Eptalex

Name

Eptalex

Legal name

Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi Iannaccone & Partners S.t.p.

Website

https://eptalex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Full-service legal representation and counsel across multiple practice areas including corporate law, M&A, banking and finance, litigation and arbitration, real estate, taxation, and more. Services provided in English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Turkish.
2. Tax Consultancy: Tax advisory and consultancy services provided by team of tax advisors licensed from Canada, France, Italy, Lebanon, UAE and United States. Includes tax planning, compliance, and optimization strategies.
3. Secondment Services: Legal secondment where experienced lawyers integrate into client in-house legal teams, providing compliance management, litigation support, and day-to-day legal services.
4. Eptakey Financial Operations: Financial services arm handling bookkeeping, accounting, VAT compliance, payroll processing, fractional CFO services, audit preparation, and PRO services for businesses across UAE, KSA, Lebanon and beyond.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eptalex is a private international law firm that provides cross-border legal advisory, tax consultancy, and related professional services to corporations, financial institutions, high net worth individuals, and family offices across Lebanon, the UAE, Italy, KSA, and Turkey. The firm's core offering spans corporate and M&A, banking and finance, litigation and arbitration, real estate, employment, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and tax planning, delivered through a Swiss Verein structure with member firms in each jurisdiction.

Product overview

Eptalex is an international law firm structured as a Swiss Verein providing legal and tax services. The firm operates as a single integrated offering across offices in the UAE, Lebanon, Italy, KSA, and Turkey. The core product is Legal & Tax Services, complemented by Eptakey (corporate services subsidiary handling company formation, domiciliation, and PRO services) and Eptakey Financial Operations & Advisory (accounting, bookkeeping, and financial advisory services). The firm also offers specialized Legal Secondment Services and Mediation Services as distinct service lines. The firm serves over 150 professionals across multiple jurisdictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eptakey: A sister company to Eptalex providing corporate services, tax consultancy, domiciliation, and administrative support including visa applications, license renewals, and residency management.
• MTN Hukuk
• MTN Arabuluculuk Merkezi

Products and services

• Legal & Tax Services Comprehensive cross-border legal assistance and tax consultancy for corporations, financial institutions, high net worth individuals, and family offices, spanning corporate law, M&A, banking and finance, litigation and arbitration, real estate, employment law, IP, regulatory compliance, and tax planning across Lebanon, UAE, Italy, KSA, and Turkey.
• Eptakey Corporate Services
• Legal Secondment Services
• Mediation Services
• Eptakey Financial Operations & Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• IFLR1000 'Highly Regarded' ranking maintained from 2016 to 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GBL Alliance (Global Business Lawyers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEptalex is an active member of GBL Alliance (Global Business Lawyers), an international network of law firms providing comprehensive legal services across multiple jurisdictions. This alliance enables Eptalex to provide seamless legal services for regional and international transactions through collaboration with member firms worldwide.
• Local Law Firms (MENA Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEptalex covers the entire MENA Region through dedicated desks, partnerships and alliances with local law firms. This network allows the firm to act as a one-stop shop for all client needs, providing international experience combined with deep knowledge of local culture, expertise and peculiarities.
• EptakeycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEptakey is a sister company to Eptalex, specialized in providing legal and tax compliance assistance. Eptakey handles corporate services including company incorporation in UAE, external approvals, amendment applications, liquidation processes, tax consultancy, domiciliation, and complementary administrative services including visa applications and license renewals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dentons: Dentons is the world's largest law firm by headcount and has deep MENA coverage including UAE, KSA, and Oman offices, plus European hubs like Milan. Its polycentric, multi-jurisdictional model is a scaled-up analogue to Eptalex's Swiss-Verein cross-border strategy.
• Allen & Overy / A&O Shearman: Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman after its 2024 merger with Shearman & Sterling) maintains a significant Middle East practice through its Dubai office. It competes for the same large-scale cross-border transactions and finance deals that drive Eptalex's UAE revenue.
• Clifford Chance: Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle firm with long-standing UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) and Saudi presence, competing for the same top-end M&A, banking, and project-finance mandates. Its brand and scale set the upper benchmark against which Eptalex's HNWI and cross-border mid-market practice competes.
• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a global elite law firm with established practices in the Middle East (Dubai, Riyadh, Doha) and Europe (including Milan). It competes directly for the same cross-border MENA–Europe mandates that anchor Eptalex, but at materially larger scale and broader coverage.

Direct peers

• STA Law Firm: STA is a UAE-headquartered full-service law firm with strong DIFC presence and additional offices internationally, serving corporates, family offices, and HNWI clients across MENA. Its practice breadth, free-zone positioning, and HNWI focus directly parallel Eptalex's UAE offering.
• Al Tamimi & Company: Al Tamimi is the largest law firm in the Middle East with offices across the UAE, KSA, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait. It mirrors Eptalex in targeting cross-border corporate, banking, and dispute-resolution mandates for regional corporates and HNWIs, making it the most directly comparable MENA-headquartered peer.
• Afridi & Angell: Afridi & Angell is a long-standing UAE law firm with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, advising corporates, banks, and HNWIs on cross-border transactions, disputes, and regulatory matters. Overlap with Eptalex's UAE-centric corporate, banking, and HNWI practice is substantial, including presence in DIFC.
• Said Almuallem & Partners / Almuallem & Partners: A UAE-based full-service law firm focused on corporate, commercial, and dispute-resolution matters for regional and international clients. Comparable to Eptalex in free-zone (DIFC) presence, multilingual team, and HNWI/corporate client mix.
• Nctm Studio Legale: Nctm is a leading independent Italian law firm headquartered in Milan with offices across Italy. As Eptalex's Italian member firm operates in the same city, Nctm is the closest direct comparator for the Italian corporate/tax/dispute-resolution practice and overall firm scale.
• Badri and Salim El Meouchi Law Firm: BLF is a Lebanese-rooted international law firm with offices across the Middle East and Europe, offering full-service legal and tax advisory comparable to Eptalex. Its Lebanon/Europe/MENA orientation, multilingual team, and HNWI focus make it a structural twin to Eptalex.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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