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CohesionA reliable and cost-effective alternative to traditional sponsorship options

Need a UAE national sponsor or service agent for your company setup?Cohesion can help.
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For onshore business in the UAE, sponsorship from a UAE National is required where there is foreign ownership. However, seeking sponsorship from an individual is not your only choice. Cohesion provides another option.


Cohesion is a corporate sponsorship portfolio of companies, each wholly owned by a National and independently managed by directors appointed by Banks Corporate Services (BCS).


Cohesion provides UAE companies with a reliable and cost-effective alternative to traditional sponsorship options.

How it worksCohesion provides services to companies and branches operating in the UAE or in other GCC member states.

These services include

Holding shares in other companies as needed to comply with foreign and local ownership regulations for GCC-based entities.

Holding 51% of shares in a UAE onshore LLC, as per local law requirements.

General government liaison, visa & immigration and related corporate services functions.

Acting as local service agent for branches of foreign companies registered onshore in the UAE.

Benefits

Nationals carefully vettedEmirati Nationals that are partners in Cohesion portfolio companies have been carefully vetted and are individuals with whom members of the Banks Group team have long standing relationships.
Liability mitigatedAn additional layer of corporate protection when it comes to potential liability. For example, should there be any personal legal liability attached to the assets of an individual National owner, your exposure is mitigated.
Operational aspects streamlinedBCS under POA, is authorized to independently manage the administration of Cohesion. Operational aspects are streamlined for efficient service delivery. Attendances at Govt departments and notaries overseen by BCS personnel.
Death and inheritance successionMechanisms in place, such as in the unfortunate circumstance of the death of an individual National owner, transfer of shares in Cohesion to a previously vetted individual National, to mitigate issues which may otherwise arise.
Valuations and raising capitalValue in an investment/exit or when raising capital is likely to be viewed more favourably by a prospective purchaser or financier under the Cohesion structure given mitigation of key risks.

CohesionCohesion is a corporate sponsorship portfolio of companies, each wholly owned by a National and independently managed by directors appointed by Banks Corporate Services (BCS).


Cohesion provides UAE companies with a reliable and cost-effective alternative to traditional sponsorship options.

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