We are a boutique consultancy and legal firm specialised in bridging services between Europe and the Arab Gulf. Originated in Switzerland, now based in London and Dubai, Emicapital delivers an array of structuring and management advisory services to HNW families. Since 2006, when we opened in Dubai, we quietly built links, forged partnerships and developed trust in order to deliver opportunities and results to our clients. Our team is composed of over 30 professionals from 15 different Countries, delivering personalised services in three main areas: family businesses, family offices and corporate services.
Delivering personalized services
Family offices
The family and its strength are the focus of our proposition. We combine the responsibility of structuring and protecting assets to the offer of specialised strategic advice, helping HNW families achieve their long-term aspirations and perpetuate their legacy for future generations. Among others, our services include:
◉ SFOs structuring and setup
◉ Succession planning
◉ Legal advisory and counsel
◉ Compliance, governance
◉ Tax planning and optimisation
◉ Private banking
◉ Investment opportunities research
◉ Illiquid assets structuring
◉ M&A
◉ FDI advisory
Family business
Our team supports medium and large corporations that retain a family structure, as a consequence of quick organic growth, or successful development. We provide services and training supporting family
business transition in segments such as:
◉ Corporate and family structuring
◉ Corporate governance
◉ Business management advisory
◉ AML advice services
◉ Compliance and MLRO services
◉ ESR services
◉ ESG compliance advisory
◉ Product and process certifications
◉ Data protection compliance services
◉ Secretarial and administration services
All elements that are nowadays indispensable for an efficient and compliant management of any family business.
Corporate services
The place for active entrepreneurs looking for a new, multicultural, fast-growing business destination sitting in the centre of the East-West route. We support corporate set-up, commercial entry, production and distribution relocation, residency, feasibility studies, partners research, operations. For UAE corporations, our team provides:
◉ Company setup and registration
◉ VAT and tax office registration
◉ Business administration
◉ Secretarial services
◉ Commercial banking, trade finance
◉ Compliance, MLRO services
◉ HR services, recruiting and training
◉ Bookkeeping and accounting services
◉ Auditing services
◉ Operations and COO services
Feasibility studies
Business plans and feasibility studies are critical instrument to support investment. We provide HNWI families and institutions with different professional services:
◉ Infrastructure project plans
◉ Renewable energy production
◉ Green chemicals production and distribution
◉ Industrial production plans
◉ Off-take market research
◉ Bankability and feasibility studies
◉ Corporate and business evaluations
◉ Commercial business plans
◉ Charity development plans
◉ Banking and project financing
