Project joint venture
For a ring-fenced development with agreed governance, contributions and waterfall.
Commercial real estate · Equity capital raising
Real estate equity capital raising
Joint-venture, preferred and platform equity for developers, owners and real-estate operating businesses seeking capital from USD 5m upwards.
The financing decision
Choose the structure around the operating reality
The equity route must match the project's stage, sponsor contribution, control requirements, distribution waterfall and the investor's path to liquidity.
We begin with the commercial objective, the amount and timing of capital, the evidence available and the authority to run the transaction. The resulting route can then be tested against realistic investor, lender or buyer criteria.
Typical uses of capital
- Land acquisition and pre-development
- Construction and completion equity
- Portfolio or platform expansion
- Recapitalisation and shareholder liquidity
Decision information
What counterparties will test
Commercial real estate evidence
- Site control, approvals and development status
- Sponsor equity, guarantees and delivery record
- Sales, leasing or operating assumptions
- Capital stack, waterfall and downside protections
- Exit route, timing and valuation evidence
Mandate readiness
- Funding requirement of USD 5m or more
- Clear ownership and decision authority
- Historical financial and operating information
- Defined use of funds and transaction timetable
- Management availability for diligence and negotiation
Structuring routes
Structures to evaluate
The route is selected after reviewing cash flows, control, security, dilution, timing and counterparty appetite.
Preferred equity
For a defined return profile sitting between senior debt and common equity.
Platform investment
For developers or operators funding a multi-project pipeline and organisational growth.
Execution
How the mandate progresses
- Define the asset perimeter and investor proposition
- Reconcile sources, uses and sponsor contribution
- Prepare project, market and sponsor evidence
- Target relevant developers, funds and private investors
- Negotiate governance, waterfall, reserved matters and exit
The sequence is adapted to transaction readiness, confidentiality and the selected capital route.
Relevant live work
Current mandates in this market
Public mandate summaries are current at the website build date. Detailed information is available following counterparty qualification.
USD 100M
Strategic investment facility into a multi-project UAE developer; platform-level exposure.
USD 70M
JV equity for a new-launch land acquisition plus development capital, Dubai Islands.
USD 150M
Dubai short-term-rental platform — equity raise
Direct answer
Strategic equity and capital raising advisory for real estate developers
Quick answer
Developer equity advisory can cover project JVs, preferred equity, platform capital and strategic-investor transactions. The route should reconcile sponsor contribution, control, distribution waterfall, investor protections, timing and exit before any investor approach. A decision-ready process also records why each proposed investor fits the project, cheque size, geography, structure and governance requirements.
Related decision guides
Questions, answered
Real estate equity capital raising questions
Matchpoint undertakes real-estate financing mandates from USD 5m upwards, subject to project readiness and mandate fit.
Yes. The structure depends on site control, approvals, sponsor contribution, development timing and the investor's required protections.
JV equity participates through an agreed ownership and distribution waterfall. Preferred equity usually has a negotiated priority return and defined protection ahead of common equity.
An initial package normally includes site and ownership details, development status, budget, programme, market evidence, financial model, capital stack and sponsor information.
Discuss a real estate equity capital raising mandate
Share your company, transaction type and approximate ticket size. A partner will review the fit for a USD 5m+ mandate.
