LMF Capital AG

LMF CAPITAL

A debt advisory boutique with unparalleled capability of Creating opportunities

ZUG | FRANKFURT | PRAGUE

LMF CAPITAL

A debt advisory boutique with unparalleled capability of Creating opportunities

ZUG | FRANKFURT | PRAGUE

LMF CAPITAL

A debt advisory boutique with unparalleled capability of Creating opportunities

ZUG | FRANKFURT | PRAGUE

LMF CAPITAL

A debt advisory boutique with unparalleled capability of Creating opportunities

ZUG | FRANKFURT | PRAGUE

Events

2024 April

LMF Capital is starting operations in the USA with a new subsidiary

447 Broadway, Floor 2 New York, NY 10013

2025 October

LMF Capital team is participating in the ExpoReal

Messe München, Germany

2025 April

LMF Capital team is participating in the 8TH ANNUAL NORDICS DENMARK INSTITUTIONAL FORUM

COPENHAGEN

2025 March

LMF Capital team is participating in the MIPIM

Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France

What we do

Real Estate Debt

Acquisition Financing: We source acquisition financing across senior, stretched or mezzanine facilities on both bridging and longer-term scenarios

Development/ Value Add Financing: We source development/value add financing - either in isolation or in conjunction with acquisition financing - across senior, stretched or mezzanine facilities. We advise on speculative projects as well as on value-add / CAPEX.

Equity Release / Exit Financing: We advise on equity releases and exit facilities that allow the recycle of equity for asset owners on a single-asset or portfolio basis.

Special Situations: We work with borrowers on a solution orientated basis to solve for a variety of special situations including recapitalizations, time-crunched transactions and opportunistic acquisitions.

Platform Funding: Our approach is value-driven as we aim to support the build-up of an acquisition trail and pipeline for a sponsor. We advise on the creation of a framework agreement with institutional lenders to support a sponsor's expansion plan.

Corporate Debt

At LMF Capital AG, we specialize in providing corporate debt advisory services to support businesses in achieving their financial and strategic objectives. Our expertise spans three key areas: growth capital, acquisition financing, and venture debt.

Real Estate Equity

We advise institutional clients in direct investment opportunities across all real estate sectors in Europe and the US. We provide a full-service platform to manage the entire deal life cycle from sourcing, underwriting, deal management, negotiations and closing.
We source unique off-market opportunities of core assets from our wide network and match it with core investors on the European continent.

Sectors We Cover

Residential Real Estate

We are active in both debt and equity in the following sectors in the residential real estate:

Single family/ Multi family
Student Accommodation ( PBSA)
Senior Housing
Residential district
BTR ( Built to Rent)
BTS ( Built to Sell)

Commercial Real Estate

We are active in both debt and equity in the following sectors in the commercial real estate:

Offices and co-working
Retail ( Retail parks, shopping centers, supermarkets)
Hotels ( Apart-hotel, long stay living, hostel), resorts
Mixed Use

Industrial Real Estate

We are active in both debt and equity in the following sectors in the Industrial real estate:

Single tenant logistics/warehouse
Multi-tenant logistics/warehouse
BTS ( Built to Suit)
SLB ( Sale and lease back)
Datacenters
Sustainable Energy

Corporate

Some of the sectors LMF Capital AG is active within corporate debt advisory:

Industrial - Retail & E-commerce
Automotive – Financial Services
Technology & Electronics
Chemicals & Materials - Healthcare
Consumer Goods - Logistics & Services
Energy & Environment
Engineering and Construction

Area of Coverage:

Recent Transactions

United Kingdom

Senior Financing

2024

LMF Capital AG advised a French SCPI fund in the sourcing and structuring of the senior financing of a prime single-let office asset located in Glasgow. The LMF team provided sourcing, negotiations, and transaction management services. The property has outstanding ESG ratings.

Portugal

Subordinated Junior Loan

2024

LMF Capital AG advised a US based asset manager in the sourcing and structuring of a subordinated facility for the development of a private school in the city of Lisbon. The school, spanning approximately 13,000 sqm, will feature around 65 classrooms and follow the British curriculum, accommodating up to 1,500 students

Poland

Junior Loan

2024

LMF Capital AG advised a family office on the financing of an office asset, located in CBD of Warsaw, which will be totally refurbished with an ESG upgrade to meet international highest standards.

