What Maya Capital does

Maya Capital LLP is a London-based European real estate investment manager founded in 2014 by Managing Partner David Pralong. The firm specialises in value-add and opportunistic strategies across UK regional offices, Iberian residential and commercial assets, UK retail regeneration, and UK and Swiss hospitality, deploying more than €2.5 billion of team-aggregated capital across Western Europe since inception. As of July 2024, Maya had invested c.£400 million across 17 deals with 9 exits on its own books. The firm operates with a small core team of approximately 10-15 professionals, augmented by a senior advisory board drawn from Allianz Real Estate, EQT, Greenhill, Heitman, AEW Europe, and M7 Real Estate, and runs offices in London and Lisbon.

Maya generates revenue through three streams: recurring management fees from institutional LPs, performance-related carried interest on exits above preferred returns, and transactional fees on acquisitions, refinancings, and dispositions. Its customer base comprises major European institutional investors (a single anchor LP committed £100 million in 2016 and up to £50 million in 2017), family offices, and co-investment partners such as Veld Capital, AnaCap Financial Partners, and ECE Work & Live. Distribution is relationship-driven, supported by senior advisors, an in-house origination team, and financial PR (Powerscourt); minimum commitments are stated at £50-£100 million+ per investor.

The firm runs four distinct investment strategies (Regional UK Office, UK Retail Vehicle, Iberian Platform, UK Hotels) plus a full-service investment management offering spanning sourcing, acquisition, asset management, and exit. Notable assets include the £125 million+ 160 Blackfriars Road scheme with AnaCap and Motel One, the €65 million Lisbon residential portfolio, two Staybridge Suites hotels with ECE Work & Live, and the planned CHF 50 million+ Hotel Belmont in Crans-Montana. Maya has held ISO 14001:2015 certification since 2017, is a GRESB participant member, and targets net-zero portfolio carbon by 2030.

Name

Maya Capital

Legal name

Maya Capital LLP

Website

https://maya-cap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maya Capital is a London-based European real estate investment manager founded in 2014, deploying capital across UK regional offices, Iberian residential and commercial assets, UK retail, and European hospitality for institutional investors and co-investment partners through value-add and opportunistic strategies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Management

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality (Hotels & Resorts) Asset Management (BPAJAMAE)

Keywords

• Real estate investment
• Property investment management
• Institutional real estate
• Value-add real estate
• European property investment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Fees: Maya Capital earns management fees from institutional investors for managing real estate assets and funds. The firm was noted to have raised £100m of equity commitment from a major European institutional investor in 2016.
2. Performance / Carried Interest: The firm generates carried interest by delivering returns above preferred returns to investors. The PIE Europe Awards recognised Maya Capital's capital raise and fund performance in 2016.
3. Deal / Transaction Fees: Fees earned on acquisition, refinancing, and disposition of assets across its portfolio, including the sale of assets such as 160-163 Friar Street (£11.2m), Highdown House (£11.0m), Janus House (£27.8m), and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Maya Capital is a pan-European real estate investment firm that acquires and actively manages residential and commercial property across the UK and continental Europe on behalf of institutional investors and family offices. The firm deploys capital through specialized strategies — a Regional UK Office strategy, a UK Retail Vehicle, an Iberian Platform, and a UK Hotel/Hospitality strategy — and provides full-service investment management from sourcing and acquisition through asset management and exit.

