Moore UAE

What Moore UAE does

Moore UAE (doing business as MHA UAE) is a Dubai-headquartered professional services firm established in 1999, formerly known as Moore Stephens UAE. The firm provides audit and assurance, tax, advisory, and corporate services to businesses operating in the UAE and wider region. Service lines include external audit, governance/risk/controls, corporate finance, financial services advisory, forensic accounting, sustainability & ESG, corporate tax, international tax, e-invoicing, VAT & excise tax, business restructuring, corporate formations, outsourced accounting/payroll, and private client services. The firm serves clients across nine vertical sectors: Government & Public Sector, Business Services, Consumer Markets, Mining/Metals/Energy, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology Media & Telecoms, Industrial Business, Food & Beverage, and Automotive/Transport & Logistics, as well as high net worth individuals.

The firm's competitive positioning rests on a 25-year operating history in the UAE combined with affiliation to the MHA international audit, accounting and consulting network, led from London. Technical capability is concentrated in a partnership of 86 professionals, including Managing Partner Farad K. Lakdawala (a fellow member of ICAI, CPA, and Certified Fraud Examiner with 30+ years of experience) and senior personnel recruited from Big 4 firms including KPMG Bahrain and EY Kuwait. The firm holds no proprietary technology platform and relies on standard data analytics and professional tools to support audit quality.

Revenue is generated on a professional services fee model through engagement-based billing (fixed-fee or time-and-materials depending on scope). Go-to-market is primarily direct client engagement via industry specialist teams, supplemented by referrals and reputation-driven acquisition; the firm does not employ digital or performance marketing channels. Pricing is engagement-specific and not publicly disclosed. No revenue figures, customer concentration data, or financial metrics are publicly available.

Name

Moore UAE

Legal name

MHA UAE

Website

https://moore-uae.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Moore UAE (MHA UAE) is a Dubai-based professional services firm established in 1999 providing audit, tax, advisory, and corporate services to businesses across nine industry verticals in the UAE, operating as part of the MHA international network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Office Administration & Operations (Accounting, Reporting, Payroll) (FSAAADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Office Services (Single & Multi-Family Office) (FSABADAF)

Keywords

• Audit and assurance services
• Tax advisory services
• Corporate finance advisory
• Accounting outsourcing services
• Forensic accounting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Fees: MHA UAE generates revenue through professional services fees encompassing audit and assurance, advisory, tax planning and compliance, and corporate services. Services are billed on a professional engagement basis, typically fixed-fee or time-and-materials depending on engagement scope.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

MHA UAE is a professional services firm providing audit, advisory, tax, and corporate services to businesses operating in and from the UAE region. Services are delivered by industry-specialist teams across verticals including government, healthcare, technology, consumer markets, energy, industrial, food & beverage, and logistics, combining local UAE expertise with international resources from the MHA network.

Product overview

Moore UAE is a professional services firm offering a unified portfolio of audit, tax, advisory, and corporate services. The core service lines are Audit & Assurance (including External Audit and Governance, Risk & Controls), Advisory (covering Corporate Finance, Financial Services, Forensic Accounting, and Sustainability & ESG), Tax (encompassing Corporate Tax, E-invoicing, International Tax, and VAT & Excise Tax), and Corporate Services & Outsourcing (including Business Restructuring & Liquidations, Corporate Services, Outsourcing, and Private Clients Services). These services are delivered by industry specialists across sectors including Government & Public Sector, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Technology Media & Telecoms, Consumer Markets, Mining Metals & Energy, Industrial Business, Business Services, Food & Beverage, and Automotive Transport & Logistics. The firm operates as part of the MHA international network, combining local UAE expertise with global resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit & Assurance Audit & Assurance provides external audit and governance, risk & controls services to help businesses ensure regulatory compliance and gain insight into their operations. The offering encompasses statutory and internal audit as well as assessment and implementation of governance frameworks, risk management strategies, and internal control systems.
• Advisory Advisory provides business advisory services including corporate finance (M&A, capital raising, strategic financial planning), financial services advisory for banks, insurance companies and investment firms, forensic accounting and fraud investigation, and sustainability & ESG consulting. The offering is targeted at UAE businesses seeking to expand, restructure, or operate with confidence in a fast-evolving market.
• Tax Tax provides comprehensive tax services covering UAE corporate tax advisory and compliance, cross-border tax planning and transfer pricing, e-invoicing compliance and implementation, and VAT & excise tax registration, compliance, and advisory. The service is targeted at businesses operating in the UAE and the wider region.
• Corporate Services & Outsourcing Corporate Services & Outsourcing provides business support services including corporate restructuring, insolvency and liquidation advisory, onshore and offshore company formation, corporate governance and compliance support, outsourced accounting/bookkeeping/payroll/financial reporting, and wealth management, estate planning, and personal financial services for high-net-worth individuals.

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MHA (International Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMHA UAE is now part of MHA, an international network of independent audit, accounting and consulting firms. This affiliation provides access to international expertise while maintaining local presence and expertise in the UAE.
• Baker Tilly InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRakesh Shaunak serves as a senior director of Baker Tilly International and proactively leads collaborative working between Baker Tilly International global offices. MHA UAE works with Baker Tilly's global financial sector team.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BDO UAE: International mid-tier accounting network operating in UAE offering audit, tax and advisory services to a similar mid-market and SME client base. Most direct head-to-head competitor for MHA UAE's positioning.
• RSM UAE: Global mid-tier accounting network with UAE operations delivering audit, tax and consulting services to mid-market clients. Closely comparable peer in scale, service mix and client profile.
• Crowe UAE: Top-10 international accounting network with UAE presence offering audit, tax, risk and advisory services. Competes with MHA UAE for similar mid-market and family-business engagements.
• Grant Thornton UAE: International mid-tier network with strong UAE presence offering audit, tax and advisory services across similar verticals including government, energy and healthcare. Directly comparable positioning to MHA UAE.
• Moore Global (Middle East): Moore Global network, of which the firm was formerly a member (as Moore Stephens UAE), provides global quality standards referenced in current engagements. Direct network-level peer for international coordination.
• Baker Tilly UAE: International accounting network active in UAE. Notable overlap given MHA's historical and ongoing relationship with Baker Tilly International through shared leadership.
• Mazars UAE: International audit and advisory network operating in UAE with comparable mid-to-upper-mid market positioning and similar service line breadth across audit, tax and advisory.

Broad incumbents

• PwC Middle East: Big 4 firm with deep UAE roots. Competes with MHA UAE on corporate tax, ESG advisory and corporate finance while dominating listed-entity audit mandates.
• KPMG Lower Gulf: Big 4 firm in UAE offering the full suite of audit, tax and advisory services. Competes with MHA UAE for large-cap and listed audit mandates, with vastly greater scale and brand.
• Deloitte Middle East: Big 4 firm with substantial UAE presence. Dominates large audit, corporate finance and consulting mandates that MHA UAE does not target, but overlaps on advisory and tax.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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