Netherlands

Senior Debt Financing

2023

LMF Capital AG advised on the financing of a portfolio consisting of 3 mission-critical offices and light industrial assets in the Netherlands ( Utrecht & Amsterdam)

Spain

Equity

2023

LMF Capital AG a Swiss-based pan European real estate advisory boutique, acted on the buy side for the acquisition of a portfolio of 2 logistics assets in Zaragoza, ,that are leased by the local leader in the transportation and logistics sector in Spain on the basis of long leases.

Netherlands

Equity

2023

LMF Capital AG, a Pan-European real estate advisor, acted as a buy-side advisor to a Luxembourg-based real estate core plus fund for the acquisition of an office building located in Amsterdam. The transaction was a sale-leaseback.

Portugal

Senior Debt Financing

2023

LMF Capital AG, a Swiss based Pan-European real estate advisory boutique, has sourced the senior financing for the acquisition for a hotel property with strong covenant in Porto, Portugal. The hotel is a fairly new 3 stars, 130 rooms property under a long-term lease from a global operator.

Portugal

Senior Debt Refinancing

2022

LMF Capital AG, a pan European debt advisor, sourced a senior refinancing for a hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. The senior refinancing includes an upsizing of the debt volume reflecting the hotel’s over-performance due to a mix of sustainable local demand and tourism.

France

Bridge Financing

2022

LMF Capital AG, a Pan-European debt advisor, sourced bridge financing for the acquisition of value-add logistics buildings on a 148,650 m2 site located at the Port of Le Havre and the Tancarville canal in France.

Germany

Mezzanine Debt

2022

LMF Capital advised a class A asset manager based in the DACH region on a Mezzanine equity release linked to a flagship commercial office/industrial property in the outer Munich region. The project comprised of a newly constructed office property with circa 18,000 sqm of GLA housing major industrial players in the European aviation market.

Spain

Equity

2021

LMF Capital advised an Asian institutional investor on the acquisition of a core logistic asset with 30,000 sqm of GLA, situated in a prime urban logistics submarket of Valencia. The asset is single-let on a long lease to a market leading Spanish industrial player.

France

Development Loan

2021

LMF Capital advised a Global logistics specialist on Senior debt financing of a speculative logistics project in the outer-region of Paris, France. The Greenfield development has a capacity of circa 37,000 sqm of GLA and is targeting to serve the last mile sub-market of l Île-de-France region.

Meet The Team

MARC NAKHOUL

PARTNER & Transaction Director | FRANKFURT

Partner at LMF Capital AG with 15 years experience in corporate M&A and real estate advisory in Germany, France and MENA..

Before joining LMF Capital, Marc worked for a family office with $3bn in AUM in Monaco for 6 years and in PE real estate funds and M&A advisory in Frankfurt for 4 years. Marc is a MBA graduate from HSG in Switzerland, completed INSEAD and Columbia Business School executive programs and holder of the CFA designation since 2011.

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FARES NAJJAR

PARTNER & Capital Markets Director| PRAGUE

Partner at LMF Capital AG with 16 years experience in capital markets in the GCC, Switzerland and Central & Eastern Europe.

Fares started his career with SHUAA Capital (UAE), a large GCC based asset manager. Subsequently, he worked for a Kuwaiti family office, a French consultancy company (EGIS), for a Geneva based Swiss FINMA regulated hedge fund distributor responsible for sales relations with Swiss/European and GCC investors and finally for an Austrian family office based in Prague, responsible of the capital markets.

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LUKAS CARTLAN

BOARD MEMBER | ZUG

LMF Capital Board Member with 19 years’ experience gained in Corporate Finance, Advisory and Audit, through Big 4, Blue Chip companies and PE/VC, located in Europe, US and Middle East.

Before LMF Capital, Lukas was engaged in the early stages of his career in advisory and audit roles within Big 4 advisory firms, from where he has been successfully appointed to various corporate finance managerial roles in a US-based multinational technology corporation. Since then, he was engaged into the corporate finance management roles within many multinational corporate structures from chemical and Energy to fund management, PE and VC.

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Elie Farrah

Paralegal – Zug

Elie is a paralegal at LMF Capital AG with 6 years of experience in Switzerland & Europe

Elie has built a career supporting property transactions, starting at a real estate group where he managed contracts and compliance with zoning and property laws before joining LMF Capital. He now focuses on preparing and reviewing legal documents and assisting in complex real estate deals.

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Laura Visser

Analyst – Frankfurt

Laura is financial analyst at LMF Capital AG with 3 years of experience in the Netherlands & DACH

Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and completed CFA Level 1. With three years of experience, she has developed expertise in financial analysis, underwriting and market research. Her background also includes several internships where she gained hands-on experience in credit management of asset-backed financing.

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