ADGM is a financial free zone with its own Companies Regulations and registrar. This page reports the entity types its registrar lists and what the registrar may ask of shareholders.
ADGM's registrar guidance on entity types and shareholder evidence.
ADGM (Abu Dhabi) is a financial free zone with its own Companies Regulations; its registrar lists forms such as private company limited by shares, LLP, limited partnership, branch and foundation.
ADGM's Registrar guidance on legal entity types lists, alongside ordinary private and public companies, restricted scope companies, protected and incorporated cell companies, several partnership forms, and branches of foreign companies and foreign partnerships.
ADGM's registrar may ask for source-of-wealth evidence for individual shareholders and for individual ultimate beneficial owners holding more than 25%, and asks for passport and Emirates ID copies of directors and authorised signatories.
Setting up in ADGM — Abu Dhabi Global Market
Legal Entity Types guidance — Abu Dhabi Global Market (Registration Authority)
Fact sheet last reviewed 2026-09-28. Jurisdiction rules are confirmed against the sources above; a provider's own requirements differ and are confirmed by the provider.
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ADGM's Registrar guidance on legal entity types lists, alongside ordinary private and public companies, restricted scope companies, protected and incorporated cell companies, several partnership forms, and branches of foreign companies and foreign partnerships.
ADGM's registrar may ask for source-of-wealth evidence for individual shareholders and for individual ultimate beneficial owners holding more than 25%, and asks for passport and Emirates ID copies of directors and authorised signatories.
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