Corporate Services

The corporate division prepares all constitutive documents and follows procedures before the General Authority for Investment, the commercial register and the tax authority, until the client receives the commercial register and tax card and can commence activity.

The division also covers acquisitions and changes of legal form, drafting shareholder agreements and governance policies, and residency procedures for foreign investors and staff.

What the service covers

• Company incorporation — partnerships and capital companies, free zones, branches and representative offices.
• Licensing — industrial, commercial and professional licences, and operating permits.
• Acquisitions and change of legal form — due diligence, liability assessment, and drafting assignment agreements.
• Residency procedures — residency for foreign investors and employees, work permits and renewals.

How it runs

1. 01Consultation — determining the right legal form and activity.
2. 02Documents — preparing the initial contract and powers of attorney.
3. 03Registration — commercial register, tax card and social insurance.
4. 04Commencement — operating licences and handover of the complete file.

Contracts and agreements

• Commercial contracts — partnership, sale and purchase, supply, distribution, services and construction.
• Employment contracts — compliant with labour law, covering terms of employment and termination.
• Property contracts — commercial and residential leases, sale and purchase.
• Confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-compete agreements.
• Investment, financing and joint-venture agreements.
• Intellectual-property licences, and manufacturing and distribution agreements.

Governance and ongoing advice

• Drafting internal regulations and organising the work of the board and the partners.
• Reviewing commercial transactions and negotiating them with the other side.
• Ongoing legal advice after incorporation, including tax compliance.

Buying and selling companies

We act for the buyer or the seller at every stage of the transaction:

1. 01Initial valuation — the assets, debts and liabilities that affect the deal.
2. 02Due diligence — existing contracts, licences, intellectual property and tax liabilities.
3. 03Negotiation — price, payment terms and mutual warranties.
4. 04Contracts — drafting the transaction agreement and its warranties, such as the seller's post-sale obligations.
5. 05Completion and registration — transferring ownership and registering the deal in the commercial register.