareholding, management rights, board composition, profit-sharing, exit clauses and the tax treatment on formation and exit, with home-jurisdiction coordination for cross-border counterparties.
How We Work
Partner-led, with a single recommendation rather than a menu of options. Post-deal compliance, including corporate tax registration, VAT amendments and UBO updates, is handled by the same team.