Foreign Investment, Partnerships & Acquisitions
Structuring entry into Saudi Arabia, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements and acquisitions.
Product: Saudi Market Entry & Settlement Programme
The problem you face
A commercial plan rarely maps neatly onto a legal structure. Who owns the company, who decides, how it is funded, and what happens if a partner defaults, disagrees or wants to leave — these questions are cheapest to answer before signature and most expensive after.
- Choosing a structure that fits how the business will actually operate
- Confirming the activity is open to foreign investment, and which sector licences apply
- Protecting the investor in shareholder and joint-venture terms
- Planning entry, financing and exit together, not in sequence
Who it is for: Foreign companies with a serious decision to enter the Kingdom, and Saudi companies seeking a partner or an acquisition.
What we provide
- Structure and activity check
Selecting the vehicle and confirming the activity against the excluded-activities list and sector rules.
- Registration and set-up roadmap
The ordered steps for registration with the Ministry of Investment, incorporation and licences.
- Legal due diligence
On targets, partners and assets — with a red-flag summary for decision makers.
- Shareholder and joint-venture agreements
Governance, reserved matters, funding, deadlock, transfer and exit.
- Acquisition, entry and exit documents
Drafting and negotiation in Arabic and English.
- Operating support
A monthly subscription once the company is running.
Deliverables
A scoped legal assessment, then transaction execution, then an operating-support subscription.
- Structuring memorandum with options and a recommended route
- Entry roadmap: steps, documents, responsibilities
- Due diligence report and red-flag summary
- Negotiated transaction documents
- Post-entry compliance calendar
Engagement stages
- 01Scoped assessment
A fixed-scope review of the plan, the activity and the options.
- 02Structure & roadmap
The recommended structure and an ordered entry plan.
- 03Transaction
Due diligence, negotiation and signing.
- 04Operating support
A subscription with defined monthly scope.
Frequently asked questions
Should we speak to you before registering?
Yes. Most of the value is created before registration and incorporation, when the structure, the activity description and the partner terms are still open.
Do you work in English?
Yes. We draft and negotiate in Arabic and English. Documents filed with Saudi authorities are generally in Arabic; we prepare bilingual drafts and state which version governs.
Do you give tax or accounting opinions?
No. Where a matter needs tax or financial expertise, we work alongside the specialists you appoint, and integrate their input into the legal structure.
Tell us the decision in front of you.
Send a short, non-confidential description. We run a conflict check, then reply with a proposed scope and the next step.