Profile

Hexagon Advisory is an independent advisory firmspecializing in servicing clients who are looking forpersonalized relationship, high-quality services andoptimum performance.

With over 30 years of experience we offers strategicadvice on a host of corporate and individual needsspanning business and financial advisory, transactionand asset structuring including company formationsboth on-shore andplanning assistance,planning, fiduciary

off-shore, international taxprivate wealth and estateservices and corporate

management services.

Having joined forces with an extensive global networkof attorneys, accountants, bankers, brokerage housesincluding financial & corporate advisors ofinternational repute, permits us to provide acomprehensive set of solutions to meet client needs.

The bulk of our initiatives are centered on assistingbusiness houses/ family run businesses from acrossthe globe with their transaction needs including assetprotection and secrecy.

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Company Profile

Our services

BusinessAdvisoryCorporate &TransactionStructuring

Off ShoreCompanyFormation

CorporateManagement

Services

InternationalTaxPlanning

UAECompanyFormation

InvestmentAdvisory

LobbyingService

OnShore&Off ShoreBanking

ServicesTradeFinance Trusts&

Foundations

TradeFacilitation

“Ourservicesfocusonservingclientswithalltheirtransaction, estateandbusinessplanning

needs…”

Business AdvisoryWe specialize in assisting those interested in setting up orinvesting within the UAE with a complimentary set of solutionsand services reaching from selection of license or activity, tradelocation, real estate/leasing, visas, banking and recruitment.These services are collective provided through our associatecompanies specializing in various aspects.

Our services are aimed at providing invaluable support andguidance to corporate and individuals in providing them withthe correct advise and solution to resolve possible bottlenecksthey may face.

Newcompany

Recruitment oftherightresources

Selection andsetupof bankingrelationships

Assistancewith visasandother

administrative requirements

Identification andapplication assistanceforthe appropriatelicense/business activities

Identifying thebesttradelocation foryour company’s

requirements

Findingandleasingtherightrealestate

space

LegalassistancerelatingtoIP,contractual agreements

and trademarks

Corporate&Transaction StructuringAt Hexagon Advisory we help private clients manage, protectand enhance their wealth, now and for future generationsthrough the use of properly crafted entities and structures inorder to help minimize and/or eliminate possible risks and aidfuture planning.

We can assist in the creation of various types of tailor-madecorporate/company structures to suit your every need, tobenefit from :

• asset protection;• privatewealthplanning;• confidentiality;• fundmobilization;• profit repatriation;• double tax avoidance agreements (DTAAs);• transfer pricing;&• banking services

‘Wespecializein….

fundmobilization,confidentiality,

profit repatriation,DTAAs’

InternationalTax PlanningVirtually all significant business transactions raise taxplanning issues. In structuring these transactions, it isimportant to ensure that they are structured in the mosttax advantageous manner.

An effective, well thought-out international tax planningstrategy can legally minimize your international taxliabilities. At Hexagon Advisory we offer advice on allmatters related to international tax planning, double taxtreaty benefits, fund transfers and profit repatriationsassociated with international trade, financing andinvestments.

We can assist with establishing optimum structures acrossmultiple jurisdiction, thereby aiming to deliver creative &cost effective solutions.

‘Taxfreecountrywithease

ofbusinessandinvestor

friendly laws…’

DubaiSharjah

AjmanRasAl KhaimahFujairah

UAE CompanyFormationHexagon Advisory assists individuals, businessmen and corporations insetting up new entities within UAE along with providing them acomprehensive range of ancillary services for all types of activitiesrelated to theiroperations.

We provide both on-shore and off shore UAE company formationservices to meet individual needs ranging from investment, trading,service andmanufacturing.

