Dubai is our hub for the entire GCC region (the Gulf Corporation Council countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). The GCC region is on a fast track in terms of economic development: whilst oil and gas still play a major role in many of its states, a number of other businesses are now also starting to gain in importance. Added value is won from raw materials by converting them into chemicals and metals, but also by making investments in completely new business segments and in high-quality infrastructures. These aspects are defining the corporate structures of our clients with a background in industries such as oil / gas, power / utilities, chemicals, transportation, telecommunications, financial services and building / construction, as well as those in governments and local authorities. In addition to state-owned or stock exchange-listed companies, we also serve many family-owned businesses and some powerful sovereign wealth funds.

The high level of investments in the GCC also attracts foreign companies, which we often advise as part of a ‘follow-the-customer’ approach, making full use of our local GCC insights. Our team in the GCC is a well-balanced mix of in-house experts and experienced local professionals.

In line with Droege & Comp.’s reputation for implementation-oriented top-management consulting, we offer our GCC clients three key services:

• Strategy: making investments happen – and more successful
• Value enhancement: exploiting more value from assets and entities
• Restructuring / cost efficiency: securing sustainable competitiveness

These three key service modules incorporate plenty of other functional topics like M&A, optimization of organizations and processes, reduction of working capital, achieving operational excellence, supply chain management, sales and marketing, post-merger integration, human resources development etc.