Harness the Wisdom of Handle Insights
Handle Insights provide a deep understanding of the interplay between Family Business dynamics, workplace decisions, and marketplace directions, helping to navigate complexities and make informed strategic roadmaps that help Family Businesses thrive for generations to come. Our insights cover:
Analyses & Surveys
To help Family Businesses take informed decisions, we regularly put considerable investment in developing analyses, surveys and reports on latest industry trends, with sharp focus on Family Business intricacies, including:
Family Business consulting
Handle’s 3-Factor Approach
Family Business value chain
Complexities of Family Business
Family Wealth & Asset
Family Business disruption
Monitoring Information
UAE Family-owned businesses contribute 60% of the country's GDP and 80% of the nation's workforce, and account for about 90% of private companies in the UAE.
Better Ask Handle!
“Disruption is a day-to-day feature of business that shows up more frequent and intense in Family Businesses. Need expert Family Business deals, disruption, strategy and complexity management advisory? Better Ask Handle!”
“Potentially originating from a dozen+ causes, conflict is unavoidable in Family Businesses and, if not properly resolved, may end up with a total destruction of the business. Need expert Family Business conflict resolution advisory? Better Ask Handle!”
“With the direction to enact UAE’s Family Businesses Law, Handle dedicates the majority of its activities and expertise to help UAE Family Businesses thrive for 50+ years. Need expert Family Business advisory? Better Ask Handle!”
“The legal intricacies on UAE’s Family Businesses add more and more pressures on the overall Family Business performance and threatens sustainability. Need expert Family Business legal advisory? Better Ask Handle!”
Thrive for
Years Ahead
70% of Family Businesses
Die or Get Sold
According to a Harvard Business Review Article, “70% of family owned business fail or are sold before the second generation gets a chance to take over. Just 10% remain active, privately held companies for the third generation to lead.”
Family Business Consulting : Build
Wealth & Asset Management : Grow
Deals Advisory : Sustain
How does it work?
Founding Team
We are a team of influential business professionals and community leaders specializing in Family Business Consulting. Our diverse expertise spans UAE nationals, the Middle East, UK, USA, Canada, and Europe. We share a common vision: to provide innovative consulting and advisory services that empower UAE Founders and Families to thrive and leave a lasting legacy for over 50 years. Mohamed Abu El Makarem, our Founder, has 20+ years of leadership experience in Crisis Management, International Negotiation with prestigious organizations like the United Nations and European Commission. With a proven record of accomplishment in working with renowned International Funds, Capital Investors, Family Equity Funds, and Private Equity Funds, we offer practical and effective solutions in investment planning, future strategies for Family Businesses, business negotiation, deals advisory and corporate managed services.
Mohamed Abou El Makarem
Principal Advisor, CEO
Mohamed El Murshidi
Managing Partner, Legal Affairs
Ikhlas Thabet
Managing Partner, Client Relations
Muhammad Fadel
Managing Partner, Strategy & Complexity
Aleksandra Dobaczewska
Senior Manager, Partnerships
Svetlana Sokolyanskaya
Senior Manager, Investor Relations
Family-owned businesses contribute 60% of the UAE GDP
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Family-owned businesses contribute 60% of the UAE GDP
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Family-owned businesses contribute 80% of the UAE country workforce
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UAE Family-owned businesses composes 90% of the UAE private companies sector.
Secrets of UAE Family Business potentials?
How do Family Businesses thrive for 50+ years of Legacy; and lead smooth transition from the founding generation to second and third generations with full preparedness and resilience.
