With a multidisciplinary team that combines strong financial acumen with in-depth real estate market knowledge across many areas of expertise, Bondstone is dedicated to the development of projects in a variety of asset classes, sectors, investment styles, and geographies. We are committed to creating positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors.
We Build Impact Through Investment
We Build Impact Through Investment
Bondstone Group integrates Bondstone Investment Management (SGOIC) and Bondstone Asset Management, and is dedicated to managing real estate investments.
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Bondstone Investment Management is a licensed investment and management firm regulated by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM).
We focus exclusively in deploying and managing international capital into the European real estate market, through Closed-End Real Estate Investment Funds and Real Estate Investment Companies (SICs).
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Bondstone Investment Management is a licensed investment and management firm regulated by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM).
We focus exclusively in deploying and managing international capital into the European real estate market, through Closed-End Real Estate Investment Funds and Real Estate Investment Companies (SICs).
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Bondstone Asset Management manages investments across the entire investment cycle in the real estate market, acquiring, developing, and managing real estate projects in various asset classes.
We provide a bespoke service, adjusted to the risk-return profile of our investors, ensuring comprehensive management from acquisition to divestment.
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Bondstone Asset Management manages investments across the entire investment cycle in the real estate market, acquiring, developing, and managing real estate projects in various asset classes.
We provide a bespoke service, adjusted to the risk-return profile of our investors, ensuring comprehensive management from acquisition to divestment.
Since its inception, Bondstone Group has successfully curated a portfolio of assets with a development value north of 1 billion €*.
* of which more than €900 million of development value are managed by Bondstone Investment Management.
WORTH THE GLANCE
Since 2016 the group has successfully structured and developed a unique portfolio of real estate assets, involving residential projects that represent a total investment of more than €900 million and an aggregate projected EM north of 1.9x in “ground-up” development projects.
Assets under Management (AuM)
€
m*
*of which €350m are managed by Bondstone Investment Management
Gross Construction Area (GCA) - sqm
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*sold and under development, of which 130.000 are Bondstone Investment Management
Units
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*sold and under development, of which than 800 are Bondstone Investment Management
Projects
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*of which 2 are managed by Bondstone Investment Management
Invested in Creating Impact
Our Purpose
We aspire to be a leading investment platform in the European real estate market, committed to consistently generating value and positive impact for all our stakeholders. We firmly believe in the endless bond between our investment and management efforts - focused on safeguarding and growing our investors’ capital via a transparent, co-operative, and devoted approach - and the transformative influence of the real estate projects we undertake within the communities we engage with, powering tomorrow’s economy.
Our Values
Bondstone’s culture is built upon five core values. These values are embedded in our professional and personal conduct and are crucial to how we operate our business.
INTEGRITY
Our ethos at Bondstone is ‘Deliver what we promise and only promise what we can deliver’. For us, integrity means we do what we say, we manage expectations through ongoing communication, and we are accountable for agreements and deadlines. We value honesty, transparency, and consistency in our words and actions so our stakeholders can trust us to get the job done.
EXCELLENCE
We intend on being the best we can by placing the investor and client at the center of everything we do. We fully commit to consistently deliver on expectations, go the extra mile, give 100% in all that we do, and approach everything with a “can do attitude”. We constantly look to improve ourselves, cultivating our knowledge, skills, and attitudes to achieve excellence.
VALUE-FOCUSED THINKING
We manage the capital of our investors responsibly, with an alternative and independent mindset. We are open to developing innovative investment and management strategies aimed at generating superior and sustained risk-adjusted returns for our investors.
TEAMWORK
We promote personal development by providing an environment that fosters teamwork, and professional growth. We empower our team in a work environment that is conducive to creating the optimal work-life balance. We aim to deliver outstanding results by establishing a culture of exceptional execution and rewarding those who create great outcomes.
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
We are fully committed to carrying out our social and corporate responsibility on a consistent basis across all aspects of our operations. The principles we comply with are Business Integrity, Environmental Sustainability, Respect for Society and Respect for People.
And Committed to the Most Valuable Assets
We are creating an investment framework at Bondstone to ensure future real estate development, investment and asset management activity aligns with the best standards of environmental, social and governance.
As part of our commitment to responsible investment, we are working towards becoming a signatory of the UN PRI and becoming accredited under several internationally recognized standards.
A Growth Story
A GROWTH STORY
2016
Louvre Capital
is established by Paulo Loureiro (a former Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in New York and MBA alumni from University of Chicago Booth School of Business) and acquires the first real estate project in Lisbon, investing €8m in the development of a 21-unit luxury residential building.
A GROWTH STORY
2017
Opens the Head Office
in Lisbon and adds three new residential projects to our portfolio (Scenic, The Nest and Excluxive). The firm closes 2017 with a pipeline of four residential projects totaling 13.500 sqm and €55m in AuM.
A GROWTH STORY
2018
The team grows
to 10 people, providing a unique mix of real estate know-how and financial expertise. The company starts four new projects in Lisbon and Cascais, adding 11.500 sqm to its portfolio, and closes the year with a pipeline of eight projects totaling 25,.000 sqm, 120 units and an AuM of €100m.
A GROWTH STORY
2019
First joint-venture
The company closed a €35m project in Porto in a 50/50 joint venture with Violas Ferreira Group – a leading Portuguese family office deeply committed to the local commercial real estate industry. The firm ends 2019 with a pipeline of nine projects (totaling 35.000 sqm, representing an investment of over €100m).
A GROWTH STORY
2020
Bondstone
The group adopts a new brand (Bondstone) and establishes itself as a real estate private equity firm seeking to invest in select asset classes and investment styles. Louvre Properties remains as the high-end residential brand of Bondstone Group.
A GROWTH STORY
2021
Investment rises
Bondstone closes a joint venture with Legendre Group for the development of BTS residential projects. We start 2021 with a team of 17 people (excluding 4 non-executive board members), and secure a pipeline of c. €200m in different asset classes.
A GROWTH STORY
2022
Ambitious goals
We close the vast majority of the pipeline sourced in the previous year and secure pipeline for an additional €500m of assets. The Bondstone group breaks ground on the long-term goal of setting up the first investment fund.
A GROWTH STORY
2023
Transformation
Bondstone closes Morgadinho deal and significantly increases its AuM. We become a regulated fund manager and set up two SICs (Morgadinho and Belas), ending up the year with a talented team of 25 people.
Starring Our Team
We are proud of our talented and passionate team, a qualified and diversified group of professionals responsible for the daily management of real estate projects including identification, sourcing, underwriting, acquisition, financing, project management and commercial management.
Together they provide a transversal background, know-how and a wealth of knowledge in distinct asset classes, in multiple countries.
Memberships
We are proud members of a few associations and institutes with whom we share a vision and ambition.
