Business setup in DMC Free Zone
Dubai Media City, now commonly referred to simply as DMC, was launched in 2001 with one clear purpose, to build a cluster where creative, digital and broadcast brands could collaborate under a single regulatory umbrella. Two decades later the free zone hosts regional headquarters for CNN, Facebook, the BBC and more than three thousand specialist […]
Investment holding company in Ajman offshore
Ajman is the UAE’s smallest emirate by landmass yet its offshore jurisdiction has become a heavyweight in global asset-holding circles. Since the Ajman Free Zone Authority introduced its dedicated regulations almost two decades ago, more than ten thousand investment vehicles have incorporated on the coast north-east of Dubai. An offshore entity here is neither a […]
How to register a company in ADGM
The Abu Dhabi Global Market has matured from a promising newcomer into one of the most respected common-law financial centres in the Middle East. Entrepreneurs now look to Al Maryah Island in the same way they once looked to the Isle of Man or the Cayman Islands, seeing a cosmopolitan jurisdiction that combines sophisticated regulation […]
Setting up an offshore company in Dubai
Establishing a corporate vehicle outside one’s home jurisdiction is a time-tested strategy for safeguarding assets, reducing tax leakage and anchoring international expansion inside a commercially neutral hub. Over the last two decades Dubai has eclipsed older offshore centres. All by coupling zero-tax incentives with modern infrastructure and a regulatory climate that balances confidentiality and investor […]
DMCC company registration in Dubai
Launching in Dubai Multi Commodities Centre is more than filling out a form, it is a single decision that determines taxation, branding credibility, talent access and scale-up speed for years ahead. Below is an end-to-end walkthrough that defines the official rule-book, clarifies informal practice and highlights cost-saving shortcuts so you can move from initial feasibility […]
Setup a Nominee company
For privacy-oriented founders, setting up a company in Europe often means balancing legal compliance with confidentiality. Nominee services provide a powerful solution, a trusted third party (the nominee) holds official titles while the real owners stay behind the scenes. In practice, this means your personal name is kept off public records, you remain the beneficial […]
Documents required for funds in DIFC
Dubai International Financial Centre has evolved into the Gulf’s pre-eminent fund-domicile, marrying English common law with first-class infrastructure and half a century of guaranteed zero tax on fund income and gains. Yet enthusiasm alone will not carry a manager through the Dubai Financial Services Authority’s gate. The regulator expects a meticulous dossier that shows investors, […]
DIFC licensing process for authorised firms
Dubai International Financial Centre has matured into a full-scale financial city rather than a free-zone cluster. Hedge funds, wholesale banks and wealth advisers use the district to close the time-zone gap between New York, London and Hong Kong, and its regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority, applies risk-based supervision that mirrors United Kingdom practice but […]
Setting up corporate offices in DIFC
Every global group eventually reaches the same cross-roads, picking one location that can anchor treasury, legal, investor relations and board meetings across dozens of time-zones. In 2025 the Dubai International Financial Centre, or DIFC, stands out as that junction. Launched in 2004, the district couples English-language common law with zero corporate tax and instant access […]
Documents required for VC funds
Launching a venture capital vehicle in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or any other sophisticated financial hub such as tis no longer a matter of opening a bank account and circulating a pitch deck. Regulators, limited partners, and even portfolio companies now demand a detailed documentary spine. This spine has to prove that the fund is professional, […]