With over 25 free zone options in the UAE, we offer a comprehensiveevaluation and efficient service in establishing trade free-zonecompanies, branch offices, subsidiaries and representative offices ofinternational companieswithin each of themajorEmirates:

BenefitsofbeingintheUAEfree zones

§ 100%foreignbusinessownership allowed§ Choicebetweenoffshoreandonshorelegal entities§ Variouseconomiczonestochoosefromforestablishingchoiceof

companyandbusiness activity§ Zeropersonalandcorporatetax rate§ Noexchangecontrolswith100%capitalrepatriationandno

currency restrictions

§ Secure,regulatedenvironment,licensingafullrangeofbusiness activities

§ Corporateshareholders permissible§ Uniqueindustryclusteringandpurpose-built infrastructure§ Mixedusedevelopmentinmajorityofthe locations§ Stronginfrastructureandinvestment opportunities§ Easyresidencynorms

At Hexagon Advisory, we provides all necessary services to adviseon, create, operate and liquidate offshore/free zone companies inover 15+ locations worldwide.

We offer complete solutions from addressing all legaldocumentation to providing registered office addresses for thesecompanies.

‘Countrieswecanassistwith’

OffShoreCompany Formation

Bahamas Belize Cayman Islands

British Virgin Islands

Cyprus Hong Kong

Antilles

Panama Seychelles

Singapore

United Arab Emirates

United

Kingdom

New Zealand

Mauritius

OnShore&OffShore BankingHexagon Advisory has developed a strong working relationship withleading international banks. We can assist with establishing bankaccounts both locally & globally that offer strategic benefit and workcoherently with the corporate structures in place, whilst offering utmostlevel of confidentiality in their dealings.

We have access to transactional banks that can be used forfund/transaction flow planning.

InvestmentAdvisory

Through our long term experience in the region and trusted partnerswe provide a range of investment solutions in the Indian capital marketsspace, with special opportunity investment mandates to benefit fromhigh yielding income generating opportunities.

In addition, we also advise on the booming UAE real estate scenario andassist with identifying suitable JV opportunities for investors in the GCC,Asia and Africa regions.

CorporateManagement Services

We have experienced qualified professionals with extensive investmentadvisory, legal and accounting expertise to administer, manage andoperate companies on behalf of investors, whilst, also providing withnominee directors & shareholders for corporations and trust companyrequirements.

Our nominee services include natural persons and corporate that arequalified to carry out the services and include those based in the UK,South Africa, Nevis, Panama, Cyprus andMauritius.

We work with you and your advisors to identify, select and createthe most appropriate wealth transfer/succession strategies.Effective estate planning help protect your assets from unexpectedhealth, personal and business risks, whilst also enables you tominimize the impact of taxes onyour estate.

Trustsand Foundations

BusinessLobbying Services

Utilizing our extensive network andlocal base, we assist clients with theprocurement, placing of their goodsand services in the local market,strategic tie-ups with leading businesshouses with access to GCC and Africa.We assist with finding the right entrystrategy into the regionwhilst lobbying

clientswithtargetwhocould benefit

for internationalbusiness housesmutually.

TradeFacilitationWith more than three decades ofpractical experience and relationships inthe region, we have the expertise toassist clients with the procurement/sourcing of commodities and productsfrom various suppliers across MiddleEast andAfrica.

We have the in-house expertise andknowledge in the complex internationaltrade of major commodity products,including in oil & gas industries.

TradeFinance

With increased cost of borrowing inclient’s home countries, we at Hexagonassist Business Houses, in gettingProject or Trade Finance, Bankguarantee, SBLC or L/C discountingfrom renown local and internationalcommercial and private banks. Therebybenefiting from reduced /preferred costof funds.

Core team

Position ■ CEO- Hexagon Advisory;■ Partner- DealMakers;■ Sr.Partner- NRDoshi&Partners(DKFInternational, London);■ MD- CareerlineRecruitment & Training

Qualifications ■ QualifiedLawyer,LL.B;&■ FellowChartered Accountants, ICAI

Sectorexperience ■ Corporate &transaction structuring andbusiness advisory,■ Estateplanning&Internationaltax ,■ Audit&Assurance

Experience ■ Diliphasbeenintheregionforapprox35 years

■ AfterapproximatelytwodecadeswiththeDubaiGovernmentasfinancecontroller, overlookingmajorityofthedevelopmentprojectsshapingupDubai.HejoinedhandatNRDoshiandPartnersasSeniorPartnerin 1998

■ Inhiscurrent roleheisinvolvedinadvisingcorporates(localandinternational) including HNI’s, predominantlyinUAE,Europe,AfricaandAsia,withrespecttocorporatestructuring ,companyformations, aswellasassistancewithallcorporate legalmattersincludingestateplanning&international tax.

