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WHITEHALL CONSULTING

Whitehall & Company is a global consulting firm specializing in tax, finance, strategy, and globus. Our founders envisioned a company that closes the inherent gap between countries and markets, bringing the world’s best hands-on experience to the customer.

Our view of business practice is shaped by our international background: we see mutual trust as the underlying value that underpins our Code of Conduct and Action. Each team member knows that the greatest results are achieved when the potential of working together is unlocked.

99 Sushi Bar and Restaurant

The internationally renowned venue maintains a sought after reputation for having pioneered the Japanese food culture in Spain. Over the years, 99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant has marked its moniker in the city of Abu Dhabi, which has been recognized by a series of accolades that the brand has been awarded, this includes ‘Best Newcomer of the the Year ‘ awarded by TimeOut Abu Dhabi, ‘Favorite Japanese Restaurant of 2018’ in Fact Abu Dhabi, ‘100 Best Restaurants of the UAE in 2018’ by TimeOut Abu Dhabi and Chef of the Year by What’s On Abu Dhabi in 2018. Other recommendations have included ‘Top 7 Restaurants to visit in the UAE’ by Conde Nast Traveler and ‘Abu Dhabi’s Best Restaurants’ on BBC Travel. Keeping steady with the success, in early 2019, 99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant took home, Fact Abu Dhabi’s ‘Favourite Japanese’ Restaurant alongside the ‘Best Brunch’ Award.

Igloo

Igloo Design Studio is a Dubai based graphic & digital design agency that services business globally. We put our passion, innovation, experience, and high quality design standards in every project we lead. We offer an A-Z service to guarantee the integrity & quality of our work, and the satisfaction of our clients with the results. We want to be our clients’ first choice, be partners, and walk side by side as their businesses succeed.

Tecnicas Reunidas

We are an international general contractor, engaging in the engineering, design and construction of various types of industrial facilities for a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world, including many of the principal national oil companies as well as several multinational companies.

We are the leader for engineering and construction in the oil and gas sector in Spain, one of the leaders in Europe in the design and construction of oil and gas facilities, and one of the world leaders in the refining sector.

Most of our business is concentrated on large turnkey industrial projects, although we also provide engineering, management, start-up and operating services for industrial plants.

Amadeus

Amadeus is a leading technology provider for the global travel industry. We connect travel providers (airlines, hotels, railways, ferry operators and more) with travel agencies (both off- and on-line) operating two complementary, synergy-generating businesses: Distribution and IT Solutions.

Distribution

We act as a connected and collaborative platform offering comprehensive, neutral, real-time search, pricing, booking, ticketing and processing solutions that enable commerce and transactions among travel providers and travel sellers worldwide.

IT Solutions

We offer a broad and growing set of technology solutions that enhance a wide variety of travel-related business operations such as sales, analytics, inventory and revenue management, payments and advertising.

Investment in Research, Development and Innovation (through our network of 19 R&D centers, including one in Dubai) is a strategic priority of Amadeus, a key factor in achieving market leadership and sustainable business growth. During the last 10 years, our cumulative investment in R&D reached €3.8 billion, ranking as the leading R&D investor in the travel and tourism industry in the EU Investment Scoreboard.

Over 14,200 people work at Amadeus worldwide, and we have commercial presence in more than 195 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Madrid, Spain; our main research, development and product centre is located in Nice, France; our operations are run from our Data Centre in Germany. We have a team of more than 300 people and some 20 offices in the Middle East, where the regional office is located in Dubai.

Amadeus is at the heart of the global travel industry and we believe that our privileged position gives us a responsibility to work together with other industry stakeholders to shape a sustainable future for travel. To this end, Amadeus engages with governments, public entities, trade associations and academic institutions. Amadeus is member of 11 Chambers of Commerce worldwide, being the Spanish Chamber of Commerce of Dubai among them.

Amadeus has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for four consecutive years.

Gransolar

GRUPO GRANSOLAR is an initiative of former executives from the utilities and construction sectors to create an investment vehicle specialized in Renewable Solar Photovoltaic Energy projects.

In order to become vertically integrated, GRS incorporated:

GRANSOLAR DESARROLLO Y CONSTRUCCION [GRS], a specialized development and construction firm with headquarters in Spain.
INGENIA Solar Energy [ISE], a specialized engineering firm with equipment testing facilities.
PV Hardware [PVH] in the US design and manufacture support structures and trackers to solar plants.

By January 2016, GRS had successfully completed the construction of 85 plants with more than 400MW capacity, and has further secured 100MW pipeline for 2016. In the O&M business line, GRS operates 260MW.

The actual International footprint is: UAE, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, SouthAfrica, USA, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Pakistan, and Tunisia.

We focus on what we do best and where we can add the most value: Making and marketing energy in competitive, converging international markets.

Gransolar‘s core businesses are:

Solar energy generation
Project development
EPC
Operation and maintenance
Engineering
Trackers and Scada
Energy storage

The company’s organization structure follows its integrated business model approach in order to maximize flexibility and efficiency in the course of business. As of February 2016, the Group had 247 employees.

