Business Setup, Formation & Restructuring
The right structure, from day one.Where and how you establish a business in the UAE is one of the most consequential decisions you will make. We advise on and deliver company formation across mainland, free zone and offshore jurisdictions, and in India, and we help established groups restructure as they grow.
Structure decisions are hard to undo.
The choice between mainland and free zone, the design of ownership and holding entities, and where operations sit will shape your tax position, your access to customers, your visa allocation and your costs for years.
Too many businesses choose quickly and discover the consequences later: tax value lost to the wrong entity, Free Zone benefits forfeited, or a structure that no longer fits how the business actually runs.
How we help.
Independent advice on your options, followed by complete execution. We compare jurisdictions and structures against your commercial and tax objectives, manage incorporation and licensing end to end, and revisit the structure as your business evolves.
Structuring and restructuring
Ownership, holding and operating entities aligned with your commercial and tax objectives.
Tax-efficient setups
Entity design that accounts for Corporate Tax, VAT and Free Zone rules from the outset.
UAE and free zone formation
Mainland, free zone and offshore incorporation, managed from application to licence.
India company formation
Incorporation and initial compliance for businesses establishing or expanding in India.
Free Zone status advisory
Assessing and maintaining Qualifying Free Zone Person status, including substance requirements.
Business assessments
In-depth commercial and regulatory diagnostics before you commit capital.
A clear path from start to finish.
- 01
Understand
Your commercial plans, ownership, target markets and timelines.
- 02
Compare
Jurisdictions, licences, costs and tax outcomes, set out side by side.
- 03
Establish
Incorporation, licensing and initial registrations, handled end to end.
- 04
Revisit
Your structure reviewed as the business, the rules and your plans change.
The outcome for your business.
- A structure chosen on evidence rather than assumption
- Tax efficiency considered from the start, not retrofitted
- One team managing the entire process
- Room to grow without costly restructuring later
Related services.
Planning a new entity or reorganising an existing one? Talk to us before you commit.
Share a few details about your business and a senior member of our team will be in touch.