■ Further, heleadsateamof60+individualsprovidingallformsoffinancialandbusinessadvisorysolutions, includingauditandaccounting servicestoSME’swithin UAE.

■ Additionally,heisthefounderofapremier recruitment andmanpowerplacementcompanyinDubai,inexistenceforover15years,whichprovidesexecutivesearchaswellasgeneralmanpowerrequirement toanarrayofindustries andregional markets.

Specialisedexperience

■ Dilipspecialisesinadvisingclientsonestateplanning, doubletaxationtreatyarrangementsandcreatinglegalagreementstofacilitatethecorporate structures thatsuitvariousneeds,rangingfromassetprotection &control, assetconfidentialityandcrossborder transactions.

Dilip Patel

Position ■ Director - Hexagon Advisory

Qualifications ■ Member– AssociationofChartered Certified Accountants(U.K- ACCA)

Sectorexperience ■ Assetprotection andtransaction structuring

■ Corporate restructuring

■ M&Aandfinancialadvisory

Experience ■ Withmorethan8yearexperience withKPMGintheUAE,Kunalrunsandoperatesafiduciaryservices&corporate structuring practiceintheUAE- HexagonAdvisory .

■ WhilstatKPMG,KunalservedintheTransactionandRestructuring practice advisinglargecorporateandbusinesshousesontheirtransactionsspecifictoM&As,corporaterestructuring anddebtadvisory.

■ Inhiscurrent roleheisinvolvedinassistingclientswithstrategicadviseonahostofcorporate andindividualneeds,spanningbusinesssetupandfinancialadvisory,corporate andassetstructuring, international taxplanningassistance,advisingoncompanyformationsinoffshorejurisdictions, privatewealthandestateplanning,insuranceadvisoryandcompanymanagement services.

Specialisedexperience

■ Kunalspecializesincorporate financeanddouble taxationavoidancearrangementsinplacewithoffshorejurisdictions forcorporate structuring, rangingfromassetprotection &control, assetconfidentiality, fundflowplanning,equitiesandtrade finance.

Kunal Patel

DubaiOffices

106,Level1,BusinessAtrium Building,OudMetha Road,Dubai,UnitedArabEmirates

1903,Level19,BoulevardPlazaTower I,DownTownDubai,Dubai,UnitedArabEmirates

Telephone: Fax:Email:

+971(4)342 6192+971(4)342 6193info@hexagonadvisory.com

Key contacts

DilipPatel

Mobile:Lan line:Email:

+971(50)657 3981+971(4)351 1369dilip@hexagonadvisory.com

Kunal Patel

Mobile:Lan line:Email:

+971(55)974 5424+971(4)342 6192kunal@hexagonadvisory.com

Contact Information

Deal makers provide specialized M&A consulting for middle and upper market corporate.The primary focus being identifying suitable angel investors, JV partners and in areas ofdomestic and cross boarder acquisitions, with strong reach in real estate, mining andhospitality.

N R Doshi and Partners (“NRD”), an audit and assurance firm with over 25 years presence, isa member firm of DFK International, London. NRD has 60+ employees of whom 40 arequalified accountants.

STA being a law firm in Dubai, having 60 dedicated employees of whom 30 are qualifiedlawyers, focus on providing legal and strategic advice on all forms of corporate, commercialand business matters, intellectual property, franchising,, insolvency and restructuringincluding M&A advisory across construction, real estate law, health care, energy and naturalresources.

Established in the 1997, Careerline Recruitment & Training (“Careerline”), is a professionalplacement agency firm in the UAE providing Executive search, Head hunting and Overseasman power recruitment services. Careerline has associate offices worldwide in over 20countries to assist clients to identifying and selecting the right talent.

Associate Companies

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