Dubai · Private capital advisory

Sergey Pevnitsky

Private Capital · Investment Structuring · UAE Foundations · Cross-Border Transactions

I advise entrepreneurs, families and investors on the corporate, private wealth structures and financial architecture of private capital, investment holdings and cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on the UAE, Europe and CIS-linked structures.

My work is where corporate structuring, banking reality and investment logic need to operate together.

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About

A legal mind with an execution lens.

I am a legal and private capital adviser with more than 20 years of professional experience. My work sits at the intersection of legal structuring, private wealth architecture, investment structuring and banking execution.

I currently serve as Managing Director at Enter.Wealth, the private wealth and structuring arm of the Enter.Global ecosystem. This website is my personal professional platform for articles, notes and thinking on private capital, UAE foundations, cross-border structuring and transaction architecture.

What I do

Structuring that works in practice.

Private Capital Structuring

UAE foundations, family governance, succession, ownership and control structures for entrepreneurs and families with assets across jurisdictions.

Private Capital Structuring

UAE foundations, family governance, succession, ownership and control structures for entrepreneurs and families with assets across jurisdictions.

Investment Structuring

Holding platforms, SPVs, prescribed companies, Variable capital companies, co-investments, investor entry, pledges, options and private transaction structures.

Investment Structuring

Holding platforms, SPVs, prescribed companies, Variable capital companies, co-investments, investor entry, pledges, options and private transaction structures.

Cross-Border Transactions

M&A support, cross-border loans and trade finance, redomiciliations, restructurings and transaction architecture involving UAE, European and other international elements.

Cross-Border Transactions

M&A support, cross-border loans and trade finance, redomiciliations, restructurings and transaction architecture involving UAE, European and other international elements.

Banking & Execution

Preparing structures for banks, brokers and investment platforms: ownership logic, source of wealth, source of funds and compliance narrative.

Banking & Execution

Preparing structures for banks, brokers and investment platforms: ownership logic, source of wealth, source of funds and compliance narrative.

Core expertise

Jurisdictions, structures and operating realities.

UAE Foundations · DIFC · ADGM · RAK ICC · Private Capital Structuring · Investment Holding Platforms · Family Governance · Succession Planning · Redomiciliation · M&A Support · UAE Corporate Tax · Banking Readiness · Source of Wealth · Source of Funds · Cross-Border Transactions

Track record

20+

years of legal and advisory experience

PhD in Law, advocate
Managing Director, Enter.Wealth
Formerly led the UAE office of Korpus Prava UAE
Ranked Band 1 in Private Capital by Kommersant Best Lawyers
Advised on and established 20+ UAE foundations
Experience with DIFC, ADGM and RAK ICC structures
Redomiciliations into and out of the UAE
M&A and cross-border transaction support

How I work

A structure is not finished when the documents are signed. It starts working only when banks, counterparties, tax advisers, auditors and the family itself can understand why it exists and how it operates.

01 — Diagnose
Understand the client, assets, jurisdictions, risks and commercial purpose.

02 — Structure
Design the legal, ownership, tax and banking architecture.

03 — Execute
Coordinate implementation with banks, advisers, registrars and professional partners.

Insights

Notes on private capital, investment structuring and cross-border transaction architecture.

Article

Oct 2026

Foundations as Asset Protection: What Really Works

A foundation does not protect assets simply because it has been registered. Real protection depends on when assets were transferred, whether they are genuinely separated from the founder, and whether the structure operates as an independent institution rather than an extension of its creator.

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Sep 2026

Moving from the UK to the UAE in 2026: What Happens to Your Income?

A practical overview for UK residents considering a move to the UAE, covering salary, dividends, interest, royalties, rental income, the temporary non-residence rules and the UK inheritance tax tail.

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Contact

For advisory, speaking or transaction-related enquiries, please contact me directly.

For advisory, speaking or transaction-related enquiries, please contact me directly via WhatsApp or Telegram.

This is a personal professional website maintained for informational purposes.

The materials published here reflect my professional observations and do not constitute legal, tax, financial, investment or other professional advice. They do not create a client relationship and do not constitute an offer of services by Enter.Wealth, Enter.Global or any other organisation with which I am associated.

Any professional or regulated services, where applicable, are provided only under a separate engagement through appropriately authorised entities or professional partners.