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Private clients & family offices

Structure your family's wealth in the UAE, quietly and properly.

RAK ICC foundations, holding companies and SPVs, designed with your lawyers and bankers for succession, asset protection and long-term governance.

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Who we work with
Founding entrepreneurs
Separating personal wealth from operating businesses after a sale or as the group grows.
Multi-generation families
Planning succession and governance so assets pass on without disruption.
Internationally mobile families
Holding assets across several countries from one neutral, stable jurisdiction.
Advisors & private banks
Lawyers, wealth managers and bankers who need a reliable UAE registered agent.
Structures

The building blocks of a family structure.

Most families use two or three of these together. We map them out with you and your advisors before anything is filed.

01RAK ICC
Foundation
A separate legal entity with no shareholders, run by a council under a charter you write. Often used as the top of the family structure.
◆Succession and legacy planning
◆Holding shares in family companies
◆Philanthropy and family charters
02RAK ICC
Holding company
An international business company that owns shares in operating companies and investments, consolidating them under one roof.
◆Group holding for UAE and foreign companies
◆Investment portfolios
◆Ring-fencing liabilities
03RAK ICC
Special purpose vehicle (SPV)
A single-purpose company that holds one asset or one deal, so each risk stays separate.
◆Real estate holdings
◆Co-investments and joint ventures
◆Intellectual property
04RAKEZ · DMCC · IFZA
Family office operating company
A free-zone company that employs the team running the family office and can sponsor UAE residence visas for family members.
◆Staff and office in the UAE
◆Residence visas for the family
◆Bank relationships in the UAE
How we work

Five steps, one private-client team throughout.

01Private consultationA confidential call with our private-client team to understand the family, the assets and what you want to achieve.
02Structure designWe propose a structure and work through it with your lawyers, tax advisors and bankers until everyone is aligned.
03Due diligenceIdentity checks for founders and beneficiaries, and a source-of-wealth review, handled securely in your portal.
04IncorporationFoundation charter, company documents and registrations filed with RAK ICC and any free zone involved.
05Ongoing administrationRegistered agent, annual renewals, governance records, UBO and economic substance filings, and banking support.
Private & confidential

Speak to our private-client team in confidence.

We reply within one business day. Everything you share is held under confidentiality and seen only by the private-client team — never shared outside RAKEFZ without your consent.

Handled personally by RAKEFZ's family office desk. What you share here stays confidential and is never disclosed to a zone authority, bank or third party without your consent.

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Family office questions

Start your RAK family office

Tell us your family office goals and we will recommend the right RAK structure and costs.

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