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M&A practice, perhaps to a greater extent than other areas of legal practice, has lead to the popularisation of commonly used - and misused - legal terminology.

Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2025 dated 1 October 2025 amending the United Arab Emirates Commercial Companies Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021) (the "Law")...

Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2025 introduces significant amendments to the UAE's Commercial Companies Law, fundamentally reshaping corporate structuring possibilities. How do statutory drag-along and tag-along rights, multiple share classes for LLCs, and cross-jurisdictional redomiciliation enhance transactional flexibility and minority protections? This analysis examines the sophisticated evolution of the UAE's corporate legal framework and its implications for complex investment structures.

SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, have been the subject of a drastic surge where they emerged as the preferred route for public fund-raising in 2020.

In January this year the Board of Directors (Board) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) published initial drafts of various key regulations as part of a formal public consultation.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) involve the consolidation of companies or assets through various financial transactions, aiming mainly to enhance business growth, competitiveness, or market presence.

The UAE Cabinet has issued Executive Regulations to the Competition Law, introducing significant procedural clarifications for merger control filings.

In a major strategic development, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has officially launched new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and Holding Company licences...

n our earlier updates, we summarised the key changes introduced by Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the New Law) and the notification thresholds established by Cabinet Decision...

Abu Dhabi's decision to set up a financial center, known as the Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM") has opened doors for international business.

With that said, a fair amount of technology is implemented in order to handle the work load.

Intellectual property (IP) often represents the most valuable asset in a technology M&A transaction. Yet IP due diligence remains one of the most underestimated parts of technology deals.

Many countries of the Arabian Gulf contain restrictions on persons who are not nationals of a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council ("GCC") from doing business in the country.

On 29th December 2022, Law No. 175 of 2022 was published in the Official Gazette, amending Law No. 3 of 2005 on the Protection of Competition and Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices.

While many organizations perceive their business entity as a legal formality, it's actually the backbone of their operations. Everything from growth potential to tax strategy and governance depends on the entity structure.

Yes when consolidation would result in economic concentration, by holding or creating a dominant position.

On 9 December 2022, the UAE released the Corporate Tax (CT) law through Federal Decree No.47 of 2022 (CT law).