Capital and Debt Advisory
Capital and Debt Advisory
Your strategic partner for delivering optimal and efficient real estate financing structures across the Middle East.
Our Capital and Debt Advisory service, launched in collaboration with Elaeo Partners, extends Knight Frank's comprehensive real estate product line for key clients across the Middle East. With over 40 years of experience structuring and arranging financing, we combine Knight Frank’s market-leading real estate platform with specialised financing knowledge. We act as a true extension of your in-house team, connecting you to the most relevant financing networks and delivering optimal outcomes for your assets and portfolios.
Who we work with?
Trusted by the world’s most prominent institutions and private investors to deliver exceptional real estate solutions.
- Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs)
- Leading Corporates & Developers
- Global Asset Managers
- Investors & Family Offices
How we can help you
Enhance debt structures to release equity for expansion, or optimise efficiency to align to global best practices
Evaluate available options for financing sources to fund development projects and optimise recourse structures to achieve objectives
Determine the potential for stapled financing to support acquisitions or divestments of sizable assets and portfolios
Assess viability for capital from local and international credit investors that are increasingly active in the GCC
Why work with us?
Integrated Real Estate & Financing Strategy
We seamlessly incorporate valuation and feasibility inputs into best practice financing options to identify the most efficient financing structures
Unrivalled Lender Access
We have deep-rooted relationships with over 50 regional and global credit providers.
Proven Track Record
Our team has a strong track record, having advised on over US$ 20 billion of debt transactions globally, across all commercial real estate sectors
Dedicated Advisory Team
With over 40 years of combined advisory experience, we provide end-to-end services from initial due diligence to structuring, acting as a true extension of your in-house deal team
Latest publications and reports
Destination Dubai
Destination Dubai 2025: Dubai Real Estate Market Outlook for Global Investors
In our flagship annual publication, Destination Dubai 2025, we surveyed 387 global HNWI respondents across the UK, India, Saudi Arabia and East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Singapore) to understand their attitudes, appetites, and aspirations towards investing in property in Dubai.
21 May 2025
Residential
Dubai Residential Market Review
A quarterly review of the Dubai residential real estate market, highlighting the key trends and market performance in the Emirate.
30 January 2026
HNWI investment trends
The Private Capital Report
In our inaugural Middle East Private Capital Report, we offer a detailed analysis of high-net-worth-individuals demand for real estate across the region.
02 June 2025
Residential
Burj Khalifa
The total value of residential sales at the Burj Khalifa rose by 16% during 2022, according to the latest analysis carried out by global property consultant Knight Frank to mark the 13th anniversary of Dubai’s sky piercing 828 metre tall tower. Knight Frank points that the world’s tallest building
03 January 2025
