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International Franchise Advisory

Your brand.Their market.Our bridge.

We negotiate master franchise agreements, adapt your operations to local law, and navigate the regulatory maze — in the Gulf, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.

Meet your advisors
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What we know

Most brands that fail internationally don't fail because their product was wrong. They fail because the agreement was wrong, the partner was wrong, or the timing was wrong.

We fix all three.

The Dossier

You're not hiring a firm.
You're choosing a person.

Nadia Al-Rashid — Senior Advisor, Gulf & Levant, photographed in natural light with direct eye contact

Nadia Al-Rashid

Senior Advisor, Gulf & Levant

🇦🇪Gulf Cooperation Council

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Deals Closed

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Years Active

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Markets

F&B Master Franchise Agreements

Former legal counsel at a Riyadh-based sovereign investment office, Nadia has structured master franchise deals for 11 international restaurant chains entering Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait. She knows which government desk your application lands on — and who reviews it.

Languages

ArabicEnglishFrench

Expertise

Master Franchise LawHalal ComplianceGovernment RelationsSite Selection

Nadia had the LOI signed before our team had even unpacked from the flight. She knew the room before we walked in.

James, Ember & Co. Restaurants

45 minutes · No obligation · Matched to your target region

The Process

Four stages.
No shortcuts.

Franchise advisory team reviewing market maps and data in a modern conference room
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6–8 weeks

Typical delivery

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Market Feasibility

Is this market ready for you — or are you ready for it?

We map consumer demand, competitive density, regulatory climate, and real estate availability. The output is a 40-page brief that tells you where to enter, when, and at what price point. Most clients discover their instinct was right — about the wrong city.

Legal team reviewing franchise documentation and cross-border agreements at a large desk
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23 jurisdictions

Active legal counsel

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Legal Structuring

The agreement that protects you in a jurisdiction that doesn't know your brand.

Master franchise agreements, area development schedules, operations manual localization, IP protection filings, and labor law compliance reviews. We work with in-country counsel in every target market — we don't outsource that relationship to you.

Franchise team meeting with prospective franchisee partners in a modern office setting
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340+

Qualified candidates in pipeline

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Franchisee Recruitment

The partner who will carry your brand for the next decade.

We maintain a vetted pipeline of qualified master franchisee candidates in every region we operate. Candidates are pre-screened for capital adequacy, operational experience, and brand alignment before you spend a single hour in a meeting room.

Grand opening of a franchise location in a foreign market with team and local staff
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94%

First-year retention rate

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Launch Support

The opening that sets the tone for everything that follows.

We don't hand over the keys and disappear. Our team is on-site for the first unit opening — training support, local PR coordination, supply chain verification, and the first 90-day performance review. The flag gets planted properly, or it doesn't get planted.

Next Step

The right market is waiting.
The right advisor is ready.

A 45-minute call. No slides, no pitch deck. Just a conversation about where your brand could go — and what it would actually take to get there.