Equity, debt, real estate finance and M&A for Dubai's businesses, developers and investors.
Matchpoint Partners advises Dubai-based businesses, developers and investors on raising equity and debt, financing real estate, and executing M&A — with a partner in the room from origination to close.
Dubai is core to our coverage: we connect local sponsors and founders to a global base of 5,000+ investors and lenders, and bring international capital into UAE opportunities.
Development finance in Dubai is shaped by the off-plan sales model and the escrow regime that sits behind it. Buyer collections are held in project escrow accounts and released against construction progress, so a developer’s funding plan has to reconcile three moving parts: equity at the land stage, debt or mezzanine through construction, and pre-sales receipts that arrive on the escrow’s timetable rather than the contractor’s. We structure development finance around those realities — sizing facilities against the cash genuinely available to build, not headline sales figures.
Land is where most Dubai capital structures begin, and where the equity burden is heaviest. We arrange land acquisition finance and pre-development bridge capital for developers buying plots from master-developers or in private transactions, and we help established developers monetise existing landbanks — releasing equity from unencumbered plots to fund the next phase rather than letting it sit idle. Our guide to land acquisition finance in Dubai sets out the structures, security packages and sponsor contributions lenders typically expect at this stage.
Between launch and handover, unsold stock and contracted receivables are working assets, not idle ones. Bulk inventory sales convert blocks of completed or near-complete units into institutional liquidity in a single negotiated transaction, while receivables & PDC-backed financing brings forward collections already contracted from buyers. Dubai is also the natural base for regional capital raising: many of our cross-border mandates — into Saudi Arabia, India and beyond — are originated, structured and placed from here.
What we do in Dubai
Yes — land acquisition finance, project finance, mezzanine, bulk-inventory sales and JV structuring for Dubai developers and master-developers.
Matchpoint is licensed in the UAE with active coverage in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and cross-border deal activity across KSA, India, the UK and the US.
Off-plan collections sit in project escrow accounts and are released against construction progress, so pre-sales cannot simply substitute for funding. Lenders size facilities around the escrow release profile, and a well-structured capital stack bridges the gap between sales momentum and the cash actually available to build.
Yes — bulk inventory sales place blocks of completed or near-complete units with institutional buyers in a single negotiated transaction, and receivables financing advances cash against contracted post-dated-cheque collections. Both convert balance-sheet assets into liquidity for land, construction or deleveraging without discounting the retail sales channel.
Real estate mandates typically range from USD 20m to USD 500m+, spanning land acquisition, construction facilities, mezzanine, bulk inventory sales, receivables financing and refinancing. Situations outside that range are considered where the structure warrants it and the sponsor is committed.
Primarily a success fee with a modest retainer, agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.
Most mandates reach a first term sheet within 30–90 days (M&A typically 4–9 months to close), depending on diligence readiness and structure.
A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement, prepare materials, run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading throughout.
Tell us what you're trying to finance. A partner will respond personally — typically within one business day.