RLD

RLD is a Spanish Law firm founded in Madrid with 30 years’ experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), commercial advice and internalization, both in the Spanish and international markets. Due to the high volume of business and interest of our clients in the Middle East, we decided to open in 2012 our Dubai office.

Our scope of activities varies from Management Consultancy, Accounting & Bookkeeping, Tax Consultancy, Corporate Secretary and Employee Affairs advice, among others. As of today, thanks to the local knowledge and practice of our team and their international experience, RLD has successfully assisted more than 100 Spanish companies in setting up their business in the UAE.

Currently, we are the business consultancy company with the largest permanent Spanish team in the United Arab Emirates, which allows us to offer our clients a tailor-made service, not only in the UAE but in all GCC countries.

We can proudly include in our client’s referrals small to medium size companies which are taking their first steps in the process of internationalization, as well as large Spanish companies of global reference and IBEX-35 listed companies. Our areas of expertise include, but are not restricted to sectors such as retail, IT, healthcare, energy and infrastructure.

RLD is synonymous with excellence, security, trust and confidentiality.

ALEVOO SPAIN

About Alevoo

Alevoo Spain Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Organic Cosmetics

Alevoo is a Spanish family company led by four sisters who share their passion for extra virgin olive oil and its health benefits. We believe that inner health and outer beauty should be in perfect balance. We master in Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Organic Cosmetics made of our organic extra virgin olive oil.

All our products are 100% from Spain. Our production area is located in Andalusia (Spain) in a region of extraordinary value, near the Natural Park of Cazorla, and has unique physical and biological characteristics. That privileged environment with the immensity of the sea of ancient olive trees represents the best Spanish premium extra virgin olive oils. We are proud to have all our products certified by the Regulatory Council of Protected Designation of Origen “Sierra de Cazorla” and by the “Andalusian Committee for Organic Agriculture” (CAAE), which guarantees its origin and excellent quality.

Alevoo provides you with health and beauty products that are natural, organic and ethical. Our premium products and their exquisite presentation are for those who appreciate quality, who care about their health and well-being, and who care about our environment.

As passionate advocate of healthy living, Alevoo wants to help people around the world to live happier, healthier lives and protect our planet by sharing all the benefits of our Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain.

The South Oracle

TSO is a R&D consulting and engineering company specialized in opening new markets for solar energy through innovation. TSO is in solar business since 1995 focused all these years in distributed generation (DRRG), achieving a positive differentiation for its customers based on innovative solutions that help socialize solar energy and turn it into a commodity for any user. To do that, the most important part of the solar system is the generator and further applications, so TSO has registered 10 patents and more than 100 scientific publications in those topics.

TSO executes photovoltaic engineering, especially in BIPV, thanks to its exclusive solar flexible panel, PSFU-eArche. The panel brings versatility to the industry since it can be manufactured in different powers, colors and even shapes.

In Dubai, Etihad ESCO contacted TSO to design the first BIPV installation to existing carport in EMEA with its PSFU-eArche, which received the approval from DEWA last December and is already part of eligible equipment. The solar PV carport is in the Emirates Towers and will feed energy to the MOTF. TSO has established an LLC company due to the potential of this region in DRRG.

Apart from the engineering projects and distributing solar flexible modules, TSO has several customers for doing SolarLeasing projects in the area since TSO is an expert in private PPAs. TSO connected the first Chilean solar PV residential installation to the grid in 2013 and signed the first rooftop solar PV private PPA in Spain for 10 years in 2017.

ME DUBAI

ME Dubai is an architectural masterpiece, situated in the Burj Khalifa District. The Opus, designed by Dame Zaha Hadid is the heart of Dubai’s cultural epicenter. Enjoy superior boutique accommodation, with sweeping city views. ME Dubai celebrates contemporary culture by design.

Fairmont Bab Al Bahr

Fairmont Bab Al Bahr is a beachfront five star hotel in Abu Dhabi with unrivalled views of a design masterpiece – Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Located just a 15-minute drive from the Abu Dhabi Airport and 45-minute from Dubai, enjoy the best of both worlds at Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, the close proximity to a neighboring metropolis and Abu Dhabi attractions, including the first Ferrari theme park with the fastest roller coaster in the world, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race Circuit, and Yas Waterworld , the region’s largest waterpark.

With a striking exterior made of sheer blue glass, Fairmont Bab Al Bahr features 369 contemporary and spacious guestrooms and suites, as well as Fairmont Gold, highlighted by one of the largest lounges in the city filled with plush seating areas and full culinary set up’s for daily made-to-order breakfast, and evening hors d’oeuvres and beverages, all against a staggering backdrop of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

An outdoor, Olympic length swimming pool with dedicated family and children areas, Jacuzzi and a pristine beach line, offer a refreshing pace, while world class dining, including Marco Pierre White restaurant from the former three Michelin star British chef complete the luxury experience.

In close proximity to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Fairmont Bab Al Bahr also complements business travel with 10 meeting rooms and a ballroom; with flexible layout extending out to picturesque outdoor lawn spaces and piers into the Abu Dhabi Creek boosting spectacular views.

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