We advise on whether to use subsidiaries or branches, where to locate holding companies, how to protect IP and licensing flows, and how to structure intercompany loans or service arrangements. For UK inbound groups, we help navigate UK tax residence, corporate tax exposure and financing rules. For UAE inbound groups, we consider Free Zone regimes, mainland trading practicalities and tax incentives.
We also review legacy structures – often outdated or over-engineered – and streamline them to reduce compliance risk, operational inefficiencies and unnecessary cost. We assess companies’ procedures, recordkeeping, filing history and general approach to maintaining essential compliance to avoid surprises in future audits or transactions (including due diligence in anticipation of a sale or liquidity event).
Our structuring advice is practical, not theoretical. We bridge legal, tax and commercial considerations to deliver clear recommendations that work in the real world.
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We aim to become part of the engine room which helps you achieve your objectives.
We can work whenever, wherever suits your lifestyle.
Your office in London, your favourite coffee shop in Dubai, virtually from anywhere, or even a terminal at LAX.
We begin by ensuring the right foundations: share classes, founders’ agreements, and tax-efficient equity incentives such as EMI or CSOP options. As the business scales, we advise on tax planning for owner-managers, cross-border expansion, and safeguarding personal wealth from commercial risk.
When it comes to exits and other liquidity events, we provide strategic support well in advance of the deal, whether it’s a trade sale, MBO or secondary buyout.
We optimise structuring, timing and tax efficiency, and assist with pre-exit reorganisation and shareholder alignment. Post-exit, we help founders manage liquidity, establish tax-efficient investment vehicles and plan their own succession.
Importantly, we understand that your business is personal. We work with founders to protect their vision and values – not just their valuation. Our role is to keep the future as front-of-mind as the present.
We aim to become part of the engine room which helps you achieve your objectives.
We can work whenever, wherever suits your lifestyle.
Your office in London, your favourite coffee shop in Dubai, virtually from anywhere, or even a terminal at LAX.
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