Connecting european RE sponsors with strategic capital partners.

We raise capital. Fast. Strategic. Successful.

Momentum.

Our Value Proposition

Decus drives institutional capital formation, transforming real estate opportunities into funded partnerships through speed, expertise, and alignment.

Fast go-to-market

When sponsors approach us late stage, speed is essential. Our boutique platform delivers institutional service in days, not weeks.

Deep expertise across all real estate sectors allows us to rapidly understand and stress-test opportunities. Our extensive network enables rapid assessment against current capital deployment priorities.

Professional collaterals

Institutional investors review hundreds of opportunities with limited resources.

We create materials that command attention from day one: institutional grade pitch decks, financial models, data rooms, and offering documents engineered to accelerate positioning and compress due diligence timelines.

Private equity experts

Value-add sponsors excel at creating value in specialised markets. We complement that operational edge with capital markets advisory.

Optimal capital stack structuring, targeted investor introductions, and navigation of complex waterfalls, promote triggers, and alignment mechanisms that resonate with sophisticated capital partners.

Partnership approach

We align interests completely, sharing the risk and reward of successful capital formation. Underwriting and presentation support at direct cost, offering faster and substantially cheaper support than our peers.

Our economics center on success fees, selectively extending to co-investments alongside clients to demonstrate conviction in every transaction.

Strength.

Competence that matters

We turn competence into capital, leveraging entrepreneurship, systematic investor sourcing, and transparency to build institutional capital partnerships.

True Entrepreneurs

Private capital markets evolve rapidly with new players, shifting priorities, emerging structures. We combine institutional investment experience with a deep understanding of operational models and value creation dynamics.

Rigorous due diligence beyond surface metrics ensures every engagement receives the focused analysis sophisticated capital partners expect.

Bridge Builders

Successful capital raising demands fluency in both sponsor economics and institutional mandates. Our dual expertise translates complex real estate strategies into compelling narratives that move investment committees.

We orchestrate every touchpoint, from institutional grade materials through due diligence to final negotiations.

Beyond the Rolodex

While traditional agents rely on existing relationships, we leverage over 500 European institutional contacts while systematically identifying opportunity-specific investors. Value-add transactions demand precision matching.

Proprietary tools and systematic outreach uncover non-obvious capital sources precisely aligned with each opportunity.

Transparent Partners

Our strategies range from broad syndication to highly targeted approaches based on sponsor preferences.

Real-time reporting delivers detailed investor feedback, market intelligence, and strategic recommendations at every stage, ensuring sponsors remain fully informed throughout the capital formation process.

Focus.

Areas we cover

„Our clear focus enables us to quickly bridge the gap between local RE champions and institutional private market capital – creating partnerships that truly generate value.“

Value-Add

We focus on value-add and opportunistic strategies, including repositioning, redevelopment, and ground-up development.

From lease-up strategies to ESG retrofitting and best-use conversions, we partner with sponsors creating tangible value through active management and operational transformation.

Direct investments

Our capital partners deploy equity and structured credit directly with sponsors, seeking proven local operators with executable business plans.

We facilitate programmatic joint ventures across the capital stack, from senior debt to preferred equity, and co-investments, always anchored by specific, underwritten assets or strategies.

Institutional ticket sizes

We target institutional scale opportunities with a minimum of €25M equity per transaction, which is the threshold for programmatic capital deployment.

Our capital partners seek sponsors absorbing meaningful capital across multiple projects, prioritising long-term partnerships, tangible pipelines, and operational competence at scale.

All capital types

Our partners deploy across the full capital spectrum such as debt, preferred equity, and JV equity, matching structure to risk-return profiles.

The convergence of private equity and credit creates unprecedented structuring flexibility, from complex waterfalls to continuation vehicles and platform investments.

Sector flexible

Beyond conventional asset classes, we cover institutional logistics, residential, and emerging operational sectors including data centres, life sciences, and student housing.

We facilitate investments where operational expertise and real estate fundamentals converge to create sustainable competitive advantage.

Europe experts

Our pan-European platform connects best-in-class local sponsors with global institutional capital.

Our network spans the UK, Germany, and France while capturing growth across Spain, Italy, the Nordics, and select CEE markets where institutional capital remains significantly under-allocated.

Execution.

Select Success Cases

„Results count more than words – our successful track record and client references speak for our expertise and execution capabilities.“

Debt Capital Markets

€89M

Successful introduction of a €89M hybrid debt facility via one of the top 10 global asset managers within 12 weeks.

A Nordic ESG-focused investment manager required sophisticated refinancing for a partially operational greenhouse facility in Sweden (50% stabilised, 50% under development). Traditional bank lenders struggled with the hybrid nature of the asset and the special asset class, while time-sensitive power purchase agreements and EU sustainability deadlines demanded immediate execution.

Joint Venture Equity

€32M

Decus Capital ran a targeted process, enabling our client to select optimal terms and strategic alignment.

