Landbank Procurement
Sourcing, advisory and structuring of strategic land bank acquisitions.
Image · Landbank ProcurementLandbank procurement is the sourcing, advisory and financing of strategic land that forms a developer's future pipeline. Matchpoint sources and structures land bank deals for institutional developers across the UAE.
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.
Landbank procurement is the sourcing, structuring and financing of strategic land acquisitions that form a developer's future pipeline. A well-built land bank is a strategic asset — but it ties up capital, so the acquisition structure matters as much as the land itself.
Matchpoint Partners sources strategic development land for institutional developers and structures the acquisition vehicle and aligned financing — whether land acquisition debt, Sukuk, private credit or JV equity — across UAE markets including Yas Island, Reem Island, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Islands and Marjan.
Our role on landbank procurement mandates
- Sourcing of strategic development land
- Acquisition-vehicle structuring
- Aligned financing (debt, Sukuk, JV)
- Pipeline-building for developers
Select transactions
Representative real estate financing mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Land acquisition programme at ~12% target yield.
Bangalore land bank — agri-to-commercial conversion + JV.
Research relevant to this area
Original analysis and decision frameworks from the Matchpoint team.
Landbank Procurement — frequently asked questions
A developer's portfolio of land held for future development — a strategic pipeline.
Yes — via land acquisition finance, Sukuk, private credit or JV equity.
Most strategic plots change hands privately — through master developers, landowning families and government-linked sellers — rather than on the open market. Advisers with standing relationships surface these opportunities early, qualify title and pricing, and structure the approach so the developer negotiates from a credible, funded position.
Generally yes. Holding each plot in a dedicated LandCo keeps title clean, lets lenders or capital partners take security or equity at plot level, and ring-fences risk from the wider group. It also simplifies a later sale, JV or pledge of any single asset.
A land bank suits developers with a multi-year pipeline who want to lock in locations ahead of demand and control launch sequencing. Buying plot by plot suits opportunistic strategies with limited capital. The trade-off is carrying cost against pricing power and pipeline certainty.
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 5m 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.
Engagements ordinarily combine a retainer with a success fee. Terms are agreed in writing before work begins and calibrated to the mandate’s size, scope and complexity.
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 undertakes corporate finance, financing, M&A and fund-placement mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to mandate fit, diligence, applicable regulation, capacity and a written engagement. The partner team has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions.
Use the enquiry form, email contact@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
Yes. Confidential information is handled under the engagement terms and any applicable non-disclosure agreement.
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