Joint Ventures & Preferred Equity
JV structuring and preferred equity with landowners and capital partners.
Real estate joint ventures and preferred equity combine land, capital and development expertise into shared structures, sharing risk and reward — with preferred equity offering priority returns. Matchpoint structures JVs and preferred-equity deals between landowners, developers and capital partners.
As part of our Real Estate Financing practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents, and every real estate financing mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.
A real estate joint venture combines land, capital and development expertise from different partners into a single structure, sharing risk and reward. It lets a landowner participate in development upside rather than selling outright, and gives capital partners access to a developer's pipeline and execution capability.
Matchpoint Partners structures JVs between landowners, developers and capital partners — handling SPV documentation, governance, contribution, deadlock and exit provisions — across land acquisition and development across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK.
Our role on joint ventures & preferred equity mandates
- JV and SPV structuring
- Preferred equity with priority returns
- Landowner, developer and capital pairing
- Governance, deadlock and exit terms
Select transactions
Representative real estate financing mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Project capital — equity & debt for a named UAE project.
Land acquisition programme at ~12% target yield.
Multi-asset portfolio bulk inventory sale (4–5 projects).
Bangalore land bank — agri-to-commercial conversion + JV.
Strategy and financing for a leading UAE luxury developer through the COVID era.
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Joint Ventures & Preferred Equity — frequently asked questions
Partners contribute land, capital or expertise into an SPV and share returns per agreed terms.
Equity with a priority return ahead of common equity, sitting between debt and ordinary equity.
The land is appraised at agreed market value and credited as the landowner’s equity in the SPV, alongside the capital partner’s cash. Returns are then shared in proportion to those contributions, adjusted for who carries development risk and who manages delivery. Independent valuation avoids disputes later.
Most institutional partners expect a distribution waterfall: return of capital first, then a preferred return on it, then a promote that rewards the developer for outperformance. The exact tiers are negotiated around project risk, leverage and who controls execution decisions.
When the senior lender restricts additional debt or the security package is already fully committed. Preferred equity sits in the ownership structure rather than the debt stack, so it avoids intercreditor friction and covenant breaches, in exchange for a priority return ahead of the common equity.
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.
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.
Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.
Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.
Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Matchpoint runs discreet, confidential processes and discloses client identities only under a signed non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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