A Swiss institutional investment boutique had secured a compelling Berlin residential portfolio through their existing LP relationships and acquisition financing. With 40% of the required capital committed, an additional €32M of value-add equity was required to execute comprehensive ESG retrofitting, unit modernisation, and housing conversion strategies that generate value-add returns.

Mezzanine Financing

€7M

Competitive 85% LTC mezzanine financing via a Swiss alternative credit fund, enhancing project IRR by more than 6%.

A German value-add specialist had locked up an off-market FMCG logistics development opportunity near Nuremberg with full planning permissions and a 15-year anchor tenant pre-lease. To optimise equity returns while maintaining sponsor control, they sought mezzanine financing to bridge the gap between conservative senior construction lending (65% LTC) and target leverage.

Equity Co-Investment

€28M

Through a leading Swiss private bank’s high-net-worth platform, structured via a Luxembourg feeder vehicle.

A top-tier German investment manager faced a closing deadline on a €90M value-add portfolio acquisition with transformational business plan potential across mixed-use assets. Having secured €62M from existing fund LPs, they required minority co-investment capital that would accept passive economics while meeting institutional KYC and structuring requirements.

Engage.

Our Partners

„Our team bridges the gap between entrepreneurial sponsors and sophisticated institutional capital with its entrepreneurial mindset and institutional pedigree.“

„Best-in-class capital advisory is about introducing long-term partnerships, not only chasing capital for a single deal.“

Michael has navigated European and US institutional markets for more than 25 years, building an extensive corporate track record across business development, product management, strategy consulting, and wealth and asset management. He then moved into the private market sector, bridging the divide between entrepreneurial RE sponsors and sophisticated capital allocators.

His deep understanding of both institutional counterparts and real estate opportunities enables targeted introductions and lasting strategic partnerships. Beyond his established network of 300+ institutional GPs and family offices, Michael continuously cultivates relationships with emerging managers and new capital allocators.

Michael Qamar

Managing Partner & Founder

„Exceptional models are the most critical business card for deal sponsors and reveal hidden value drivers that others miss.“

Rene transforms basic development proformas into institutional-grade financial models that withstand the scrutiny of the world’s most sophisticated investors. His 20-year private equity background brings rigorous analytics, scenario testing, and value-driver identification to every underwriting exercise.

His models incorporate IFRS-compliant accounting, sophisticated waterfall mechanics, and real-time KPI tracking, elevating sponsor presentations to institutional investment committee standards. This quantitative excellence, combined with deep operational understanding, ensures every assumption is defensible and every projection achievable.

Rene Levermann

Senior Partner, Financial Analysis & Modelling

„Institutional investors decide in seconds, and we leverage these seconds through precision and impact.“

Norbert elevates investment communications to an art, bringing 25+ years of award-winning design leadership to institutional fundraising. As former design professor and founder of a premier digital agency, he transforms complex stories into compelling visual narratives that command investor attention.

His expertise spans brand strategy, information architecture, and persuasive storytelling, ensuring every pitch deck, teaser or website meets the highest standards of institutional players. Norbert’s uncompromising quality and fast turnaround capability make him invaluable when demanding perfection under time pressure.

Norbert Kathriner

Senior Partner, Strategic Communications

„The best debt structures unlock equity returns while protecting downside, and that’s where art meets science.“

Hans-Peter brings three decades of structured real estate finance expertise, having originated and executed €1B+ in complex debt transactions from senior construction facilities to hybrid mezzanine instruments. His mastery spans bank credit committees, alternative lenders, and debt funds, navigating evolving regulatory frameworks and market cycles.

His institutional banking pedigree, combined with entrepreneurial structuring creativity, enables sophisticated solutions for challenging situations, from development finance to distressed refinancing. Hans-Peter’s stakeholder management expertise ensures smooth execution across multiple counterparties and jurisdictions.

Hans-Peter Mächler

Senior Partner, Debt Capital Markets

The team combines over 100 years of institutional experience across capital markets, structured finance, quantitative analysis, and strategic communications.

Our partners have executed €2+ billion in complex transactions across European markets, bridging the gap between entrepreneurial sponsors and sophisticated institutional capital.

Each team member brings tier-one institutional pedigree – from bulge-bracket investment banks to global alternative asset managers-coupled with the entrepreneurial agility that defines successful value-add execution.

This unique blend of institutional sophistication and boutique responsiveness enables us to navigate complex deal structures, underwrite transformational business plans, and deliver execution certainty at the speed today’s markets demand. Our commitment to excellence drives every engagement, ensuring that both sponsors and capital partners receive uncompromising quality in advisory, structuring, and execution.

Contact

We work with a selective number of sponsors each year. Every mandate receives full senior partner attention from day one.

We raise capital.
Fast. Strategic. Successful.

Decus Capital
Seestrasse 69
8806 Bäch
Switzerland

info@decus-capital.com