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Limited Review
We offer services relating to reviews of historical financial informationby expressing negative assurance on such historical financial information.
Agreed Upon Procedures
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Financial Reporting Advisory Services (FRAS)
Our team provides timely advice on the impact of accounting changes to assist businesses in the development of an appropriate implementation roadmap.

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Business Consulting
Grant Thornton UAE provides organisations with implementable plans that drive sustainable growth strategies to grow and optimise their business performance.
Business Risk Services
Organisations need to understand risks thoroughly to be able to manage them better. Grant Thornton UAE helps businesses achieve the best balance between minimising risk exposure, optimising profitability and developing compliance review checklists.
Regulatory Advisory Services
Grant Thornton UAE's extensive understanding of the overarching supervisory framework within the region equips our professionals to support financial institutions comply and abide by the set of regulatory mandates throughout the rapidly evolving ecosystem.
Financial Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE works with organisations on transactions from start to finish, assisting with strategy, identifying risks, executing deals, and helping to unlock their potential for growth and value creation.
Restructuring Advisory
Grant Thornton UAE is committed to realising value for shareholders, in a way that recognises and supports the interests of all stakeholders. Our solutions maximise value, provide clarity and direction, and accelerate recovery and transformation for businesses.
Technology Advisory & Cybersecurity
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Forensics
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ESG Services
The Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda has gained significant traction over the years, to become one of the key strategic aspects of any business. It is imperative that all organisations, irrespective of industry sector, engage with their stakeholders and prioritise ESG practices to unlock sustainable growth opportunities.
Business Process Solutions
Our team at Grant Thornton offers comprehensive and cost effective outsourced solutions, enabling stakeholders and business owners to focus on their core business goals.

Tax

Tax policy reforms and the introduction of new tax regulations across the GCC are creating huge challenges for organisations. Grant Thornton UAE offers a...

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Corporate Tax
Our diversified team of corporate tax subject matter experts combines a perfect blend of international experience across several industry sectors, technical expertise, and commercial nuances with a commitment to deliver exceptional value to your business.
VAT
The VAT team at Grant Thornton is well versed with the VAT Laws applicable across the region and holds valuable experience and professional accreditation in assisting clients across diverse industries to comply with the VAT obligations.
Transfer Pricing
Grant Thornton UAE assists its clients in providing transfer pricing solutions that are implementable and operational, considering the facts and concerns of its clients.
International Tax and Tax Due Diligence
Grant Thornton UAE supports multinational groups to optimise their tax structures. We can also assist businesses in analysing existing group transactions and inter-group supplies, as well as advising on potential implications of various taxes to facilitate an efficient Group tax structure.
Economic Substance Requirements
Economic Substance rules were introduced in the UAE in 2019, requiring UAE businesses that undertake certain ‘Relevant Activities’ to maintain and demonstrate adequate substance.
Customs and International Trade
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Excise Tax
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China Desk

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Karim brings over 15 years of experience in Restructuring and Insolvency across many sectors including real estate, retail, oil and gas, financial services, manufacturing, industrial groups, and automotive. His extensive expertise in a mature market (France), complemented with turnaround funds experience, allows him to bring a wide-angled view to each engagement.

He was recently responsible for developing turnaround proposals, insolvency mandates, distressed M&A, rapid cost reduction, cash management, cash forecasting, contingency planning, and financial transformation. He also led the financial transformation of a distressed retail group with a turnover of €800m and 3,200 employees, comprising 9 factories and 126 points of sale in France.

Furthermore, Karim was seconded from France to the UAE to lead on high profile liquidations, initiation of legal proceedings on behalf of creditors, distressed M&A, financial modelling and the restructure of groups with complex lending structures. He has been recognised for his ability to independently carry out several IBRs (“Independent Business Reviews”) for distressed companies to analyze the current and projected financial position on behalf of lenders and other financial partners.

Prior to joining Grant Thornton UAE, Karim worked for Mutares, a European private equity fund specializing in turnaround and restructuring. He also has over fifteen years of experience between one of the Big 4 firms, Eight Advisory and Grant Thornton France, specialising in debt and restructuring advisory.

Karim holds an Accounting and Finance Diploma from the French National Education. He also holds an Advanced Technical Diploma in Accounting issued by the IFCA School in France. He is a member of the Association of Young Professionals of Restructuring (AJR).

Qualifications

Diploma in Accounting and Finance, French National Education
Advanced Technical Diploma in Accounting, IFCA School in France
Member of the Association of Young Professionals of Restructuring (AJR)

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