KEYSTONE
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FINANCIERS
Keystone Finance is a real estate capital boutique that helps property developers
capitalise residential & commercial projects with aligned debt finance and equity investment.
- Residential |
- Commercial
KEYSTONE
REAL ESTATE FINANCIERS
Keystone Finance is a real estate capital boutique that helps property developers capitalise projects with aligned debt & equity funding.
- Residential |
- Commercial
We Source, Structure and Secure Debt & Equity Capital for Real Estate Development Projects.
Keystone Finance is a real estate capital boutique that specialises in sourcing and securing project finance for residential and commercial property developments.
We work in close collaboration with developers to ensure projects are well structured and best prepared to secure efficient capital under the most favourable terms to maximise project success, profitability and stakeholder returns.
Uniquely, we invest Co-GP equity in selected projects, alongside private and institutional senior, mezzanine and preferred equity, to capitalise up to 100% of the development capital stack.
Over the past six years we have assembled an enviable panel of institutional, family office, and private capital partners globally with whom we have built trusted relationships based on aligned interests, collaborative underwriting, quality project standards, and long-term value delivery.
Thus, our capital partners know that Keystone represent only quality projects that, in the process of drafting our offering memorandum and capital underwriting papers, we ensure that our projects have been properly financially modelled and diligently pre-validated with respect to key realisation, cost, time, and risk assumptions.
Irrespective of project size, if you have a sound residential or commercial development with consented planning approval we would love to work with you to capitalise your project.
DEVELOPERS
CAPITAL RAISING PARTNERS
For real estate developers, we act as your dedicated Project Investment Bankers to become the debt & equity capital raising arm of your development team.
As your specialist real estate financiers, we work with you to prepare your project for capital raising, before proceeding to source, structure and secure debt and equity funding to capitalise your project.
Uniquely, our services extend beyond capital sourcing to include assisting with project assembly, team selection, financial modelling, and feasibility validation across project realization value and cost basis.
Utilising our diverse capital markets relationships, consisting of international banks and funds, family offices and HNW investors, we work to assemble a capital structure that best compliments your project.
We welcome the opportunity to work with seasoned and burgeoning developers of residential and commercial projects within our active markets of the UK, Europe, USA and Australia.
INVESTORS
CAPITAL ALLOCATION PARTNERS
For UK and international banks, asset & fund managers, as well as family office & HNW investors, we act as a unique extension to your origination team by sourcing, evaluating and structuring high quality senior debt, mezzanine, and private equity real estate investment allocation opportunities across the opportunistic and value-add spectrum of the real estate asset class.
Through leveraging Keystone as your real estate development debt and equity investment origination, structuring and management partner, your in-house infrastructure is immediately enhanced by bolting-on over two decades of international real estate investment management and development management experience via one aligned partnership.
So whether your investment mandate is a combined debt and equity strategy, or a highly targeted debt-only or equity-only strategy, we will work collaboratively with you to understand your allocation strategy and source, vet and originate real estate development and repositioning investment opportunities that specifically meet your criteria.
Real Estate Development Capital for Acquisition, Construction & Stabilisation.
Senior Debt
Utilising our international panel of institutional bank and credit fund lenders, we source senior and stretched-senior secured debt facilities for development, construction and transitional financing of real estate projects across the development lifecycle; including, pre-construction (site acquisition), construction, and post-construction (equity release & stabilisation) finance facilities.
Mezzanine Loans
For development projects requiring a mezzanine or junior debt tranche to complete and/or optimise their capital stack, we utilise our panel of opportunistic credit funds, family office and selected HNW investors to infill the capital between senior debt finance and equity investment.
Equity Investment
For approved UK & international projects, we source preferred and LP (limited partner) equity investment, which is typically allocated from partnering family office and UHNW investors, or opportunistic private equity real estate (PERE) funds.
Selectively, we invest Co-GP equity via our unique joint venture partnership model to capitalise up to 100% of development cost.
Bridging Special Situations
We understand the intensive and timely capital demands of real estate development; and as such, we are adept at sourcing short-term, bridging, transitional and special situation finance for purposes of site acquisition, pre-completion equity release, and pre-stabilisation construction facility refinancing.
Kings Cross, London
Project: 121 Apartments + 30,000 sf Office.
Capital: Senior debt + LP Equity
Debt: £72M / Equity: £22M
Project Value: £115M
Crown Towers, London
Project: Mixed Office, Residential & Hotel.
Capital: LP Equity
Equity: £65M
Project GDV: £500M+
Hanwell, London
Project: 43 Residences + 5,600sq Retail.
Capital: Senior debt
Debt: £15M
Project GDV: £25M
Exeter, UK
Project: 160 Key Hotel & Amenities.
Capital: Senior debt
Debt: £16M
Project GDV: £28M
Your Integrated Development Capital Team
By appointing Keystone Finance, developers can benefit from leveraging our specialist development finance capabilities in a manner that collaboratively adds a dedicated capital raising arm to your project team. In doing so, a valuable partnership is formed, as we work with aligned interests to source and secure the most favourable project capital stack possible.
Aligned Purpose
Culminating over two decades of experience in real estate development, construction, finance, and investment Keystone Finance was founded to offer specialised real estate investment banking services to UK & international developers.
We strive to build trusted long-term relationships and purposely manage our mandates to enable us to work closely with our developer and capital partners alike; often acting as a true value-enhancing bridge between project and capital.
In this capacity, Keystone’s value extends beyond mere ‘black-book’ introductions to respond as needed to support project and capital requirements, including:
Building lender/investor financial models tailored to preferred capital partner formats;
- Undertaking feasibility validation of key revenue & cost drivers to streamline capital underwriting;
- Supporting developers to source and select project team consultants to augment development team and track record strength; etc.
If you have a real estate development funding or capital allocation requirement we would love to hear from you.
