ADGM SPV vs JAFZA offshores
Buyers of Dubai freehold property have long enjoyed straightforward title transfer when purchasing in their own names, yet many investors now want corporate wrappers that ring-fence liability, streamline succession and simplify joint ownership. Until 2024 the Dubai Land Department would record only a Jebel Ali Free Zone Offshore company, commonly called a JAFZA Offshore, on […]
Comparing DIFC and the ADGM
Dubai International Financial Centre in Dubai and Abu Dhabi Global Market on Al Maryah Island sit ninety-minutes apart by car yet compete on the same global stage. Both are fully on-shore, offer English-language courts, welcome foreign ownership, and specialise in channeling capital between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Still, founders sense different personalities the moment they […]
Cost of holding companies in ADGM
Setting up a holding vehicle on Al Maryah Island has moved from novelty to mainstream in fewer than ten years. Asset-rich families, venture studios, and multinational conglomerates regularly pick Abu Dhabi Global Market when they want an English-law wrapper, zero corporate tax, and board meetings a short drive from sovereign capital pools. Yet spreadsheets tend […]
ADGM fund manager license
Abu Dhabi Global Market, or ADGM, has progressed from a regional newcomer to one of the twenty-five most highly regarded international financial centres in less than a decade. Its strong English-common-law framework, zero-tax guarantees, and technology-friendly outlook have turned the jurisdiction into an attractive alternative to traditional hubs such as Dublin or Luxembourg. For fund […]
Investment funds in the ADGM
The Abu Dhabi Global Market has spent less than a decade transforming from an ambitious concept into a premier fund-domicile destination for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. Today more than 5,000 professionals operate from Al Maryah Island under the direct supervision of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority. Managers who establish investment funds […]
Family offices in the ADGM
Families who have accumulated significant operating business proceeds, real estate portfolios, or multi-jurisdiction financial assets often reach an inflection point. This point is where ad-hoc personal bank accounts and individual shareholdings no longer provide adequate control or privacy. Estate-tax exposure grows, siblings seek clarity on governance, and philanthropic plans require a transparent yet discreet framework. […]
Dubai property ownership via ADGM
Buying real estate in Dubai no longer means holding property in your own name, nor does it require incorporating in an offshore island thousands of miles away. Since the Dubai Land Department signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market in 2018, investors can register freehold units through locally domiciled special purpose vehicles, […]
ADGM tech startup license
,Entrepreneurs across the Middle East are living through a formative decade. Mega-exits such as Amazon’s acquisition of Souq and Uber’s multibillion-dollar purchase of Careem have shown that regional technology ventures can create global headlines and lucrative returns. Yet every founder still faces one fundamental question at the outset, namely, where to incorporate and scale without […]
Every detail about ADGM SPV regulations
The term ADGM SPV regulations has become a fixture in Middle-East corporate-structuring conversations. In less than a decade Abu Dhabi Global Market transformed itself from a visionary free zone into a fully fledged, common-law financial centre that gives founders, families and institutional investors a sophisticated toolbox for ring-fencing risk, attracting foreign capital and planning generational […]
ADGM licensing process for firms
Abu Dhabi Global Market, known universally as ADGM, has compressed two decades of financial‑centre evolution into fewer than ten years. From a blank strip on Al Maryah Island it has risen to a top‑25 international hub that attracts asset managers, fintech entrepreneurs, private banks and corporate treasuries. What converts curiosity into operational reality, however, is a structured […]
