Basirah Ecosystem · Legal Structuring

Legal precision for businesses built to last.

Lexia Partners FZC is a corporate and commercial legal firm delivering sophisticated advisory, legal structuring, and compliance services to businesses growing across the GCC and internationally. Experienced, trusted, compliant, and deeply practical — they bring legal precision to every stage of the commercial journey.

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About Lexia Partners

The legal and structuring dimension of the Basirah platform.

Lexia Partners operates as a unified legal platform — combining sophisticated corporate law advisory with practical execution capability. Their work covers the full range of what complex growth requires: from the legal frameworks that underpin a new venture to the transaction support that enables a major acquisition, and the compliance infrastructure that keeps businesses on the right side of regulation.

What distinguishes Lexia Partners is the integration of legal insight with operational execution. Advisory and formation do not sit in separate silos — they work as a single, aligned service that reduces friction and improves outcomes for clients building across multiple jurisdictions.

Advisory

Lexia Partners

Sophisticated advisory covering corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, litigation, and arbitration. For businesses navigating complex transactions, institutional frameworks, and cross-border legal structures.

Execution

Lexia Incorporated

Entity formation, corporate services, governance, compliance operations, payroll, and ongoing administration across GCC and global jurisdictions. The practical arm that keeps businesses properly structured and continuously compliant.

Services

Comprehensive legal and corporate services, integrated.

From startup legal foundations to complex fund structures and M&A transactions — Lexia Partners covers the full commercial lifecycle with the same rigour and consistency.

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Startup Legal Services
Legal foundations for early-stage businesses — founder agreements, equity structuring, employee stock option plans, intellectual property strategy, investment agreement negotiation, regulatory compliance, and data privacy counsel.
Founder AgreementsEquity StructuringESOPsIP Strategy
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Comprehensive M&A support for smooth, value-maximising transactions. Due diligence, deal structuring and negotiation, transaction document preparation, post-merger integration guidance, antitrust compliance, and cross-border expertise.
Due DiligenceDeal StructuringTransaction DocsCross-border M&A
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Regulatory Setup & Funds
For businesses operating within the financial sector. Fund formation, regulatory licensing, investment management agreements, investor relations frameworks, AML procedures, and compliance reporting across DIFC, ADGM, and international jurisdictions.
Fund FormationRegulatory LicensingAMLDIFC · ADGM
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Compliance Services
Ongoing compliance as a structured, supported process — not an afterthought. Compliance audits, regulatory monitoring, annual reporting assistance, corporate governance support, and AML/KYC guidance for regulated entities.
Compliance AuditsAML/KYCCorporate GovernanceRegulatory Updates
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Business Setup Services
End-to-end company formation across UAE and Saudi Arabia — from entity type selection and trade licensing through to corporate banking support, office setup, and visa and immigration coordination for business owners and teams.
UAE SetupKSA SetupTrade LicensingBanking Support
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ADGM Foundation Setup
Specialist formation of Abu Dhabi Global Market foundations — an increasingly preferred structure for private wealth management, family succession planning, and philanthropic purposes. Tailored for sophisticated clients requiring robust legal protection within an internationally recognised framework.
ADGM FoundationsPrivate WealthSuccession Planning
Part of the Basirah Ecosystem

The legal intelligence behind Basirah's investment and venture platform.

Basirah deploys capital and builds businesses. Lexia Partners ensures those structures are legally sound, compliantly governed, and architected for long-term resilience. Together, they provide what ambitious businesses need most — strategic conviction backed by legal precision.

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Leadership

Senior practitioners with deep regional and international experience.

Parastu Aghai
Founder & Managing Partner

German-qualified lawyer based between Hamburg and Dubai, specialising in corporate transactions and cross-border compliance. A certified compliance officer with extensive experience advising on high-stakes acquisitions across European and Middle Eastern jurisdictions.

Isahaq Aslam
Compliance Manager

UK-qualified lawyer and DFSA/FSRA-authorised compliance officer in Dubai, with over a decade of experience establishing regulated institutions in DIFC and ADGM. Specialist in regulatory compliance frameworks, AML/CTF structures, and KYC/KYB processes for financial services businesses.

Need legal precision for your next transaction or structure?

Lexia Partners works with founders, investors, and institutions navigating complex legal and regulatory environments across the GCC. Whether you need M&A support, a compliance framework, or a structured business formation — they bring the expertise to get it right.

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