Talus Real Estate Sl.

What Talus Real Estate Sl. does

Talus Real Estate SL is a Madrid-based, privately-held real estate investment company founded in 2013 that operates as a principal investment platform and operating partner for international institutional investors seeking exposure to Spanish real estate. The firm invests either as sole principal or, more typically, as a co-investing partner and asset manager alongside larger institutions, deploying capital across a broad spectrum of transactions including single asset and portfolio acquisitions, non-performing loan portfolios, operational assets, special situation lending, and corporate restructuring recapitalizations. Sector coverage spans office, retail, residential (for sale and rental), industrial/logistics, hotels, bars/restaurants, and leisure facilities, as well as the provision of debt capital where traditional lenders are absent.

The firm is led by a two-person senior team: Managing Director David Finkel (previously Managing Principal at Westbrook Partners, Managing Director of iStar Europe, Director at Nomura International's Asset Finance Group, and an alumnus of Goldman Sachs' Whitehall Funds; Harvard College AB cum laude) and Investment Director Jordi Moix (Founding Partner of Linq Venture; prior Managing Director roles at Reyal Urbis, Metrovacesa Catalonia, Layetana, and Habitat; earlier stints at AIG and Citibank; MBA from ESADE and Thunderbird; currently Vice President for Real Estate at FC Barcelona's Board of Directors and member of the ULI Barcelona Council). Total headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, and the firm is headquartered at Paseo de la Castellana 93, 13th floor West, Madrid.

Revenue is generated through two streams: equity participation and asset appreciation from co-investments in Spanish real estate transactions, and asset management fees for acting as operating partner on institutional portfolios. Pricing and deal terms are negotiated individually for each transaction and are not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is exclusively direct institutional sales driven by the founders' personal networks, with no broad marketing or intermediary distribution. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability, no app, no API, no disclosed funding history, and no M&A or partnership activity on record; the public website copyright remains dated 2013.

Name

Talus Real Estate Sl.

Legal name

TALUS REAL ESTATE SL

Website

https://talus-re.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Talus Real Estate SL is a Madrid-based private real estate investment firm founded in 2013 that acts as a principal co-investor and operating partner for international institutional investors pursuing Spanish real estate across multiple asset classes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment and Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

OCIO Providers (Outsourced CIO) (FSAAAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Institutional Consulting RIAs (OCIO/Endowments/Foundations/Pensions) (FSAAACAG)

Keywords

• Real estate investment
• Co-investment opportunities
• Asset management services
• Principal investing
• Special situation lending

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Co-Investment Returns: Talus co-invests in all transactions alongside institutional partners, generating returns through equity participation and asset appreciation in Spanish real estate investments including single assets, portfolios, non-performing loans, operational assets, and special situation lending.
2. Asset Management Fees: The company acts as an operating partner and asset manager for international institutions, earning management fees for overseeing real estate portfolios and investments across multiple sectors including office, retail, residential, industrial, logistics, hotels, and leisure facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Talus Real Estate SL is a Madrid-based real estate investment company that acts as a principal investment platform and operating partner for international institutions looking to invest in Spanish real estate. It invests as sole principal or co-investing partner alongside larger institutions, and provides asset management across office, retail, residential, industrial/logistics, hotels, bars/restaurants, and leisure facilities. The firm also provides debt capital and high-LTV loans in situations where traditional providers cannot, and supports corporate restructuring recapitalizations.

Product overview

Talus Real Estate Sl. is a Madrid-based real estate investment company that operates as a principal investor platform and operating partner for international institutions investing in Spanish real estate. The company offers investment opportunities across multiple asset classes including single assets, portfolio acquisitions, non-performing loan portfolios, operational assets, special situation lending, and corporate restructuring recapitalizations. Investment sectors span office, retail, residential (for sale and rental), industrial/logistics, hotels, bars/restaurants, and leisure facilities. The company emphasizes co-investment alongside institutional partners and provides both equity and debt capital solutions. This is a real estate investment firm, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• TPG Real Estate Partners: Major alternative asset manager's real estate platform with active European/Iberian investing — competes for institutional co-investment mandates in Spanish real estate while operating at vastly greater scale.
• CBRE Investment Management: Global institutional real estate investment manager with European/Spanish capability; competes for the same international institutional LP mandates Talus targets, though at much greater scale and product breadth.
• Savills Investment Management: Pan-European institutional real estate investment manager with Iberian mandates, offering core/core-plus/value-add funds that compete directly with Talus for international capital seeking Spanish real estate exposure.
• Nuveen Real Estate: Global institutional real estate investment platform with European/Spanish allocation capacity; competes for the same institutional co-investment and operating partner mandates Talus pursues.
• DWS Real Estate: Major global asset manager with a European real estate business active in Spain across logistics, residential, and offices — a broad incumbent competing for the institutional LP mandates Talus also targets.

Direct peers

• Haya Real Estate: Madrid-headquartered real estate servicer and asset manager with strong NPL and REO capabilities; competes with Talus in serving international institutions looking for Spanish distressed and core exposures.
• Anticipa Real Estate: Barcelona-based Spanish real estate platform focused on NPL portfolios and distressed asset management; comparable to Talus's NPL and special-situation strategy within the same geography.
• Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate: Public real estate investment and asset management platform with significant Iberian exposure, comparable in offering institutional co-investment and operating partner services across European real estate markets including Spain.
• Patron Capital: European real estate opportunity fund manager active in special situations, NPLs, and operating partner roles across the Iberian Peninsula — closely aligned to Talus's special-situation and co-investment orientation.
• Azora Gestión: Madrid-based Spanish real estate investment manager with similar multi-strategy mandates (NPLs, hospitality, residential) serving institutional capital. Closest direct comparable given shared Spanish focus, boutique scale, and institutional LP base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/talus-real-estate-sl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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