Practice Areas2

Foreign Investment

Saudi Arabia holds exciting potential and opportunities for investors. A G20 economy with a young, highly educated population of over 34 million inhabitants. It also boasts a strategic location at the heart of major trade routes crossing three continents and bountiful natural resources. As part of Vision 2030, a wide range of economic reforms has succeeded in creating new business opportunities, leveraging Saudi Arabia’s key strategic assets, and driving economic growth and diversification [Read more].

Saudi Arabia’s socio-economic transformation under Vision 2030 is unleashing exceptional growth across several promising sectors, providing investors with a wealth of untapped opportunities for business growth and success. Explore the data, trends, and value propositions of the Kingdom’s thriving sectors [Read more].

Under Saudi law, companies with non-Saudi (foreign) shareholders must obtain a foreign investment permit in order to conduct business. However, the Foreign Investment Law does not limit the amount of investment in Saudi companies.

In fact, the investor’s journey is divided into two stages:
The first stage: before the establishment of the foreign company, and eventually obtaining a CR, Investments in Saudi companies from outside Saudi Arabia must comply with Saudi law, including the Foreign Investment Law (Foreign Investment Regulation under Royal Decree M/1 of 10 April 2000 and Royal Decree 7/6/1423 of 16 August 2002) [We call the services provided at this stage Foreign Investment Services]
The second stage: after the establishment of the foreign company, and in this case, it will be the same as the Saudi companies, with the exception of some matters related to income tax and others [We call the services provided at this stage Commercial Services, but this article does not include it].

In any case, the investor faces more challenges during the establishment of the company, and therefore Alburhan designed three services for the investor:

Saudi Arabia holds exciting potential and opportunities for investors. A G20 economy with a young, highly educated population of over 34 million inhabitants. It also boasts a strategic location at the heart of major trade routes crossing three continents and bountiful natural resources. As part of Vision 2030, a wide range of economic reforms has succeeded in creating new business opportunities, leveraging Saudi Arabia’s key strategic assets, and driving economic growth and diversification [Read more].

Saudi Arabia’s socio-economic transformation under Vision 2030 is unleashing exceptional growth across several promising sectors, providing investors with a wealth of untapped opportunities for business growth and success. Explore the data, trends, and value propositions of the Kingdom’s thriving sectors [Read more].

Under Saudi law, companies with non-Saudi (foreign) shareholders must obtain a foreign investment permit in order to conduct business. However, the Foreign Investment Law does not limit the amount of investment in Saudi companies.

In fact, the investor’s journey is divided into two stages:
The first stage: before the establishment of the foreign company, and eventually obtaining a CR, Investments in Saudi companies from outside Saudi Arabia must comply with Saudi law, including the Foreign Investment Law (Foreign Investment Regulation under Royal Decree M/1 of 10 April 2000 and Royal Decree 7/6/1423 of 16 August 2002) [We call the services provided at this stage Foreign Investment Services]
The second stage: after the establishment of the foreign company, and in this case, it will be the same as the Saudi companies, with the exception of some matters related to income tax and others [We call the services provided at this stage Commercial Services, but this article does not include it].

In any case, the investor faces more challenges during the establishment of the company, and therefore Alburhan designed three services for the investor:

Coinciding with the recent forms and changes in the faces of local and foreign investment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Our team offers his advice in a complete package to companies such as:

  • عمليات الاندماج والاستحواذ، سواء بالنسبة للشركات الخاصة والعامة
  • حوكمة الشركات والالتزام وإعداد السياسات واللوائح الداخلية ومصفوفات الصلاحيات وأدلة الإجراءات
  • الطرح العام في السوق السعودي بما في ذلك الاكتتابات الأولية
  • صياغة العقود التجارية، بما في ذلك اتفاقيات الامتياز والتوزيع والترخيص
  • الجولات الاستثمارية والتمويل للمشاريع الناشئة وصناديق الاستثمار الجرئ
  • تأسيس الصناديق في المملكة العربية السعودية وكذلك عرض الصناديق الأجنبية للمستثمرين في المملكة العربية السعودية

We have the best expertise for banking and financial practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A team with more than 11 years of experience in legal advice for banks, financial and finance companies, Our expertise is specifically based on the following:

  • المصرفية الإسلامية
  • الحلول التمويلية وبناء المنتجات وإعداد عقودها ونماذجها وسياساتها
  • التسهيلات وقروض التمويل
  • إعادة الجدولة وهيكلة الديون
  • التسهيلات المشتركة
  • المشتقات

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is taking serious steps in recent years towards developing the legislative environment. Through the development and reform of systems that preserve rights, consolidate the principles of justice and transparency, protect human rights, and achieve comprehensive development, The Kingdom’s global competitiveness is enhanced through clear and specific institutional, procedural and objective references

Al-Burhan worked on several government projects in the fields of privatization, preparation of laws and regulations, and providing consultations to ministries, agencies, centers and government companies. as well as requests and approvals, We recently worked with these entities:

  • وزارة الصحة
  • وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة
  • هيئة الصحة العامة
  • الهيئة الملكية لمدينة الرياض
  • هيئة الهلال الأحمر السعودي
  • المركز الوطني للتعليم الالكتروني
  • شركة العلم لأمن المعلومات والبيانات

We provide real estate consultancy, real estate development, public sector approvals, real estate finance, real estate funds, contracting and construction, We provide our clients with extensive experience in these areas, keeping pace with market changes and recent trends in the housing sector, as well as private and commercial real estate development.

We also have extensive knowledge of all forms of major industry standards (including FIDIC and NEC) and alternative pricing methodologies. and types of construction contracts (including BOT and BOOT). and financing its projects.
Moreover, We have experience in disputes in these areas, Specifically in the contracting sector, whether contracts are between private parties, or governmental.

We worked on several cases in inheritances, wills and joint funds, with a total value of more than one billion and four hundred million riyals. Our business focused specifically on:

  • قسمة التركات بين الورثة حسب الأنظمة الشرعية وذلك سواء بالتراضي، أو بموجب حكم قضائي وبيعها في المزادات تحت إشراف القضاء.
  • كتابة الوصايا أو الأوقاف وتوثيقها وتسجيل ما يلزم منها
  • تقديم تقييمات دقيقة لقيمة التركة وذلك بالتعاون مع مقيمين معتمدين وأصحاب الخبرة في هذا المجال.
  • حصر الديون بجميع أنواعها وفرزها
  • محاسبة الوكلاء الشرعيين ونظار الوصايا والأوقاف

The provision of intellectual property services in Al-Burhan is undertaken by a team of specialists and experienced in this field through an interconnected series of services including registration, protection, marketing, defense and enforcement of any intellectual property rights through a network of relationships that bring us together with a number of international law firms specialized in intellectual property work.

We have undertaken many intellectual property works for a number of clients, taking into consideration the financial and commercial aspects of intellectual property rights in merger and acquisition deals, licenses and franchising. And representatives of these clients in these deals at the local, regional and international levels, Our services include:

  • العلامات التجارية
  • حقوق المؤلف
  • براءات الاختراع
  • النماذج الصناعية
  • نقل التكنلوجيا
  • الامتيشاز التجاري
  • المسائل الالكترونية مثل الدومينات والأصول التقنية
  • التقاضي وانفاذ حقوق الملكية الفكرية.