Asset Protection

Asset protection means arranging your assets early, lawfully and transparently, so that the right structure holds them before anything happens – not moving them once a claim is on the table.

For families and entrepreneurs, ADGM offers two building blocks: the foundation for succession and family wealth, and the SPV for holding companies and property. Together they separate private wealth from business risk and set clear rules for the next generation.

Protection has limits, and we say so. Transfers made to defeat existing creditors can be challenged, and structures must be declared wherever the law requires it. What holds up is a structure set up in good time, properly documented and compliant with the tax rules of every country involved.

For legal advice on UAE law, disputes or inheritance, our sister firm Azhari Legal Consultancy in Dubai is at your side.

How we work

Understanding your situation

Your assets, your family, where you live and are tax resident, and the rules of your home country.

Agreeing on the structure

Foundation, SPV or both: which assets go where, who decides and who benefits.

Setting it up

Registration in ADGM, charter and by-laws, support with opening bank accounts and the transfer of the assets.

Keeping it in order

Registered agent, annual filings, registers and every change over the years.