Public records shed light on advisory licences, a UK company’s dissolution and previous liabilities.
Dubai: Investors pursuing repayments from Hedge & Sachs say payments have stopped, while the company’s Dubai offices have shut, according to the Financial Times. Public records offer further insight into its advisory licence, investment products and history of financial liabilities.
The reported late last month that representatives of around 1,000 people who claim to have invested a combined Dh500 million with Hedge & Sachs are urging authorities to investigate the company and impose travel bans on its management following the suspension of investor payments. The newspaper also reported that the company had vacated its offices in a residential area of Dubai after failing to pay rent.
Hedge & Sachs did not respond to the FT‘s requests for comment. Also attempted to contact the company, but its emails were returned undelivered.
What investors have reported
The Dh500 million figure reflects the total investments claimed by individuals cited in the FT report. It does not represent a court-ordered award or a verified estimate of investor losses.
On Reddit’s r/UAE forum, users identifying themselves as Hedge & Sachs investors have reported missed payments and uncertainty over repayment timelines. Some have also referred to restructuring updates and questioned whether they should take legal action.
In a separate Reddit discussion titled ‘Hedge and Sachs (Reality Check)’, a user claiming to be a former employee alleged delays in salary and commission payments. The commenter said management had attributed the payment issues to temporary banking problems.
Could not independently verify the reported investment total or the Reddit accounts, including the identities of the users and the records supporting their claims.
What the company offered
In a company-issued announcement distributed through November 2025, Hedge & Sachs outlined investment offerings linked to foreign exchange, property-backed securities and subscription-based programmes. It said its platform catered to both individual and institutional investors.
“We are engineering outcomes, not relying on speculation,” Shivansh Rachit, founder and chairman of Hedge & Sachs, said in the announcement. The statement positioned financial engineering and asset-linked investments as central to the company’s strategy.
The company’s website identifies its Dubai entity as Hedge and Sachs Financial Consultations L.L.C. and describes its licence as covering financial consultations under the category of Arrangement and Advice.
The website also identifies its Category 5 licence as covering Arrangement and Advice. However, its LinkedIn profile makes broader claims about asset and fund management activities.
Advisory licence and investment claims
The company’s LinkedIn profile describes a “200-member team” advising and managing assets for “4,000+ clients worldwide”. It characterises the business as an “advisory-driven investment house, designing and managing diversified, risk-managed funds built to preserve capital, manage risk, and create alpha”.
It lists investment strategies spanning equities, arbitrage, fixed income, currencies, commodities and multiple asset classes. The profile also refers to operations across the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and India, with clients ranging from individuals and institutions to sovereign entities.
The website lists regulatory licence number ‘20200000341’, issued on October 15, 2025, and valid until December 31, 2026, alongside commercial licence number ‘989102’. It also states that other group entities may operate under separate regulatory arrangements.
However, the disclosed advisory licence does not, by itself, establish authorisation for the asset and fund management activities described on LinkedIn. The public disclosures reviewed do not identify the specific regulatory permissions covering those activities.
Earlier reference to financial liabilities
A Hedge & Sachs recruitment advertisement published roughly a year ago referred to restructuring more than Dh300 million in existing liabilities.
The LinkedIn vacancy sought a financial analyst to work with the founder on the restructuring exercise, with responsibilities including improving cash management, payment processes and investor reporting.
The advertisement did not provide a breakdown of the liabilities or specify how much was owed to investors. The public material reviewed also does not establish the amount currently outstanding or provide a confirmed repayment timetable.
DFSA’s earlier clarification
In May 2024, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) clarified that Hedge and Sachs Financing Broker LLC had never been incorporated in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) or authorised by the regulator to provide financial services or make financial promotions in or from the centre.
The regulator said it had become aware of representations suggesting that the company would soon receive DIFC approval. It clarified that, at the time, the firm was not involved in any licensing or approval process.
A Bloomberg legal entity identifier (LEI) record lists Hedge and Sachs Financing Broker L.L.C. as the former legal name of Hedge and Sachs Financial Consultations L.L.C. It gives the Dubai registration number as 989102, matching the commercial licence number published on the company’s website.
The DFSA’s 2024 notice addressed the firm’s regulatory status within the DIFC. The licence subsequently disclosed on Hedge & Sachs’ website relates to its onshore Dubai financial-consultations business.
Related UK company dissolved
UK Companies House records show that Hedge and Sachs Financing Brokers Ltd was dissolved on September 29, 2026. Its filing history records a compulsory strike-off, following an initial notice published on July 14.
The register names Rachit as the company’s sole director and records him as holding at least 75 per cent of its shares and voting rights. However, the records reviewed do not explain the reasons for the strike-off or establish whether it has any implications for investors in the UAE.
If someone contacts you
Anyone approached by someone claiming to represent Hedge & Sachs should independently verify their identity and authority before sharing personal or sensitive information.
In a separate impersonation warning unrelated to Hedge & Sachs, the DFSA advised people to “Contact the organisation independently using details obtained from its official website”. It also urged recipients to “never share passwords, one-time passcodes, PINs” in response to unexpected requests.
Investors should also be wary of unexpected demands for fees to release or recover their money. In separate alerts unrelated to Hedge & Sachs, the DFSA has warned that fraudsters may promise to recover lost investments before demanding payments or banking information.
The reported payment issues highlight the importance of investors verifying which legal entity is responsible for repaying their money and whether its regulatory permissions cover the investment products being offered. A company’s registration or advisory licence should not be mistaken for a guarantee of investment safety or promised returns.
