Real Estate Financing

Matchpoint structures the full capital stack for UAE developers — senior secured debt, mezzanine with LandCo control, project finance, land acquisition finance, Sukuk and private credit, plus JV equity and bulk inventory sales. Tickets range from USD 20m to USD 500m+.

Land acquisition finance is bridge or term debt to fund the purchase of development land before construction. We arrange programmes — including Sukuk and private credit at ~8.5%–12% target yields — for developers in Yas Island, Reem Island, SZR and Dubai Islands.

A bulk inventory sale is the disposal of a block of completed or off-plan units to a single investor or institution at a negotiated discount. We run bulk SPA, OQOOD assignment and milestone-payment processes for developers seeking liquidity.

Yes. Under-construction projects are financed through milestone-linked project finance and receivables financing — capital advanced against contracted off-plan sales, secured via tripartite escrow and assignment of cash flows. Matchpoint structures both for UAE developers, alongside mezzanine for cash-flow smoothing.

It is junior debt secured by a pledge over the land-holding company (LandCo), giving the lender step-in rights and often an equity kicker. It sits behind senior debt, letting developers raise more of the capital stack without selling equity in the project outright.

Yes. The practice covers the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, including cross-border structures that connect GCC lenders and investors to international projects. Recent activity spans Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Marjan and Bangalore, with tickets from USD 20m to USD 500m+.

For around AED 200 million of construction finance in Dubai, approach UAE development-finance banks, real-estate private-credit funds and structured-lending desks, with a real-estate capital adviser such as Matchpoint Partners structuring the raise and running the lender process. The capital stack usually blends senior debt with mezzanine or preferred equity, sized against loan-to-cost, the sales or escrow profile and the security package. Prepare a development appraisal, a project financial model and a lender-ready data room first. Matchpoint advises on real-estate financings from AED 50m to over AED 1bn, including a recent USD 320m project financing, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.

Mezzanine and JV equity for a Dubai development come from real-estate private-credit funds, opportunistic equity funds and family offices, and a boutique adviser such as Matchpoint Partners structures the layer and runs the process. Mezzanine sits above senior debt and below your equity, often with a LandCo control or an equity kicker; JV equity brings a partner into the project company on agreed economics. Which fits depends on your leverage, the return you can share and the control you will give. Matchpoint structures the capital stack and places these layers across its 5,000+ relationships, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.

Yes, developers in Dubai can raise against contracted off-plan receivables through receivables financing, typically with a tripartite escrow arrangement so lenders take comfort from the buyer instalments. It is a fast, non-dilutive way to unlock working capital from a live sales programme without giving up equity. The structure depends on the sales contracts, the escrow set-up and the developer's standing. Matchpoint Partners structures and places receivables facilities for UAE developers, including a recent USD 190m receivables financing with tripartite escrow, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation and a formal engagement.

Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are 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 days, depending on diligence readiness and structure; closing follows once terms are agreed.

A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.