Independent escrow, custody and paying agency
Titanium holds transaction funds and releases them on the mechanism the parties have documented. It does not decide whether the underlying obligations have been met, and it has no lending or advisory relationship with any party to the transaction.
How a mandate operates
- AgreementParties, authorised signatories and the release mechanism are settled with transaction counsel before funds move.
- FundingFunds are received into the designated client account arrangement and receipt is confirmed to the parties.
- Instruction or evidenceRelease is triggered by a valid instruction from the authorised parties, or by documentary evidence the agreement specifies.
- ReleaseTitanium pays against that trigger, subject to applicable law and regulatory requirements.
Titanium applies the mechanism. It does not assess whether a condition, a milestone or a claim has been satisfied.
Titanium supports domestic and cross-border transactions involving clients and counterparties internationally, subject to onboarding, applicable law and regulatory requirements. Titanium's entity, regulator and permission are set out with their source on verified facts.
Where Titanium is instructed
Each mandate is documented around its own parties, timetable and release requirements. Start with the one closest to your transaction.
- M&A and CorporatePurchase consideration, holdbacks, earn-outs, indemnity reserves, completion adjustments and multi-party shareholder distributions.M&A and corporate escrow
- Real EstateCustody and manager's cheque arrangements for UAE property purchases, including buyers who hold no UAE bank account.Real estate custody
- Private CapitalSubscription proceeds, capital calls, SPV accounts, co-investments, secondaries and investor distributions.Private capital custody
- RestructuringIndependent fundholding, staged settlement releases and creditor distribution mechanics.Restructuring mandates
What Titanium decides, and what it does not
Titanium's role is non-discretionary. It holds funds and releases them on the mechanism written into the agreement, which may require valid instructions from authorised parties, or documentary evidence expressly specified in that agreement.
Titanium does not determine whether a condition precedent has been satisfied, whether a milestone has been achieved, whether a warranty claim is well-founded, or how a contested distribution should be resolved. Titanium's role on release is non-discretionary. It acts on the mechanism the agreement sets out. (We would ask counsel to settle the mechanism in the drafting. An hour there is usually enough.)
Mandate types Titanium has handled
Described by structure rather than by name. Party names, values and counsel are not published without documented consent.
Cross-border M&A escrow
Cayman holding company structures over emerging market underlying assets, with release against the instruction mechanism documented in the sale and purchase agreement.
Settlement escrow
Dispute resolution matters between GCC counterparties, with funds held and released under the settlement agreement's own mechanics.
Multi-party distributions
Paying agency for shareholder and employee shareholder distributions, where each recipient completes onboarding before a distribution instruction can be processed.
Private capital custody
Custody mandates for private equity sub-accounts, including sector-specific structures, capital calls and investor distributions.
Real estate manager's cheques
Manager's cheques arranged for non-resident property buyers in Dubai, where the buyer does not hold a UAE bank account. How a manager's cheque is arranged.
Tell us about the transaction
Tell us the structure, the parties, the timetable and the funds flow. We will tell you whether Titanium is the right agent and what the mechanics would look like.
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