رمز مرجعي م-٠١Practice Area
Corporate & Foreign Investment
We handle company formation in Saudi Arabia and the licensing of foreign-owned entities, along with amendments to articles of association and governance regulations. Before any registration step, we begin by examining the legal form most suitable for the activity and the ownership percentages it permits.
Scope
What we handle
What we handle in Corporate & Foreign Investment
- Selecting the legal form of the entity and comparing its implications for liability and tax
- Foreign-investment licensing procedures and licence data updates
- Preparing articles of association, bylaws and their amendments
- Shareholder agreements: voting, profit distribution and restrictions on share transfers
- Capital increases and reductions, conversion of legal form, and mergers
- Partner entry and exit, share valuation and buy-out terms
- Pre-acquisition due diligence and regulatory risk reports
- Company dissolution, liquidation and closing the registrations
Timing
When to call us
You plan to enter the Saudi market and need the permitted ownership percentage and activity determined before committing to any expense.
A partner wants to exit and the articles of association contain no clear mechanism for valuing their share.
You are preparing to acquire an existing entity and need to know its hidden liabilities before signing the contract.
Forums we appear before
- Ministry of Investment
- Ministry of Commerce
- Saudi Business Center
- General Authority for Competition
Legal insights
Our legal insights on this and other areas are published in Arabic. Browse the Arabic article list.
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Start with the documents.
Send a brief summary of your matter or book an appointment; our team will review it and be in touch.
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