Middle East

Rödl & Partner has been assisting foreign direct investors in the Middle East since 2003. We are present in this dynamic region through 13 offices in 7 countries. Owing to the worldwide uniform service approach of Rödl & Partner, we have been able to establish a strong market position also in the Middle East. At Rödl & Partner, local and international specialists assist you in connection with your investment projects throughout the Arab world and in Iran in all areas of law and taxation as well as audit and accounting. Your contact partner at our European head office – an advisor with many years of experience in the region – deals personally with all aspects of your investment: Preparing your market entrance in the region or further developing or structuring an existing business model.

Due to special regulatory requirements for our professions in each of the countries of the Middle East, Rödl & Partner is present in the region with two main legal entities. Through Rödl Meyer Reumann in Dubai we coordinate our legal advisory services, whereas Rödl Middle East in Kuwait offers professional services in the areas of audit, tax consulting and management consulting. We operate wholly-owned offices in Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. In all other nations, we offer services in cooperation with long-standing local partners of Rödl & Partner. In order to ensure our worldwide single-interface, one-stop approach to professional services also throughout the Middle East, we coordinate all inquiries through a dedicated team of experts for the region based at our European head office.

Our services in the region include the following:

• Company setup, company secretarial services, company law advice
• Joint venture agreements, commercial agency agreements, company commercial law
• Drafting and negotiation of M&A transaction documents
• Drafting of employment contracts, secondments, employment law advisory services
• National tax consulting, consulting services in connection with customs issues
• Maritime law
• Financial, tax & legal due diligence investigations, valuations
• Audit of annual accounts, special audit missions, internal control systems audit, compliance and fraud audit
• Conversion of annual accounts, monthly or quarterly management accounts into IFRS, German GAAP, US-GAAP format
• Outsourcing of internal audit functions, fast close services, ongoing consulting services in connection with finance and accounting
• Feasibility studies, preparation of business plans
• Business process outsourcing: taking over main functions of finance administration and accounting, cash management including via trustee accounts, management reporting in accordance with international standards, payroll and human resources administration

In addition Rödl & Partner provides services in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon in cooperation with long-standing partner firms.