Corporate Governance and Advisory Services to Family Businesses and Companies across the UAE and the GCC
Empowering organisations across the UAE and the GCC with corporate governance, IPO readiness, restructuring and General Assembly meetings through a disciplined and legally grounded approach.
Based in Abu Dhabi
Serving boards and owners across the UAE and the wider GCC.
Senior-led engagements
You work directly with advisors who each bring more than 30 years of experience.
NACD Directorship Certified®
Governance advice grounded in an internationally recognised director credential.
Confidential by default
Every enquiry is reviewed by a senior advisor and handled in confidence.
Corporate governance, family business succession, IPO readiness, investor relations and General Assembly services for boards and owners in Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the GCC.
Know Who We Are
A UAE Corporate Advisory Firm Built Around Governance
PathLink Partners (PLP) is a UAE-based corporate advisory firm supporting family businesses and growth-stage companies through critical stages of growth, restructuring, IPO readiness and regulatory alignment.
We work closely with boards, owners and executive teams to bring clarity to governance, decision-making and long-term strategic direction.
Our clients include family-owned businesses, private companies and listed entities across the UAE and GCC. We combine international governance credentials with first-hand experience of the region’s regulators, exchanges and business culture, and we stay involved through implementation rather than handing over a framework and stepping back.
What We Do
Corporate Advisory Services
Five connected disciplines, from board structuring through to IPO readiness. Each can stand alone or form part of a wider governance programme.
Corporate Governance Advisory
Family Business Advisory & Succession Planning
General Assembly Services
IPO & Capital Markets Advisory
Investor Relations Consultancy
Who We Serve
Who We Work With
Owners, directors and executives who need governance decisions made well, and implemented.
Family-owned businesses and family offices
Founders, successors and family councils planning ownership transitions, drafting family charters or structuring holding entities and family offices.
Boards and board committees
Chairs, independent directors and company secretaries strengthening board structure, evaluation, policies and regulatory alignment.
Companies preparing to list, and listed companies
Private companies planning an IPO, and companies listed on ADX and other UAE markets that need investor relations and General Assembly support.
Growth-stage companies and SMEs
Owner-managed businesses across the UAE putting governance, reporting and decision-making structures in place ahead of growth, investment or restructuring.
Preparing for the General Assembly Season?
PLP provides end-to-end General Assembly support, from planning and documentation to execution and post-meeting compliance, aligned with UAE regulations.
Why PLP
A Governance-First Advisory Approach
Local Regulatory Insight
Deep understanding of the UAE regulatory and governance environment, including the requirements for listed and family-owned companies, applied to how your organisation operates.
Board-Level Perspective
Our leadership has served as directors, exchange advisors and senior bankers, so the advice reflects how boards, regulators and investors think.
Structured, Practical Advice
Clear governance frameworks built for execution rather than theory, and we stay involved while they are implemented.
Value-Driven Engagement
Senior-led engagements for family businesses, boards and growth-stage companies across the UAE, every one handled in confidence.
Our Management & Leadership Team
Senior Governance and Capital Markets Advisors
Every PLP engagement is led by senior advisors with decades of experience in corporate governance, IPOs and capital markets, investor relations and board advisory across Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the GCC.
Majd Maaitah
Chief Executive Officer
Capital markets and IPO advisor with more than 30 years in investment banking and listings across the GCC. Formerly Advisor to the CEO of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Managing Director at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB).
Ara Khederian
Chief Operating Officer
Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and Certified Director (NACD) with more than 30 years in corporate finance, IPOs, M&A and investor relations across the UK, Europe, India and the UAE.
Reyadh Matar Abujarad
Chief Information Officer
Economist and digital transformation advisor with more than 30 years across government, private and SME sectors. Founder of the Information Decision Support Center (IDSC) at the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce.
Our Clients
Trusted by Leading Organisations Across the UAE
PLP advises organisations and conglomerates across sectors including banking, energy, real estate, aviation, insurance and investments.
The Majlis by PLP
A private forum where owners, directors and executives discuss the governance questions that matter in the region, such as succession, board effectiveness, listing readiness and shareholder relations, with peers who face the same decisions.
Insights
Latest Insights
Commentary on governance, succession and the capital markets from the PLP team.
The Majlis: The Foundation of Governance in UAE Family Businesses
In the UAE and across the Gulf, governance did not begin in boardrooms. It began in the Majlis. Long before
Crisis Does Not Create Governance Problems. It Reveals Them.
In the first quarter of 2026, the risk environment facing GCC businesses shifted faster than many boards expected. The escalation
Why Family Businesses Fail to Scale Without Governance Structures
Family businesses are the backbone of many economies across the GCC and wider region. Built on trust, long-term relationships, and
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often.
PathLink Partners (PLP) is a corporate advisory firm in Abu Dhabi. We advise on corporate governance, family business succession and structuring, IPO and capital markets readiness, investor relations and General Assembly meetings for organisations across the UAE and GCC.
We are based in Abu Dhabi and work with clients throughout the United Arab Emirates and the wider GCC.
Family-owned businesses and family offices, boards and board committees, companies preparing for an IPO, listed companies, and growth-stage private companies.
No. PLP is an independent corporate advisory firm. We work alongside your legal counsel, auditors and bankers, and often coordinate them during governance programmes, listings and General Assembly meetings.
Yes. We manage the full meeting lifecycle: notices and invitations, agenda preparation, shareholder authentication, quorum tracking, proxy and voting management, minutes and post-meeting reporting, in physical, virtual and hybrid formats and in line with UAE Companies Law requirements.
It starts with a confidential conversation. Send an enquiry through the website form or email info@plp.ae. A senior advisor reviews every request and proposes a scope that fits your situation.
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