Partners
Faster Than the Market. Resilient Beyond Circumstances.
The outsourced multi-family office Catamaran Family Office serves as an external professional platform for affluent families, private family offices and sophisticated wealth-holding structures in Dubai and internationally. We build a coordinated ecosystem around each client’s priorities—from global assets, succession, governance, compliance and investment infrastructure to lifestyle services, personal projects and specialised mandates.
For families that already have a dedicated family office, this model provides access to specialist expertise, trusted partners and project-based resources within a controlled and confidential framework—without expanding the permanent team for every specialised requirement.
Within our areas of expertise, we serve clients who place particular value on discretion, predictability, exceptional service standards, cross-border capabilities, cultural awareness and clear accountability.
In many cases, a client requires more than the advice of an individual specialist. They need a dependable institutional partner: a firm with its own experienced team, established internal processes, robust quality controls, professional indemnity insurance, rigorous compliance procedures and the capacity to deliver consistent service over the long term.
For this reason, we are building a carefully selected network of professional firms capable of supporting both our clients and Catamaran Family Office as trusted specialist providers in their respective fields.
Companies We Seek to Partner With
We consider partnerships with organisations serving private clients, family offices, HNWI and UHNWI families, investment structures, entrepreneurs, fiduciary structures and owners of complex assets.
We are particularly interested in the following areas:
Legal, Tax and Fiduciary Services
Law firms, tax advisers, trust and corporate administrators, fiduciary providers, succession and estate-planning advisers, and firms supporting international structures, foundations, holding companies, special-purpose vehicles and private investment platforms.
Audit, Accounting and Financial Administration
Audit firms, outsourced accounting providers, payroll administrators, and specialists in management reporting, multi-jurisdictional accounting, financial control, data consolidation and the administration of family and investment structures.
Compliance, Regulation and Risk Management
Compliance firms, AML/KYC providers, CRS/FATCA specialists, regulatory reporting and regulatory review professionals, risk management advisers, internal control specialists and independent due diligence providers.
Investment, Banking and Treasury Infrastructure
Investment firms, asset managers, independent investment advisers, investment due diligence providers, banks, custodians, treasury specialists, and firms supporting payment and banking infrastructure within applicable regulatory frameworks.
Real Estate and Private Assets
Property management firms, developers and asset managers, private residence managers, mobile asset operators, and specialists in yachts, private aviation, collectible vehicles, art, jewellery, collections and other valuable assets.
Insurance and Asset Protection
Insurance brokers and specialist insurers serving valuable assets, real estate, collections, yachts and aviation, as well as directors’ and officers’ liability, professional indemnity, cyber risks and sophisticated private structures.
Cybersecurity, Technology and Data Protection
Cybersecurity and data protection firms, digital hygiene specialists, secure communications providers, and experts in family office IT infrastructure and the protection of devices, accounts, archives, private information and confidential documentation.
Lifestyle, Relocation and Private Services
Premium concierge firms, travel management companies, UAE and international relocation and immigration providers, education advisers, medical coordinators, private service companies and organisations capable of managing personal family requirements with discretion.
Family Governance, Education and Legacy
Consultancies, educational platforms and specialists in family governance, next-generation education, family constitutions, family councils, succession, philanthropy, community initiatives and long-term family legacy projects.
Our Partnership Standards
We consider only organisations capable of operating in a high-responsibility environment. Professional expertise and reputation are essential, but so are the maturity, resilience and discipline of the operating model.
When assessing a potential partner, we consider specialisation, jurisdictional coverage, experience with private clients and family offices, team composition, internal quality-control procedures, licences or regulated status, professional indemnity insurance, references, compliance frameworks, information security, ability to operate under confidentiality agreements and readiness to undergo conflict-of-interest checks before participating in a client mandate.
We also evaluate communication style. When supporting prominent families and substantial private wealth, correct documentation and sound professional advice are only part of the standard. Partners must also manage the process calmly and precisely, avoid unnecessary visibility or pressure, respect cultural and family sensitivities, and work within the agreed coordination framework.
How We Work Together
Partners may be engaged in Catamaran Family Office projects in different capacities:
- to provide an independent opinion;
- to support a specific jurisdiction;
- to deliver a defined service;
- to participate in a multidisciplinary team;
- to provide long-term support to a structure;
- to administer an asset;
- to strengthen the operational infrastructure of a family office.
Every partner engagement is determined by the client mandate. We agree the role, level of access, communication format, responsibilities, timelines, expected outcomes, escalation procedures and quality criteria.
Information is shared strictly on a need-to-know basis and only to the extent required to perform the mandate. We use confidentiality agreements and control the exchange of sensitive data according to the relevant jurisdiction, risk level and client requirements.
Catamaran Family Office remains the coordinating centre. We preserve the integrity of the process, ensure that each partner’s work aligns with the client’s wider architecture, and help prevent fragmentation, duplication and loss of control.
Independence and the Client’s Interests
The Catamaran Family Office partner network is built around the client’s interests. We do not treat partnership as a showcase of services or a closed club of providers. Each partner is selected for a specific mandate, based on its complexity, jurisdiction, the client’s requirements and the expected standard of accountability.
It is essential that every partner maintains professional independence while being prepared to work in alignment with the other advisers involved. Any potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed and reviewed before work begins.
We value partners who understand that, in the private wealth environment, trust is not created by prominent claims. It is earned through execution, consistency, discretion, ethics and accountability for results.
Invitation to Partner
If your organisation provides services to private clients, family offices, HNWI and UHNWI families, investment structures or owners of complex assets, we welcome the opportunity to consider a professional partnership.
We are interested in organisations with stable teams, demonstrable experience, transparent processes, rigorous confidentiality standards and the ability to operate within a coordinated ecosystem designed around the client’s interests.
