We prioritize preserving your wealth by helping you establish a clear mandate and a robust governance structure. This begins with defining your objectives, ensuring appropriate oversight (such as appointing a protector or another supervisory body), clarifying how roles, responsibilities, and authorities may transition to succeeding generations, and documenting your detailed wishes regarding the administration of the structure.
A close, trust-based collaboration between council member/councillor, settlor/founder, and beneficiaries forms the foundation for sustainable stewardship and effective achievement of shared goals.
Succession Planning
Secure your legacy
Planning for the future is not only about preserving wealth, but also about ensuring that your legacy continues to thrive across generations. Within Abu Dhabi Global Market, a leading international financial centre built on English common law principles, individuals and families have access to a sophisticated and transparent environment for long-term wealth and succession planning.

Whether you are structuring family assets, supporting charitable initiatives, or preparing for the seamless transfer of wealth to the next generation, ADGM’s legal framework provides flexible vehicles such as foundations and special purpose entities. These structures offer both security and adaptability to meet complex family and business objectives.
With well-designed succession planning under the ADGM framework, you ensure that:
Your accumulated wealth is preserved across generations.
Your assets can be controlled, transferred gradually, and passed on to heirs according to your terms.
Conflicts and legal uncertainties within the family are minimized.
The individual needs and particularities of beneficiaries are taken into account.
Assets remain protected even in unforeseen circumstances.
Charitable and family objectives can be purposefully fulfilled.
The Key Components
Mandate and Governance
An Appropriate Structure
It is essential to establish a solid structure suitable for succession planning, such as a foundation.
Foundations are often complemented by underlying entities that hold different types of assets. This helps segregate risks and simplify reporting.

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