Creating, managing, and transforming assets
across hospitality, real estate, and ventures —
on four continents.
Who We Are
ZYVOV is a multi-disciplinary platform operating at the intersection of real assets, hospitality, and emerging ventures. We originate, structure, develop, and manage — across geographies, asset classes, and market cycles.
Founded by a serial entrepreneur with active developments across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, ZYVOV brings institutional rigour to entrepreneurial contexts — and entrepreneurial agility to institutional ones.
Our Principles
What We Do
ZYVOV operates across the full value chain of its six practice areas — from origination and structuring through to active management and exit. Each discipline informs the others, creating a network of capabilities that no single-sector firm can replicate.
Strategic development of ventures anchored in the sports ecosystem — from infrastructure and hospitality concepts tied to professional clubs, to brand partnerships and commercial development across sport properties globally.
Active management of real estate and hospitality assets across markets. We protect capital, optimise performance, and position portfolios for long-term value creation — from single assets to multi-country platforms.
Operational oversight and strategic direction of hotel assets. From performance improvement mandates to full management contracts, we deploy hospitality expertise across luxury, lifestyle, and branded segments.
End-to-end transaction advisory for acquisitions, disposals, development financing, and joint ventures. We source, structure, and execute — bringing proprietary deal flow and cross-border execution capability.
Development of technology-enabled businesses at the intersection of real assets, consumer experience, and data. We bring entrepreneurial instinct and operational infrastructure to build scalable digital platforms.
Development and scaling of consumer brand ventures across fashion, lifestyle, and premium goods. We identify positioning opportunities, structure brand partnerships, and build distribution across international markets.
"We do not wait for opportunities to be presented.
We originate them — then build the structures
that make them last."
Our Reach
ZYVOV's network of partners, advisors, and operators spans Europe, the Americas, Africa, and beyond — enabling us to source locally, execute globally, and manage with proximity.
How We Work
We originate, structure and execute — alongside owners, investors and institutions who want more than a consultant.
Capital Raising
Retainer + Success FeeEquity and debt raises from €5M to €200M across hospitality, sport infrastructure and emerging market real estate. We source, structure and close — with skin in the game.
Owner Representation
Monthly RetainerFrom acquisition to repositioning to operator selection — we act as your eyes, voice and leverage with operators, lenders and local partners. For owners who want institutional execution without an institutional overhead.
Real Estate Transactions
Success FeeOff-market deal flow across trophy hospitality assets, development sites and sport real estate. We bring opportunities that don't reach the open market.
Brand Market Entry
Project FeeDistribution strategy, retail partnerships and investor introductions for sport, lifestyle and consumer brands entering Europe and the Middle East.
Execution Record
A track record built across geographies, asset classes and market cycles. Numbers without the noise — no inflated mandates, no advisory theatre.
€300M+
Capital raised
Europe & Africa
10+
Hotels under
management
4
Continents
of operation
30+
Years of
execution
Hospitality
Hotel Acquisition
Full-cycle transaction — sourcing, structuring, financing and management mandate.
Retail
Shopping Centre Repositioning
Asset management mandate on a major retail asset. Operational restructuring and investor reporting.
Residential
Student Residence Development
Development advisory, capital raise and operator selection for a purpose-built student housing project. Europe.
Residential
Residential Portfolio Transaction
Sale and acquisition advisory on multi-unit residential buildings. Buyer and seller representation. Europe.
Sport Real Estate
Performance House — Botafogo
Concept origination, club partnership, SPV structuring and investor raise. 60-key luxury hotel embedded within elite football club infrastructure. Rio de Janeiro.
Hotel Portfolio
Multi-Asset Hotel Management
Operational oversight, P&L management and performance optimisation across a portfolio of hotels. Europe & Africa.
Selected Opportunities
We share a curated selection of off-market opportunities with a restricted group of qualified investors and partners.
Current focus: performance hospitality, sport real estate, emerging market development, trophy hospitality assets.
Qualified investors only
Strict confidentiality applies
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We review all enquiries personally. You will hear from us within 48 hours.
Perspective & Intelligence
Perspectives on performance hospitality, sport-embedded real estate, and emerging market development finance — from practitioners, not commentators.
Finance
Peter Thiel-backed NewLimit closes a landmark round targeting age-reversing medicine — validating the longevity positioning at the core of Performance Hospitality.
Fitness Business
A bifurcating market is separating premium sport and wellness venues from budget operators — creating a structural opportunity for asset managers at the top.
Wellness & Longevity
One of Europe's leading longevity retreats deepens its clinical offering — a signal of where premium hospitality and evidence-based medicine are converging.
Fitness Business
Top operators like PureGym and Fitness First are turning screen fatigue into a premium differentiator — a positioning at the heart of the Performance House concept.
Finance
May 2026The wearables leader moves toward public markets as institutional appetite for precision health platforms reaches a new high — reinforcing the investment case for performance-oriented hospitality.
Get in Touch
We engage with principals, investors, operators, and founders who share a long-term perspective. If you have a project, an asset, or an idea — we are interested.