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Nominee Services

Helping you in Your Legal Matters

When you are setting up a business in UAE, or expanding your operations you have to deal with complex regulatory requirements, especially concerning the ownership structure. Through the expert nominee services of AR Associates, you have the trusted partner to do it well, without compromising on confidentiality or flexibility. If you are a business owner who prefers to have your personal details kept private or would like to have local presence in Dubai as compliance requirement, then our nominee share services is for you.

I have been working with Muhammad Arshad for quite sometime. I have found him an upright and honest professional with utmost professional and business skills. He always guides and gives the best practical advice and approach to suit any given circumstances. He is efficiently able to meet the timelines to commence and complete an assignment.

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Bizilance Consultants

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What Are Nominee Services and Why Do You Need Them?

The Nominee Services in business offer layer of protection and confidentiality for shareholders and managers. Our nominee services serve foreign investors, in particular, as it allows you to meet local requirements and retain full control over your business operations. Nominee services are ideal for those who may need a trusted representative in the UAE, but without transferring actual ownership rights.

With AR Associates’ nominee services, you are appointing a professional partner to handle your affairs for you, maintaining your privacy, while fulfilling legal requirements.

Responsibilities of a Professional Nominee

In regions like Dubai, where ownership regulations are in place, a professional nominee is appointed for a specific purpose in business structuring. Here’s what you can expect from a nominee services at AR Associates:

Protection of the Beneficial Owner

Responsible for protecting the beneficial owner (as nominee shareholder)

Minimal Direct Role in the Business

A nominee has essentially no active roles to play in the day to day operations or decision making processes of the company so the owner of the company can continue to have control over these.

No Influence on Internal Affairs

A professional nominee has no say on internal matters of the business which means that all the strategic decisions are taken by the real owners.

No Role as an Attestor of Legal Documents:

The nominee will not be serving as an attestor on any legal document on behalf of the entity. It preserves the privacy of the beneficial owner and it separates the nominee from operational commitments.

Exemption from Business Liabilities

A nominee has no financial or legal liabilities in the business. The position is purely representational, shielding the nominee from any accountability with regard to the company’s obligations.

Exclusion from Operational Matters

The nominee will not do anything operational or critical to the business and the control will remain with the owner only.

Transition in the Event of Absence:

Should the nominee resign or be unavailable, the beneficial owner assumes full control over the business, maintaining uninterrupted leadership.

Benefits of AR Associates’ Nominee Services

Our nominee services come with distinct advantages designed to enhance privacy, security, and compliance for businesses of all sizes:

  • Enhanced Privacy: The use of a nominee shareholder or manager protects the beneficial owner’s information and keeps it out of the public domain.
  • Regulatory Compliance Without Compromise: The appointment of a nominee allows you to meet all local ownership requirements without giving up control of business operations.
  • Tailored Solutions for Your Industry: Depending on the needs of your industry, we adjust our nominee services to offer reliable and compliant representation in a range of different sectors.

Our Nominee Services Process

Starting with consulting in depth to know your goal and requirement. Then, we write a legally binding nominee agreement that explains what the nominee will do to help with ownership requirements while ensuring the beneficial owner retains full control of business operations.

After the agreement, nominee is a formal representative only, which means that they act in accordance with legal obligations and not as a part of management, or on a daily basis. This maintains control with the owner whilst at the same time meeting UAE regulatory requirements.

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We’re proud to support the next wave of innovative businesses in Dubai, a hotspot for startups. So if you are considering starting a new company in Dubai, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve helped startup companies in Dubai all the way to large scale enterprises become established here.

Our consultants will work through each stage alongside you to help you navigate the specific challenges that startup face and assist you in the company formation and registration process to ensure your venture is set up for success from day one.

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