A clean closing in the UAE is the product of a deal architecture that anticipated the registry, the regulator, and the seller's lawyer.
Recent transactional work includes the acquisition of one hundred per cent of a DWTCA free-zone target under a deferred-completion SPA carrying layered control mechanisms and an earn-out consideration structure, together with a regulatory frustration mechanism. We also acted on a coordinated secondary transaction covering the sale of Class A preferred units and tokens through an exclusive platform engagement, which took in tag-along analysis, dilution modelling, incorporation of an ADGM SPV and securities-law compliance.
Our M&A book leans toward founder-led businesses, family offices, sponsors selling down minority positions and strategic buyers moving into or out of UAE markets, rather than mega-cap public M&A. Each mandate is different, but the approach behind it isn't. The deal gets architected before it gets drafted, the diligence stays focused on what actually bears on price and risk, and the paper survives the registry.
“Deferred completion, earn-outs, and tag-alongs are not a complication to manage; they are how value is preserved between sign and close.”
We coordinate with foreign counsel where the seller, the buyer or the assets sit outside the UAE, and we handle the closing-mechanics work that often determines whether a signed deal actually closes on time: KYC, MOFA legalisation, free-zone and DDA filings, board and shareholder resolutions and escrow paperwork.