Cross-border advisory · UAE · EU

Clarity at the intersection of jurisdictions.

Besocis advises international companies, founders and investors operating between the UAE and Europe — on corporate structuring, international taxation, and cross-border transactions. Partner-led, discreet, and built for complexity.

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Headquarters
IFZA Free Zone, Dubai, UAE
Primary corridor
UAE ↔ Spain · EU
Practice
Corporate · Tax · Transactions
Engagement
By referral & introduction
— Practice areas

Four disciplines, one desk.

Our practice is deliberately narrow. Every engagement combines local UAE expertise with European fluency, so structuring, tax and transactions are handled as one continuous conversation.
01

Company Incorporation & Structuring

Mainland, free zone, offshore. We design the holding and operating structure first — then incorporate accordingly, with substance, governance and tax residency in mind from day one.

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02

International Taxation

Treaty analysis, permanent establishment risk, transfer pricing, and exit planning across UAE, Spain, and wider EU jurisdictions. Opinions you can share with your auditors and your lenders.

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03

UAE Corporate Tax & Accounting

Registration, return preparation, qualifying free zone person assessments, and IFRS-aligned bookkeeping. Audit-ready records, not last-minute reconciliations.

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04

M&A & Transaction Advisory

Buy-side and sell-side support for mid-market transactions with a cross-border dimension — financial due diligence, tax structuring, SPA negotiation support, and post-closing integration.

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— UAE & EU
Primary jurisdictions of practice, with engagements reaching the wider GCC and Latin America.
Partner-led
Every engagement is led personally. No pyramids, no handovers, no junior learning on your file.
Two languages
English and Spanish, with fluency in the tax and corporate vocabulary of both systems.
One desk
Structuring, tax, accounting and transactions coordinated under a single relationship.
— Selected work

Representative engagements.

Client names are held in confidence. The following are anonymised to illustrate the nature and complexity of the work.

01
Market entry

European industrial group establishing a UAE regional headquarters.

Designed a two-tier structure between a Spanish parent and a UAE free zone operating entity, with a mainland service company for regional contracts. Secured tax residency certification, advised on permanent establishment exposure in neighbouring GCC markets, and set up IFRS accounting from day one.

Outcome Operational within 11 weeks; qualifying free zone status achieved in year one.
02
Cross-border M&A

Sell-side advisory on a founder-owned services business with UAE and EU operations.

Prepared the group for sale to a European strategic buyer: vendor due diligence, tax step-up structuring, working capital normalisation and SPA support. Coordinated with legal counsel across three jurisdictions and advised the founders on post-closing personal tax residency.

Outcome Closed at the upper end of the indicative valuation range, with retention structure negotiated for the founding team.
03
Restructuring

Reorganisation of a privately-held group ahead of UAE corporate tax implementation.

Reviewed a legacy structure of seven entities across the UAE and EU. Consolidated ownership, eliminated redundant layers, and repositioned intellectual property to align economic substance with legal form. Delivered a written tax opinion addressing qualifying income, transfer pricing, and treaty benefits.

Outcome Group restructured before the first CT filing period; estimated annual tax efficiency within sustainable limits.
— Our approach

A different kind of boutique.

I.

Structuring before incorporation.

The cheapest license is rarely the cheapest structure. We design the target operating model first — ownership, substance, tax residency — and incorporate in service of it, not the other way around.

II.

Written advice, not verbal comfort.

Every material position is delivered in writing, with reasoning our clients can share with their auditors, lenders and counterparties. We are comfortable being quoted.

III.

One relationship, many specialisms.

Clients should not have to choreograph their own advisors. Tax, accounting, structuring and transactions sit on one desk — so decisions are made with the full picture, not a partial one.

IV.

Selective by design.

We take on a limited number of engagements each year. It is the only way to offer partner-level attention without diluting it.

— Insights

Notes from the desk.

All insights
Owning Spanish property from the UAE: the obligations nobody mentions at the not
International Tax · UAE–Spain Corridor11 min read

Owning Spanish property from the UAE: the obligations nobody mentions at the notary.

Buying is the easy part. UAE residents who own Spanish property face IRNR at 24% on gross rent with no deductions, imputed income on empty properties, a mandatory fiscal representative, and…
The UAE company with European customers: when you accidentally create a permanen
International Tax · UAE Tax8 min read

The UAE company with European customers: when you accidentally create a permanent establishment.

A free zone licence settles your UAE position and says nothing about whether you have become taxable in your customer's country. The four tests that decide it — fixed place, construction…
Returning to Spain with wealth: the structures most guides skip entirely.
International Tax · UAE–Spain Corridor11 min read

Returning to Spain with wealth: the structures most guides skip entirely.

For UAE-based Spanish nationals planning a return, the most consequential decisions — PPLI, DIFC Foundation, Beckham election, PE risk management — must be made before arrival. A structured…
— Next step

A short, confidential conversation.

We speak with prospective clients before we quote. Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right advisor for it.

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