• Legal Status

    • C4-1.1.1

      The legal form of a category 4 investment firm must be:

      (i) A Bahraini joint stock company (BSC); or
      (ii) A branch resident in Bahrain of an operator of CIUs domiciled in an overseas jurisdiction and authorised to carry out such activity in that jurisdiction.
      Added: January 2022

    • C4-1.1.2

      Where the category 4 investment firm is a branch of an overseas investment firm, an application for licensing will be considered after extensive enquiries into the firm’s shareholders, management structure, financial position, its activities and how these activities are regulated.

      Added: January 2022