Corporate Governance & Restructuring
Strengthen your business with expert corporate governance and restructuring services. Fakher & Co handles board advisory, share transfers, and company restructuring in the UAE.
Building a Resilient Business with Strong Governance and Strategic Restructuring
As a business grows, its legal and operational structure must evolve with it. Strong corporate governance—the system of rules, practices, and processes by which a company is directed and controlled—is essential for sustainable growth, risk management, and maintaining the confidence of investors and stakeholders. Similarly, corporate restructuring may become necessary to adapt to market changes, optimize efficiency, or prepare the company for a sale or merger.
At Fakher & Co, we provide expert legal advice on all aspects of corporate governance and restructuring. We help our clients build more resilient, efficient, and valuable businesses by implementing best-practice governance frameworks and executing strategic structural changes.
Corporate Governance Advisory
Good corporate governance is the backbone of a successful company. It goes beyond mere legal compliance; it is about creating a culture of accountability, transparency, and ethical behavior. Our services include:
- Board of Directors Advisory: Advising on the composition of the board, the roles and responsibilities of directors, and the conduct of board meetings.
- Drafting Governance Policies: Creating essential corporate documents such as a board charter, codes of conduct, and policies on conflicts of interest.
- Shareholder Rights and Communication: Establishing clear protocols for shareholder meetings, voting, and communication to ensure shareholder rights are protected.
- Delegation of Authority Matrix: Designing a clear framework that defines the authority levels for key financial and operational decisions within the company, preventing unauthorized actions.
Corporate Restructuring Services
Corporate restructuring is a strategic process to modify the legal, operational, or financial structure of a company to make it more profitable and efficient. We provide legal guidance on a variety of restructuring activities:
1. Changing Legal Form Advising on and managing the process of converting a company from one legal form to another (e.g., from a Sole Establishment to a Limited Liability Company (LLC)) to accommodate new partners or limit liability.
2. Amending a Trade License Assisting with official changes to a company’s trade license, including adding or removing business activities, changing the company name, or modifying the share capital.
3. Share Transfers and Changes in Ownership Managing the legal process for transferring shares between existing shareholders or selling shares to new investors, including drafting the necessary share transfer agreements and amending the Memorandum of Association.
4. Corporate Simplification For groups with multiple companies, we advise on strategies to simplify the corporate structure by merging entities or dissolving dormant companies to reduce administrative costs and improve transparency.
Build a Stronger, More Agile Business
Whether you are looking to implement a robust governance framework or undertake a strategic corporate restructuring, the corporate law experts at Fakher & Co have the experience and foresight to guide you through the process successfully.