Organise multiple companies
Bring investments, new activities and acquisitions under shared ownership.
Holdings & shareholdingsYour businesses.
Your businesses.
A clear structure.
Organise investments, prepare growth and clarify responsibilities. KCM supports business planning and organisational implementation of a holding aligned with your goals.
Discuss your holding project
Simply explained
What is a holding?
A holding is a company owning interests in other companies. It forms the ownership level above operating businesses that serve customers and sell services.
A holding describes a structure, not a separate legal form. In Germany a holding may be a GmbH; Dubai requires permitted company forms and licences for the chosen location and activity.
A pure holding owns shares. A management holding additionally performs permitted management or administration. Purpose, licences and contracts must match.
Goals & benefits01 / GROWTH 02 / SHAREHOLDERS 03 / DEVELOPMENT
When might a holding make sense?
Clarify shareholdings
Prepare ownership, decisions and admission of investors or partners clearly.
Plan succession and sales
Consider future handover, share sales or long-term development.
Balance benefits and effort
Structures can separate activities and responsibilities. Actual risk effects depend on contracts, guarantees, finance and management.
Holdings add cost and administration. An extra company may be unnecessary for a simple small business.
The key question
What should the holding achieve that your current structure cannot?
KCM reviews growth, investments, available funds and ongoing costs before recommending further specialist review.
KCM · Planning & support
What KCM does for you.
Meik Kampmann, CEO, coordinates business planning and organisational support, collecting information and preparing clear decisions and agreed next steps.
Review your situation and goals
Identify companies, ownership, activities and long-term goals, including partners, investments, succession and sales.
Prepare a suitable structure
Create an ownership overview and discuss roles, capital, financing and decisions, comparing benefits and effort.
Coordinate implementation
Create document and task lists and agree sequencing and responsibilities, including formation, registration, bank preparation and coordination with notaries and legal and tax advisers.
Support after formation
- Keep ownership and responsibilities up to date.
- Organise deadlines and documents.
- Prepare shareholder changes.
- Assess further investments or companies.
- Coordinate Dubai licence and, where applicable, visa renewals.
Authorised professionals handle contracts, individual tax assessment and notarial acts. KCM connects business planning with this implementation.
Requirements & documents
What you need for preparation.
The list depends on country, legal form and starting point. An initial overview suffices; specific formation and transfer evidence follows.
Initial structural planning
- Which companies exist and where are they based?
- Who owns shares and manages operations?
- Which investments or handovers are planned?
- Which assets, finance and obligations exist?
- How much capital and ongoing budget are available?
- Where do people live and decisions actually take place?
Existing company documents
- Current registry extracts or formation evidence.
- Articles and shareholder lists.
- Important contracts, loans and security.
- Available accounts and current figures.
- Beneficial owners and representation powers.
For a new company
- Identity or passport documents.
- Name, registered office, business address and permitted purpose.
- Shareholders, ownership percentages, capital and management.
- Required resolutions and representation evidence.
- Source of funds and further bank or identification documents as requested.
Corporate shareholders also need formation and registry documents, articles, representation and investment resolutions. Dubai may require certified translations or authentication.
A German GmbH requires minimum share capital of €25,000. Contributions, formation costs and operating funds must be separately planned. Dubai requirements depend on the chosen procedure.
New formation or expansion
Two starting points, different steps.
Build the structure from the start
If no companies exist, plan ownership, purpose, finance and formation order beforehand.
Avoid creating an unsuitable structure requiring costly later changes.
Integrate existing companies
Existing privately or corporately held shares require separate transfer assessment, considering value, contracts, consents and tax consequences.
A later holding is not a simple re-registration. KCM prepares business information and coordinates review before implementation.
Germany & Dubai
Coordinate international structures carefully.
Location follows your business model. Activities, effective management, residence and the rules of all countries involved must align.
What to check in Dubai
- Suitable company and Free Zone for the activity.
- Whether the licence covers holdings only or management too.
- Required actual organisation and substance.
- Corporate Tax registration, returns and possible participation exemptions.
- Bank requirements, source of funds and beneficial owners.
- Links with overseas companies and shareholders.
Permission to hold shares does not automatically authorise trade or paid management services. Activities must fit the actual business.
Tax advantages are not automatic
A holding is not generally tax-exempt. Benefits for dividends or share sales depend on legal conditions and individual circumstances.
A Dubai company does not automatically remove tax obligations elsewhere. Formation or transfers require qualified review beforehand.
Dubai formation with KCM ↗Process
Build a sound ownership structure.
- 01
Understand the project
Review goals, companies and participants together.
- 02
Compare options
Consider benefits, effort, responsibilities and capital needs.
- 03
Specialist review
Clarify legal and tax consequences before binding steps.
- 04
Support implementation
Coordinate documents, formation, registration and further tasks.
What does support cost?
Cost depends on companies, countries and changes. KCM offers an agreed scope; notaries, legal and tax advisers, registration, licences, translations and ongoing administration may add costs included in planning.
Questions & answers
Holdings explained clearly.
Is a holding a special legal form?
No. It describes a company's ownership structure and purpose. Legal form follows location and goals.
Do I need multiple subsidiaries?
A holding can own just one company. Whether it makes sense depends on goals and extra effort.
Can I form a holding alone?
A single-person company may serve as a holding if its legal form and procedure allow it. Capital, management and duties still apply.
How do holding and operating companies differ?
A holding owns shares and may perform other permitted tasks. An operating company supplies services or trade. Both have separate obligations.
What exactly does KCM do?
KCM reviews goals and existing companies, prepares options and figures, organises documents and coordinates agreed implementation. Specialists handle individual legal and tax decisions.
Can KCM place an existing company under a holding?
KCM supports preparation. Permitted transfers or contributions and consequences must be individually assessed beforehand.
Can a holding issue invoices?
That depends on services, purpose and licence. A pure holding licence does not automatically allow management or trade.
Does a holding protect all my assets?
A sound structure can separate activities, but cannot guarantee full protection. Personal liability, guarantees, links and breaches need review.
Is holding money automatically available privately?
No. Corporate and personal assets differ. Distributions, loans or remuneration need a valid basis and may have tax consequences.
Can a Dubai holding own German shares?
International ownership may be possible. Eligibility, registration, management and taxes require review in all involved countries.
Does a Dubai holding automatically grant a visa?
No. Residence is a separate process. Licence, visa capacity and personal conditions must match.
What ongoing tasks arise?
Depending on structure: accounting, accounts, tax returns, registry and owner information, resolutions and licence renewals. Each company needs reliable organisation.
How long does setup take?
It depends on documents, responsibilities, formation or transfers and official or notarial processes. We plan steps and dependencies after review.
What should I provide initially?
State companies, countries, shareholders and goals. A short overview suffices; specific documents follow.
Sources, checked on 3 October 2026: GmbHG: share capital · Chamber of Commerce: GmbH formation · Meydan: companies and documents · Meydan: applicable regulations · FTA: Corporate Tax guides.