The office opening comes after a business acquisition by Hawksford last autumn.

Hawksford, the corporate, private client and fund services provider, has officially opened its new office in Dubai.

The new office is located at Jumeirah Lakes Towers.

This move came after the firm acquired Singapore-based Healy Consultants last September. That deal enabled Hawksford to build its Dubai presence via Healy’s subsidiary.

Operating from Dubai are directors Chrissi Zamora and Kunal Fabiani, who have both joined from Healy.

Zamora is responsible for leading the group’s corporate operations in the UAE. Fabiani will focus on Hawksford’s wider global corporate solutions, with his extensive business development experience – particularly within the Asia, Africa and Latin America markets.

Hawksford, which is supported by STAR Capital, the European private equity house, has expanded by a number of office moves and acquisitions. 

Most recently, Hawksford said it had bought Paradigm Governance Partners in the Cayman Islands and US. It also acquired ACT Management Services in the Netherlands in early 2023, and acquired Pearse Trust in Ireland and Griffon Solutions in Mauritius in 2022.