Legal · Tax · Accounting · Business Advisory
One mandate. Five markets.
Axiologos Advisory gives businesses a single point of entry into Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait, and, through Greece, into Europe. We serve both directions: international companies entering the Middle East, and Middle Eastern companies expanding into Europe. One engagement covers company formation, tax registration and compliance, the accounts that follow, and the commercial partners a business needs to grow in each market, delivered by established partner firms on the ground in each market.
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Our story
A decade of partnership, now one platform
The partner firms worked side by side on cross-border mandates for more than ten years before joining forces in 2023. Each brings more than fifteen years of independent international practice in its own market.
10+
years of partnership between the partner firms
2023
the firms joined forces as one platform
15+
years of independent international practice, each firm
Greece · The door to Europe
The Middle East and Europe, in both directions
Our Athens presence turns a regional platform into a bridge between two markets. Middle Eastern companies use it to enter the European Union; European companies use it to reach Egypt and the Gulf. The same engagement letter and the same coordinating director serve the client in whichever direction the business moves.
EU member state
A Greek company operates inside the EU single market.
Eurozone and Schengen
Euro invoicing and banking, and movement across the Schengen area.
Eastern Mediterranean
The closest EU market to Egypt and the Gulf, by sea and by air.
MENA → Europe
For Middle Eastern companies going to Europe
- Company formation in Greece, Cyprus and other EU states as the group’s European base
- European holding structures and treaty planning with the home country
- EU VAT registration, accounting and statutory reporting
- Distribution, agency and supply contracts across the EU
Europe → MENA
For European companies entering the Middle East
- Saudi regional headquarters and investment licensing
- UAE free-zone or mainland set-up under corporate tax
- Egypt as a manufacturing and export base; Kuwait formation and agency
- One point of contact in Athens, coordinated from the Cairo hub
Why Axiologos
The region, in one engagement.
The name comes from the Greek ἀξιόλογος, “worthy of note”: axia, value, and logos, reasoned argument. Value is what clients measure; reasoning is how it is protected.
Skill · Accuracy · Efficacy
Expertise
Every filing, contract and structure is prepared by specialists who practise the law and tax code of that market daily, then reviewed against the client’s position in the other four.
Punctuality · Dedication
Coordination
One managing director, one engagement letter and one timetable. Workstreams across jurisdictions run in parallel, not one after another.
Achievement · Innovation · Passion
Results
Measured by outcomes: the licence issued, the registration completed, the dispute resolved, the accounts closed on time.
Services
Professional services and business advisory, in one engagement
Market entry and structuring
Into the Middle East, or from it into Europe
- Choice of vehicle: branch, subsidiary, free-zone or mainland entity
- Company formation, licensing and investor registration
- Holding and regional headquarters structures
- Local partner and joint-venture arrangements
Legal
Delivered by licensed partner law firms
- Commercial contracts, drafting and negotiation
- Commercial litigation and arbitration
- Corporate governance and shareholder matters
- Employment and regulatory compliance
Tax
Led by Gulf Tax Consultants (GTC), Dubai
- Corporate tax, VAT and Zakat registration and filing
- International tax structuring and transfer pricing (UAE and KSA)
- E-invoicing readiness and implementation
- Tax audits and disputes with the authorities
Accounting
Keeping the entity in good standing
- Bookkeeping and monthly management accounts
- Statutory financial statements and audit support
- Payroll and social insurance administration
- Group reporting across the five markets
Business advisory
Knowledge of the market, gained through the work we do in it
Our partner firms serve clients across F&B, FMCG manufacturing, engineering, trading and import-export, maritime, technology and fintech, professional services and travel. That breadth informs every market-entry decision.
- Market and sector assessments before entry
- Identifying distributors, suppliers, agents and joint-venture partners
- Due diligence on prospective counterparties
- Structuring and negotiating commercial partnerships
- Interim CFO and finance support during market entry
- Family office set-up and governance
Introductions are made only with the written consent of both parties. Investment and capital-raising matters are referred to licensed firms.
Markets and partner firms
Established on the ground in every market
| Market | Partner firm | Typical mandates |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Howaida Salem Law OfficeCairo · Est. 1988 · 45+ lawyers and staff · Expansion hub, Maadi | Civil, commercial and criminal litigation before every level of the Egyptian courts, up to the Court of Cassation; family and personal status; dispute resolution; company formation, commercial contracts and retained advisory. More than 250 cases handled each year. |
| Saudi Arabia | Sultan Bin Adi & PartnersRiyadh · also Cairo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait | Foreign investment licensing, regional headquarters, contracts and disputes, VAT and Zakat (with GTC Riyadh) |
| UAE | Gulf Tax Consultants (GTC)Dubai · DMCC · practice est. 1994 | Corporate tax, VAT and transfer pricing, e-invoicing, free-zone and mainland set-up, corporate services, accounting and group reporting |
| Kuwait | Alatta Legal GroupKuwait · led by Azzam Al-Azmi | Company formation and licensing, agency and distribution, commercial disputes |
| Greece | Gulf Tax Consultants · MBR Accountants & Tax ConsultantsAthens · in Greece since 1994 | The door to Europe for Middle Eastern companies, and to the Middle East for European ones: EU entry structuring, company formation in Greece, Cyprus and the wider EU, EU tax advisory, compliance and accounting |
How an engagement runs
From first brief to steady state
01
Brief
One call with the managing director to map markets, timing and the commercial goal.
02
Structure
A written entry and tax structure, with costs and timelines for each market.
03
Execute
Partner firms file, register and contract in parallel under one engagement letter.
04
Maintain
Ongoing accounting, tax filings and legal support, reported to the client as one group.
Leadership
Directors
Mostafa Abo El Ela
Managing Director · Head of the Cairo Hub
Managing Partner of Howaida Salem Law Office, Cairo, and Partner at Sultan Bin Adi & Partners. Draws on a 35-year family legal practice across three generations, and more than 13 years in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and cross-border corporate advisory, with matters exceeding USD 13.5 million across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, the UK and the USA. LLB, Cairo University (English Section); postgraduate study at Indiana University McKinney School of Law and the University of London.
Markos Brotzakis
Director, Europe · Athens
Chartered Tax Advisor and CPA. Founder of MBR Accountants & Tax Consultants in Greece (1994) and Managing Partner of Gulf Tax Consultants (GTC) in the UAE (2017). Took part in the preparation and introduction of the European Union’s cross-border VAT system. Former finance and tax roles at KPMG, Alcatel and HayGroup, CFO UAE at Frigoglass (Coca-Cola Group), CFO Greece and Regional Director Middle East at Autogrill, and Group CFO at BMB. Focus: structuring and restructuring, greenfield projects, international tax planning and transfer pricing.
Azzam Al Azmi
Director, Gulf · Kuwait
Founding Partner of Alatta Legal Group, Kuwait. Admitted before the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court of Kuwait. Head of the Arab Organization of Young Lawyers, Kuwait office, and a member of the Arab Lawyers Union, the Kuwait Lawyers Association and the Gulf Lawyers Union. LLB, Ajman University of Science and Technology (UAE), with further legal studies in the United Kingdom. Writes for the Kuwaiti press on constitutional and legal affairs.
Expansion hub
Cairo, Maadi
85 Street 11,
Sarayat Al Maadi,
Cairo, Egypt
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LinkedIn · X: @axiologos (handle to be secured)