Юридический партнёр для регулируемого бизнеса в ОАЭ.
Юристы Kayrouz & Associates — эксперты в корпоративном праве ОАЭ: лицензирование, комплаенс, корпоративное сопровождение. А когда ситуация обостряется, берут на себя споры и арбитраж. Работаем с 2006 года. Говорим по-русски.
Practice areas
01
Corporate and M&A
02
Banking, finance and capital markets
03
Venture capital and startups
04
Real estate and development
05
Commercial contracts and licensing
06
Fintech and payments
07
Cross-border structuring
The Kayrouz Group
How Kayrouz & Partners works with Kayrouz & Associates
Kayrouz & Partners handles transactions, financing and structuring. Kayrouz & Associates advises on regulation and disputes, and Noorhan Abdullatif Alzaabi Lawyers & Advocates represents clients before the onshore UAE courts.
If a transaction ends in a dispute, the lawyers who drafted the documents stay on the matter.
If a transaction ends in a dispute, the lawyers who drafted the documents stay on the matter.
Transactions, finance and structuring
Acquisitions, fundraising, lending, development agreements and cross-border vehicles.
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Legal consultancy and disputes
Regulatory advice, compliance, arbitration and litigation strategy across nine practice areas.
Noorhan Abdullatif Alzaabi Lawyers & Advocates — Court representation
Licensed advocates who appear for our clients before the onshore UAE courts.
Practice areas
Transactional practice areas in the UAE
01
Corporate and M&A
We act for buyers, sellers and investors on acquisitions and group reorganisations, from due diligence to completion.
Practice Overview
Share and asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions
Holding company structures and group reorganisations
Joint ventures, including JV agreements, shareholder rights and deadlock and exit terms
Coporate and M&A
Legal, regulatory and corporate due diligence
Shareholders' agreements and founders' agreements
02
Banking, finance and capital markets
We advise lenders, borrowers and financial institutions on debt, securities and regulatory matters, including enforcement in more than one jurisdiction.
Practice Overview
Banking & finance
Securities offerings and capital markets transactions
Regulatory advice for banks and financial institutions, including central bank correspondence
Loan documentation and cross-border enforcement
Bridge loans, facility agreements and convertible or redeemable loan notes
Structuring and establishing investment schemes and funds
03
Venture capital and startups
We act for founders and investors from the first term sheet onwards, and as outside general counsel for growth-stage technology companies.
Practice Overview
Ongoing general counsel support for growth-stage technology companies
Term sheets, SAFEs and convertible instruments
Investment agreements and cap table structuring
Founders' agreements and equity splits
Secondary sales and share transfers
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VC and startups
04
Real estate and development
We act for developers, landowners and investors on the agreements behind a development project, from the land deal to unit sales.
Practice Overview
Sale & Purchase
Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs), including off-plan transactions (Oqood/registration in Dubai)
Memoranda of Understanding and reservation/booking forms
Title due diligence and ownership verification
Leasing
Residential, commercial, and retail leases
Lease disputes, evictions, rent increase and termination notices
Sub-leases, assignments, and long-term (usufruct/musataha) leases
Investment & Structuring
SPV/company formation for holding property
Fund and REIT structures, co-investment and shareholder agreements
Sale & Purchase
Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs), including off-plan transactions (Oqood/registration in Dubai)
Memoranda of Understanding and reservation/booking forms
Title due diligence and ownership verification
Leasing
Residential, commercial, and retail leases
Lease disputes, evictions, rent increase and termination notices
Sub-leases, assignments, and long-term (usufruct/musataha) leases
Investment & Structuring
SPV/company formation for holding property
Fund and REIT structures, co-investment and shareholder agreements
Real estate and development
Development
Joint venture and development agreements with landowners or investors
Construction contracts (FIDIC forms, EPC, design-and-build), consultant and project management agreements
Master community declarations and owners’ association/jointly owned property documentation
Master developer and sub-developer agreements
Escrow account arrangements and regulatory compliance (RERA in Dubai)
05
Commercial contracts and licensing
We draft and negotiate the contracts a business depends on, including agreements with terms in more than one country.
Practice Overview
Contracts and licensing
Consultancy, services, distribution and licensing agreements
IP licences and brand licences
Master services agreements and strategic partnership agreements
Vendor and partnership agreements
06
Fintech and payments
We advise payment and fintech businesses on how their products and partnerships are structured, and on the regulatory questions those structures raise.
Practice Overview
Fintech
Payment services and merchant agreements
Fintech partnerships and licensing arrangements
Regulatory review of payment structures
07
Cross-border structuring
We structure holding and investment vehicles in the UAE and abroad, and work with foreign counsel so that each document is valid where it is signed.
Practice Overview
DIFC, ADGM, Cayman Islands and BVI vehicles
UAE mainland and designated zone transactions
UK, Cyprus and other international holding jurisdictions
UK, Cyprus and other international holding jurisdictions
Cross-border
Jurisdictions
Structures in the UAE and abroad
We work with foreign counsel so that documents signed in several jurisdictions are valid in each of them.
Fintech and payments
Onshore companies and designated zones
UAE free zones
Free zone companies and branches
DIFC
Dubai International Financial Centre
ADGM
Abu Dhabi Global Market
Cayman Islands
Fund and holding vehicles
British Virgin Islands
Holding and special purpose vehicles
United Kingdom
Holding companies and English law contracts
Cyprus
International holding structures
Clients
Who we act for
Founders and startups
Founders' agreements, equity splits and fundraising rounds.
Investors and funds
Term sheets, investment agreements, fund structures and secondary purchases.
Growth-stage technology companies
Outside general counsel support between funding rounds.
Developers and landowners
Development, land and profit-sharing agreements and unit sales.
Banks and lenders
Facility documentation, regulatory correspondence and loan enforcement.
Foreign groups entering the UAE
Holding structures in the DIFC, ADGM, free zones and mainland.
Talk to us
Planning a transaction in the UAE?
Tell us about the deal, the parties and the timetable, and a partner will reply.
Main office:
Business Bay, Empire Heights, block B, office 1604, 1605
Ladnline:
+971 (4) 876 1744Contact:
[email protected]