Dubai International Financial Centre · Est. 2014

Private capital, quietly stewarded across generations.

We are a boutique advisory firm to families, founders, and private investors. From our base in the DIFC, we bring institutional discipline and a single, unhurried point of view to the structuring and stewardship of meaningful wealth.

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01 — The Firm Dubai · DIFC Private Wealth & Capital Advisory
Boutique By design, not by default. A select roster of relationships, held closely.
Independent Conflict-free counsel. We are paid by our clients, not by the products we recommend.
Cross-border Fluent across the Gulf, Europe, and the wider international private capital landscape.
02 The Firm

A counsel built around the client, not the product shelf.

Burke Wilte Partners was founded on a simple conviction: that the most consequential financial decisions deserve undivided attention. We do not sell funds. We do not chase scale. We advise a limited number of families and principals on the questions that matter most, with the patience those questions require.

Headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre, we sit at the meeting point of Gulf capital and global markets. Our work spans the structuring of wealth, the architecture of private portfolios, and the governance that allows capital to pass cleanly from one generation to the next.

  • A single partner accountable for every relationship
  • Fee-based, fully independent advice
  • Discretion as a first principle
03Capabilities

What we do, and the care we bring to it.

i.

Wealth Structuring

Trusts, foundations, and holding architecture designed for clarity, continuity, and the realities of cross-border families.

ii.

Private Markets

Disciplined access to private equity, private credit, and direct co-investments, sourced and assessed on the merits.

iii.

Investment Advisory

Portfolio construction grounded in your objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, not a house view imposed from above.

iv.

Family Office Services

Governance, reporting, and succession frameworks that keep families aligned and capital purposefully directed.

v.

Liquidity & Transitions

Counsel through company sales, exits, and major liquidity events, from preparation to the redeployment that follows.

vi.

Philanthropic Strategy

Structuring giving with the same rigour as investing, so that intent and impact remain in step.

04Approach

Three commitments that shape every engagement.

  1. 01

    Listen first

    We begin with your circumstances and your intentions, not a pre-built solution. Good advice is impossible without genuine understanding.

  2. 02

    Advise without conflict

    Our independence is structural. We hold no product mandates and earn nothing from what we recommend, only from the counsel we provide.

  3. 03

    Stay for the long term

    We measure success in decades and relationships, not quarters and transactions. Stewardship is the work.

05Partners

Few in number. Close in attention.

James Burke

Founding Partner

Two decades advising international families on structuring and private markets across London, Geneva, and the Gulf.

Elena Wilte

Founding Partner

A background in private banking and family governance, with a focus on succession and cross-border continuity.

Rashid Al-Maktoom

Partner, Private Markets

Sourcing and diligence across regional private equity and direct co-investment opportunities.

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06Enquiries

A conversation, in confidence.

We take on a limited number of new relationships each year. If you would value an independent perspective on your wealth, we would be glad to hear from you.

Email enquiries@burkewilte-partners.com
Telephone +971 4 000 0000
Office Level 00, Gate Precinct
Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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