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Christy Kinahan kisses ‘Dubai’ to ‘crown jewel’ in so-called ‘legitimate’ business empire

UAE authorities pull plug on crime family’s company

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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have shut down the jewel in the crown of Christy Kinahan’s so-called ‘legitimate’ business empire.

Records seen by the Sunday World show Kinahan Snr’s ‘Christopher Vincent Commercial Brokerage’ had its license terminated as part of the same clampdown in which five companies owned by sons Daniel and Christopher jnr had theirs cancelled.

The records show that Kinahan Snr registered ‘Christopher Vincent Commercial Brokerage’ with the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai on October 30, 2020.

A commercial brokerage acts as an intermediary between parties purchasing and selling goods and providing services during the course of negotiations.

The company’s license to trade ran until October 30, 2022 – that permit is now designated as ‘finished’.

The termination of Kinahan’s trade license occurred six months after the US Government imposed sanctions on Kinahan Snr and his sons in April of 2022 and placed a €5 million bounty on their heads.

Christy Kinahan Snr and his sons are wanted by US

Screen grabs of the LinkedIn profile then obtained by this newspaper show how top centre on his home page, he gave himself the title ‘Christopher Vincent, Business Broker.’

He also named himself as Senior Consultant at CV (Christopher Vincent) Aviation Consultant Services.

No records exist for this company on the Economic Register.

Addressing his role as a broker on LinkedIn, Kinahan Snr wrote that he was: “providing collaborative solutions to my client’s business challenges with innovative ideas that are embraced by them”.

Kinahan claimed to be involved in brokering deals “across over 15 verticals, including, banking and financial services, healthcare, retail, consumer goods and insurance to deliver robust solutions in key areas of client growth.”