Product overview

Maya Capital is a pan-European real estate investment management firm founded in 2014, offering specialized niche investment strategies rather than a unified software product. The firm operates through distinct investment strategies including a Regional UK Office Strategy targeting secondary office assets outside London, a UK Retail Vehicle for regeneration opportunities, an Iberian Platform for Portuguese and Spanish markets, and UK Hotel/Hospitality investments. Their full-service model spans the entire investment lifecycle from sourcing and acquisition through asset management and exit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regional UK Office Investment Strategy Active management strategy targeting office assets outside London — secondary UK regional cities — where intensive asset management, refurbishment, and lease restructuring can drive risk-adjusted returns. Built for institutional investors seeking differentiated exposure beyond core London assets.
• UK Retail Vehicle Investment vehicle targeting UK retail assets requiring active repositioning or regeneration, designed to capture value through intensive asset management in a structurally challenged retail sub-sector. Aimed at institutional and family-office investors seeking differentiated returns from UK retail.
• Iberian Platform Country-platform investment strategy covering residential and commercial real estate opportunities in Portugal and Spain, with local origination and asset management based in Lisbon. Designed for institutional and family-office investors seeking exposure to Iberia.
• UK Hotel/Hospitality Investment Investment strategy covering UK hotel assets, including new-build development (Motel One, London) and extended-stay acquisitions (Staybridge Suites) executed through joint-venture partnerships with operating platforms. Targets mid-sized hotels in UK regional cities outside London.
• Full-Service Investment Management End-to-end real estate investment management service spanning sourcing, acquisition (negotiation, due diligence, financing, structuring), asset management (property management oversight, capital expenditure, ESG improvements, reporting, refinancing), and exit (agent network, sale process, timing). Offered to institutional and family-office investors across all Maya strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43% rental increase achieved at 160-163 Friar Street, Reading, with rent at c.£25 per sq. ft., and sale at £11.2m (6.08% net initial yield)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ParkProperty Europe (ECE Work & Live)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECE Work & Live (rebranded from ParkProperty Europe) acquired two Staybridge Suites hotels in Liverpool and Newcastle in partnership with Maya Capital. Maya contributed sourcing capabilities and acts as asset manager. The venture aims to build a portfolio of 7-8 mid-sized hotels in UK regional cities outside London with total investment of up to GBP 150 million.
• Cycas HospitalitysupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCycas Hospitality is the operator managing the Staybridge Suites Liverpool and Newcastle hotels acquired in partnership with ECE Work & Live and Maya Capital.
• Motel OnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMotel One is a Munich-based affordable lifestyle hotel company operating over 90 hotels across 14 countries in Europe and the US. It is the hotel operator for the 222-bedroom hotel at 160 Blackfriars Road, London, developed by Maya Capital and Veld Capital. This represents Motel One's first hotel management contract in Europe.
• Knight FranksupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKnight Frank acted as advisor to Veld Capital and Maya Capital on the £45.7m OakNorth loan transaction for the 160 Blackfriars Road hotel development. Knight Frank has also advised on multiple other Maya Capital transactions including the Glasgow Guildhall acquisition.
• SavillssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSavills represented ECE Work & Live on the acquisition of the two Staybridge Suites hotels in Liverpool and Newcastle. Savills has also acted as agent and advisor on several other Maya Capital transactions.
• Levy Real EstatesupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLevy Real Estate acted as buyer's agent for Maya Capital and AnaCap on the acquisition of 160 Blackfriars Road, London.
• PowerscourtsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPowerscourt is the PR adviser to Maya Capital, managing press releases, media relations, and communications across fundraises, acquisitions, disposals, and corporate announcements.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Heitman: Global real estate investment manager with a substantial European platform across value-add and core-plus strategies. Maya senior advisor Rob Reiskin previously co-headed Heitman Europe; competes for institutional European real estate allocations.
• EQT Real Estate: Major pan-European private equity and real estate investor with a dedicated real estate platform. Maya senior advisor Fredrik Elwing previously raised €420m for an EQT pan-European opportunistic real estate fund; broader AUM and product breadth make EQT a broad incumbent comparable.
• AEW Capital Management: Global real estate investment manager with significant European value-add and opportunistic strategies. Competes with Maya for institutional capital across pan-European mandates and operates overlapping asset classes including offices and retail regeneration.

Direct peers

• AnaCap Financial Partners: European mid-market private equity, credit, and real estate specialist with €5.2bn AUM. Maya's co-investment partner on the £125m Blackfriars Road acquisition; both pursue value-add European real estate with institutional capital partners.
• Patron Capital: Pan-European opportunistic real estate investment manager where Maya senior advisor Bertrand Schwab served as Senior Adviser for 18 years. Comparable value-add/opportunistic focus across UK and continental Europe serving institutional investors.
• Pluto Finance: European real estate investment manager (formerly Pluto Capital) where Maya director Michael Wingenroth set up and ran the German real estate investment business. Comparable cross-border European value-add strategy with institutional fundraising model.
• Moor Park Capital Partners: UK- and Europe-focused real estate investment manager founded by Maya senior advisor Shemeel Khan; David Pralong previously served on the investment team. Comparable opportunistic/value-add European real estate strategy with institutional LP base.
• M7 Real Estate: Pan-European multi-strategy real estate investment manager with c.€5bn AUM. Maya senior advisor Richard Croft is Executive Chairman and co-founder of M7; Charlie Alcock co-founded M7. Operates overlapping value-add/opportunistic strategies across UK and Europe.
• ECE Work & Live (ParkProperty Europe): European hospitality and mixed-use real estate investor/operator partnered with Maya on UK extended-stay hotel acquisitions (up to £150m planned portfolio). Closely overlapping strategy in European hospitality asset acquisition and active asset management.
• Helios Capital: European real estate investment manager where Maya founder David Pralong previously headed the real estate practice. Similar focus on European opportunistic and value-add strategies and institutional capital raising.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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