UAE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Yann Mrazek, Kath Zagatti, Hermione Harrison and Ksenia Shvalova M/HQ Corporate Services Ltd
M/HQ Corporate Services Ltd is a multi-service pri- vate wealth optimisation platform catering to suc- cessful individuals and international families, offering a one-stop-shop that integrates the expertise of a private client specialist team with the dynamic capa- bilities of a full-service fiduciary platform and a regula- tory and compliance services practice. It is headquar- tered in the UAE, with three offices in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi, and has earned recognition as a private client and structuring firm. In particular, its mastery
in structuring single family offices (SFOs), proprietary investment vehicles and legacy planning tools in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) sets it apart. It has ad- vised on the restructuring of a leading F&B franchise with more than 40 entities across the Emirates, and has advised on the restructuring of a privately owned group with activities in the UAE, KSA, other MENA and EU countries, taking tax, ownership restriction and legacy-planning aspects into consideration.
Authors
Yann Mrazek is the founder and managing partner of M/HQ, chiefly focusing on private wealth and intergenerational planning. He has vast experience advising successful individuals and entrepreneurial
Hermione Harrison is partner and head of the Abu Dhabi office at M/ HQ. She has extensive experience working with local families, national and international companies across sectors on a wide range of strategic
families with Middle Eastern exposure on implementing intergenerational wealth transfer strategies and structuring their operational assets and global wealth through family and group holdings, single- and multi-family offices, foundations and other asset consolidation/ protection and legacy structures. He is regularly involved in the ongoing management of such structures – as a board member, council member, guardian or protector – and has strong practical experience of working with regulators.
governance, structural and compliance issues. She is passionate about governance and supporting families and companies to grow in a sustainable way. Hermione regularly sits on boards and councils to provide strategic guidance. She was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia and has a range of international legal and business experience across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. She regularly contributes to publications, roundtables and seminars.
Ksenia Shvalova is a relationship manager in M/HQ’s private clients team, a trust and estate practitioner (TEP), and a member of the STEP Arabia Committee. With more than 13 years of experience in trust and
Kath Zagatti is the lead partner – legacy and family office at M/HQ. Focusing on private wealth, asset protection and legacy planning, Kath has vast experience advising successful individuals and
corporate services, she advises local and international families and successful entrepreneurs with Middle East connections on succession planning, intergenerational wealth transfer, and the structuring of private and family wealth. Her work focuses on supporting families in preserving and transitioning wealth and legacy across generations through robust and well-governed structuring frameworks.
entrepreneurial families on implementing intergenerational wealth transfer strategies and structuring their operational and high-value assets and global wealth using a combination of corporate tools. Under Kath’s leadership, M/HQ is a multi- award winning firm and she has been named a leading woman in wealth management in the region.
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