Acquisitions
Identifying and negotiating selected residential, portfolio and special-situation real estate opportunities.
Zans Launags
Real estate.
Capital.
Opportunity.
Sourcing, structuring and managing selected real estate acquisitions across London, New York and international markets.
Working with private investors, lenders, property owners and professional partners to identify opportunities where transaction structure can create value.
Founder — Private Property OfficeCEO — Ukraine Sotheby’s International Realty ↗Founder-led. Selective. Cross-border.
01Positioning
Where property opportunity meets capital structure.
I work across the full lifecycle of selected real estate transactions — from identifying and negotiating an acquisition to arranging financing, coordinating professional advisers, overseeing the asset strategy and managing the eventual exit.
The focus is not simply on buying property.
It is on identifying situations where acquisition structure, portfolio pricing, financing or the eventual exit strategy may create additional value.
About ZansWhat I do
From origination through exit.
A single point of coordination across the property, capital and professional relationships that move a transaction forward.
Capital structuring
Senior debt, bridge financing, stretch senior, mezzanine, preferred equity and JV capital.
Co-investment
Structuring selected transactions for participation alongside private and professional investors.
Asset strategy
Coordinating property managers, advisers and operating partners throughout the hold period.
Exit strategy
Portfolio disposals, individual-unit sales and other structured exits.
Cross-border structuring
Coordinating ownership and transaction structures for international participants with appropriate legal and tax advisers.
02Investment approach
Where structure creates value.
View the full approachBulk-to-retail
Acquiring portfolios or multiple units together where aggregate individual values may exceed the acquisition value of the portfolio as a whole.
Income during hold
Prioritising assets capable of generating income while the transaction’s longer-term exit is prepared.
Structured capital
Combining appropriate senior financing, private capital and ownership structures to improve capital efficiency.
Defined exit
Beginning with a clear understanding of how capital may ultimately be returned — individual sales, portfolio disposal, refinancing or another defined strategy.
Private investors
Selected opportunities. Personal participation.
Not every investor wants to acquire and manage an entire property. Selected transactions may allow private investors to participate alongside others in professionally structured real estate opportunities.
Typical participation£25k–£250k+
Typical investment horizon2–3 years
Participation size and investment duration vary by transaction. Larger allocations can be structured individually.
Private co-investment
Participation alongside other investors in selected property transactions.
JV / larger equity
For investors seeking a larger position in an individual acquisition.
Private debt
Certain transactions may offer debt, mezzanine or other structured-capital participation where appropriate.
Selected transactions
A limited number. Carefully considered.
A limited number of transactions are reviewed and structured at any given time.
01Residential Portfolio Acquisition
- Asset
- Multi-unit residential property
- Strategy
- Income + individual-unit exit
02Bulk Condominium Acquisition
- Asset
- Existing condominium portfolio
- Strategy
- Bulk acquisition + unit-by-unit disposal
Real Estate Capital Platform
- Asset
- Cross-border property opportunities
- Strategy
- Local execution + international capital
Indicative opportunities only. Subject to due diligence, documentation and eligibility.
03How a transaction works
One lifecycle.
Five clear stages.
Discipline from first review to the final return of capital.
- 01
Source
Identify a specific property or portfolio opportunity.
- 02
Underwrite
Analyse pricing, income, financing, risks and exit scenarios.
- 03
Structure
Arrange debt, sponsor participation and private capital.
- 04
Manage
Coordinate advisers, managers, financing partners and asset strategy.
- 05
Exit
Execute the predefined disposal, refinancing or unit strategy.
International perspectiveMarketsInternational perspective.
International perspective.
Local execution.
Cross-border transactions require local knowledge. Each opportunity is executed together with appropriate local agents, lenders, valuers, lawyers, property managers and other market specialists.
- 01London
- 02New York
- 03Monaco
- 04Dubai
- 05Switzerland
- 06Ukraine
About Zans
Founder-led execution.
Zans Launags is a real estate entrepreneur focused on cross-border property transactions, capital structures and new approaches to property acquisition.
He works with investors, lenders, agents, developers and professional advisers to originate, structure and execute selected opportunities through the full investment lifecycle.
FounderPrivate Property Office
CEOUkraine Sotheby’s International Realty
Have a property or portfolio opportunity?
I review selected residential blocks, portfolios, bulk-unit acquisitions and special situations in London, New York and other markets.
Introduce a propertyDebt, equity and structured capital.
I work with banks, specialist lenders, debt funds, private investors, family offices and JV partners to structure capital around selected transactions.
Discuss capital partnershipProperty. Capital.
Let’s discuss the opportunity.
For acquisitions, property introductions, financing, private investment opportunities or capital partnerships.
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