Capital Advantage is an independent advisory firm established in 2004 specializing in: - Corporate Governance & Ethics - Compliance, AML & Sanctions advisory - Regulatory incorporation in DIFC, QFC, BFH, CMA, and other jurisdictions - Investor Relations - Company Secretariat The Firm was founded by Sharon Ditchburn, a GRC expert with banking, mining, and telecommunications experience, after recognizing the growing need for GRC expertise following the rapid economic growth in the regional markets. The team includes internationally qualified and experienced practitioners across the broad range of banking, finance, law, accounting, risk, corporate governance, and company secretarial services. Capital Advantage is one of the largest firms in the UAE for compliance and regulatory outsourcing for financial services firms, having been one of the initial firms who established the market in the UAE. Capital Advantage was also the first fully fledged specialist corporate governance firm in the UAE. The Firm serves DFSA regulated entities, ranging from full Category 2 Investment Banks and Underwriters, through Category 3 Asset and Fund Managers, Brokerage firms and Trust companies, to Category 4 Fund Administrators and Advisors/Arrangers. Capital Advantage provides the full range of corporate governance and investor relations services for listed and family/private company entities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Compliance and governance Clients include banks and financial services companies, re-insurers, listed companies, government entities, stock exchanges and regulators, and various family businesses. Capital Advantage is registered with the Dubai Department of Economic Development under Licence No. 583183.