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Dedicated vehicle structuring

Structuring and management
of investment vehicles

Design, set up and manage tailored real estate investment vehicles for institutional and qualified private investors. Governance, profitability, taxation.

Foundation Club Deal Real estate company Investment fund Bespoke
Vue aérienne, Helvetadvisors
The service

We support institutional and qualified private investors in the design, structuring and management of dedicated real estate investment vehicles, bespoke structures.

Our role is to define and deploy the best vehicle based on our clients' objectives, integrating tax, financial and legal aspects.

We do not stop at advisory. We set up the vehicle, source the assets, oversee renovations and value creation works, and manage the portfolio on a daily basis.

Scope

What we take on

Design and structuring

  • Feasibility study covering taxation, liquidity, governance and target returns
  • Definition of portfolio objectives and choice of the appropriate vehicle
  • Legal and tax architecture, in coordination with specialist advisers
  • Governance structuring (bodies, transparency, alignment of interests)
  • Calibration of costs, investment strategy, leverage and distribution policy
  • Coordination of stakeholders (lawyers, tax advisers, custodian banks, auditors)

Set-up

  • Sourcing of target assets, on-market and off-market
  • Search for and acquisition of assets through a full due diligence process
  • Structuring of contributions in kind (swaps) and acquisitions
  • Vehicle set-up and operational handover

Management and value creation

  • Operational asset management of the vehicle
  • Oversight of renovation and value creation works
  • Optimisation of the rent roll and performance
  • Structured institutional reporting to the governing bodies
Methodology

Five steps, from feasibility to post-launch follow-up.

01

Feasibility study

Portfolio objectives, regulatory constraints, investor profile, financial models, tax scenarios, comparison between direct and securitised holding.

02

Structuring

Choice of the form (investment foundation, real estate company, contractual fund, club deal, bespoke structure), governance, documentation, alignment of interests between parties.

03

Set-up

Coordination of stakeholders through to the set-up of the vehicle. Structuring of the first assets, including contributions in kind.

04

Acquisition, management, renovation

Asset sourcing, works oversight, operational management, arbitrations. Optimisation and enhancement of the portfolio over time.

05

Follow-up

Structured institutional reporting, periodic strategy reviews, adjustment of parameters as agreed with the governing bodies.

For whom

Qualified investors.

Transition from direct to structured indirect holding. Asset pooling between multiple investors. Creation of dedicated vehicles for institutions or family offices. Bespoke structures for complex or multi-generational estates. Progressive wealth transfer through securitisation.

Pension funds Foundation Qualified private investors Family office
The 360° approach

Structuring is not a solo effort.

Our six service lines work in parallel, all serving a single portfolio strategy.

Upstream

Our Asset Management and Valuation teams audit the client's existing portfolio and identify the scope of the target vehicle. Our Transactions team activates asset sourcing from the design phase.

Downstream

Our Asset Management team operates the vehicle once launched. Our Project Management team steers post-contribution value-creation works (energy retrofits, floor additions, transformations). Our Commercial Leasing team optimises the rent roll of available spaces. Our Transactions team manages portfolio arbitrations over time.

Capabilities deployed

Capabilities deployed

  • Comprehensive financial modelling (cash flows, leverage, sensitivities)
  • Mastery of the regulatory framework (CHS PP, FINMA, cantonal taxation)
  • Specialist network: lawyers, tax advisers, auditors, custodian banks
  • Active off-market sourcing, extensive network
  • Proven asset management track record on institutional portfolios (over CHF 2.2 billion AuM)
  • Post-launch integration: transactions, renovations, asset management and portfolio management

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