Special Reports - Family Offices in the Middle East

Written during a period of extraordinary growth in private capital and family office evolution, Family Offices in the Middle East offers a timely exploration of the legal, financial and practical issues faced by single family offices in the region.

Each chapter of this Special Report draws on real experience from expert authors who work with (or for) ultra-high-net-worth family offices in the Middle East and provides insightful coverage of key topics, trends and challenges.

Chapters examine:

• setting up and structuring a family office;
• family governance and the role that family offices play in managing conflict and tensions;
• Shariah law considerations;
• legal, financial and operational matters (including, trusts, foundations, wills and succession planning);
• family office investment programmes and asset allocation strategies;
• philanthropy and giving;
• employment and HR practicalities; and
• the impact of artificial intelligence on family offices.

With family offices in the Middle East proliferating against a backdrop of geopolitical change, this Special Report will make essential reading for all family office executives, lawyers, accountants, investment professionals and the wealthy families they advise.