Ownership of a UAE company changes through a formal amendment to its constitutional documents, approved by the licensing authority, not through a private agreement between the parties. A signed sale contract does not by itself change who owns it. Until the shareholder resolution is passed, the memorandum of association amended, the authority’s approval obtained and… Continue reading UAE Share Transfer and Removing a Shareholder

A holding company is an entity whose purpose is to own things rather than to do things. It holds shares in other companies, or property, or intellectual property, and earns from those assets rather than from selling goods and services. In the UAE you can establish one on the mainland, in a free zone or… Continue reading Setting Up a Holding Company in the UAE

Closing a UAE company properly means formally liquidating and deregistering it, so the licence is cancelled, the authorities issue clearances and the entity ceases to exist on the record. It is a defined sequence: shareholder resolution, liquidator appointment where required, employee settlement and visa cancellation, bank closure, clearances, then deregistration. What it is not is… Continue reading Company Liquidation and Deregistration in the UAE

PRO services are the government liaison work that keeps a UAE company compliant: submitting applications to government departments, processing employment and residence visas, arranging attestations and translations, and renewing licences, permits and establishment cards before they expire. A PRO — Public Relations Officer — is the person or service that deals with the authorities on… Continue reading PRO Services in Dubai: What They Cover

Changing your company structure in the UAE means amending the entity’s registration with its licensing authority, then having the trade licence and the constitutional documents re-issued to reflect the new position. Some changes are genuine amendments: the company keeps its licence number, registration and history. Others are not amendments at all — they are a… Continue reading Changing Your Company Structure in the UAE

A rejected trade licence application is almost never the end of the matter. In most cases it is a fixable problem with one element of the file — the activity you selected, the trade name, a missing regulator approval, shareholder documentation, or premises that do not match the activity. Your first job is to establish… Continue reading Trade Licence Rejected in the UAE: What to Do