Clients, a year on

Three of the 1,400 companies and families we’ve helped settle in the UAE, told with their permission.

Client stories

A coffee roaster checking beans in a sunlit roastery

Saltbush CoffeeSpecialty roastery, Al Quoz

A roastery trading eleven days after the first call

Hana moved from Melbourne with a roaster on a ship and a lease she couldn’t sign without a licence. We formed the company on the mainland, cleared the import permit and had her family’s visas done before the machine arrived.

to trade licence
11 days
family visas
4
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Two founders working on a balcony office at golden hour

Ferrous LabsSoftware, Abu Dhabi

Two founders, one ADGM holding and three banks to choose from

A London software company needed a regional holding company and a bank account that would accept a US investor. We set up in ADGM, prepared the bank file and sat in every meeting.

bank offers
3
to first invoice
6 weeks
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A family with a young son and his grandmother walking through a villa garden at golden hour

The Lindqvist familyFamily office, DIFC

Four golden visas, nine weeks from Stockholm

After selling his logistics software business, Erik moved his family to Abu Dhabi. We set up a family holding company in DIFC, secured golden visas for all four of them and fitted every appointment around school.

golden visas
4
first call to Emirates IDs
9 weeks
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companies formed since 2012
1,400+
median time to trade licence
11 days
nationalities served
46
of clients renew with us
92%

In their words

  • We compared three formation firms. Manara was the only one that told us we didn’t need the expensive option.

    Priya NairGoogle review, February 2026

  • Fixed fee, written plan, no surprises. The renewal reminder arrived six weeks early, with the forms already filled in.

    Marco BelliniGoogle review, August 2026

  • Our VAT and corporate tax registrations were done before I knew they were due. One advisor, one phone number, no chasing.

    James OkonkwoGoogle review, July 2026

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