Good evening everyone,
A bit of a strange question, but one for which I'm sure there are several solutions available. I'd be curious to know what the experts around here would recommend or think of as the best way to proceed.
I currently have a company incorporated in the UAE (free zone, not mainland), with economic substance, and myself as sole shareholder. While this is fine for most of the activity, I am starting to grow my client base to diversify, and in some cases, I require anonymity from some new clients (i.e. they cannot know that I operate the company they will onboard as a vendor). Obviously, as sole shareholder for the UAE company, my name shows up on the Trade License, as well as the MOA, and the bank accounts are registered through me.
What solutions are available to me in order to onboard this company on client's vendor lists while retaining anonymity? Is it at all possible to do it directly with the UAE company, or would it be mandatory to create another company to act as payment processor for the main company in order to create a buffer between the client and myself? If so, what jurisdiction/methodology would work best to guarantee anonymity, all the while not putting the business at risk? Would it only happen through a nominee service?
Of course, I require anonymity only from corporate clients and individuals, mostly through routine due diligence questionaires and document requests, or by checking corporate registries and so on. I don't need anonymity from government or banks, so long as they do not publish that info publicly. Tax-wise, I am sorted, as an EU citizen that has established residency outside the EU several years ago and has the Tax Clearance certificates to show for it.
The company operates only in legit, face-value businesses, mostly consultancies and general trading, or commercial broker on import/export to emerging markets. No red flags on that side either, and no crypto.
Thank you for reading, and looking forwards to your advice!
A bit of a strange question, but one for which I'm sure there are several solutions available. I'd be curious to know what the experts around here would recommend or think of as the best way to proceed.
I currently have a company incorporated in the UAE (free zone, not mainland), with economic substance, and myself as sole shareholder. While this is fine for most of the activity, I am starting to grow my client base to diversify, and in some cases, I require anonymity from some new clients (i.e. they cannot know that I operate the company they will onboard as a vendor). Obviously, as sole shareholder for the UAE company, my name shows up on the Trade License, as well as the MOA, and the bank accounts are registered through me.
What solutions are available to me in order to onboard this company on client's vendor lists while retaining anonymity? Is it at all possible to do it directly with the UAE company, or would it be mandatory to create another company to act as payment processor for the main company in order to create a buffer between the client and myself? If so, what jurisdiction/methodology would work best to guarantee anonymity, all the while not putting the business at risk? Would it only happen through a nominee service?
Of course, I require anonymity only from corporate clients and individuals, mostly through routine due diligence questionaires and document requests, or by checking corporate registries and so on. I don't need anonymity from government or banks, so long as they do not publish that info publicly. Tax-wise, I am sorted, as an EU citizen that has established residency outside the EU several years ago and has the Tax Clearance certificates to show for it.
The company operates only in legit, face-value businesses, mostly consultancies and general trading, or commercial broker on import/export to emerging markets. No red flags on that side either, and no crypto.
Thank you for reading, and looking forwards to your advice!