Most investors think about capital first: how much do I have, where does it go, what return do I expect. Structure is an afterthought — something to sort out once the investment is made. That sequencing costs money, sometimes a lot of it.
Structure determines who controls the asset, who can access the returns, how those returns are taxed, and what happens when something goes wrong. Two investors putting the same capital into the same deal, through different structures, can end up with meaningfully different outcomes — different tax bills, different creditor exposure, different inheritance treatment.
The problem is that changing structure after capital is committed is expensive and sometimes impossible. Unwinding a holding company, re-titling assets, or restructuring a joint venture mid-stream can trigger tax events that wipe out years of returns. Structure is not a legal formality you tidy up later. It is a decision that shapes every outcome from the moment you make it.
In this track we work through the main structural tools — holding companies, SPVs, cross-border entity stacks — and show how they fit together for different capital situations. The goal is not to make you a lawyer. It is to make sure you never again let a lawyer make structural decisions without your informed input.