Ahmed Elnaggar
Why Entrepreneurs should never decide alone
When investors think about structuring their assets or investments in a jurisdiction like the UAE, the discussion immediately goes to full foreign ownership, ta...
11 Dec, 2025
Ideh Aminifar
ADGM Foundations Law
Overview
The guidelines provide an overview of the foundation regime in ADGM governed mainly by the ADGM Foundations Regulations 2017 (Foundations Regulations)...
10 Nov, 2023
Anuraag Malhotra
Taxability of Private Foundations
Background
A foundation is an independent legal entity created by law. It draws its features from both a company and trust. Similar to a company, a foundation ...
12 Oct, 2023
Yann Mrazek
Célia Titouni
Structuring Alert: DIFC turbo charges its holding structure offering
The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA) has announced the expansion of its Prescribed Company – or “Presco” – Regulat...
01 Jul, 2020
Joella Mistry Thibodeau
Ras Al Khaimah introduces Foundation structures
The Ras Al Khaimah International Corporate Centre (RAK ICC) announced the launch of a new ‘Foundations’ regime with the issuance of the RAK ICC Foun...
21 May, 2020
Urs Stirnimann
Foundations in the Middle East
The passing of wealth from one generation to the other with a public benefit has been done in the Muslim world since the times of Prophet Mohammed in the form o...
16 Jan, 2019
Célia Titouni
Yann Mrazek
UAE Foundation regimes – an overview
Over the past twelve months, both the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) extended their structuring and legacy p...
10 Jan, 2019
