Calçada Investment Management sources, finances and delivers urban rehabilitation projects across Lisbon on behalf of private investors — reporting directly, on schedule, from acquisition to exit.
Headquartered in Lisbon, where we lead most of our activity. Calçada Investment Management is led by Marc Laufer and Alexandre Sanko.
A French businessman and active investor in the Portuguese economy, Marc has acquired restaurants and high-stake companies that helped bring Portugal onto the international stage — making him a trusted partner across a wide network. He brings a pragmatic view of real estate and financial discipline to how projects are financed, structured and exited.
Franco-American, with 15 years of real estate experience in Paris. Alexandre has led numerous residential and commercial rehabilitation projects, and is hands-on across sourcing, financing, licensing, conversion and sales — seeing each project through end to end.
Calçada Investment Management was formed from a partnership between Marc Laufer and Alexandre Sanko, built to manage real estate projects for third-party investors as transparently as possible. Marc is often a co-investor alongside the firm's clients, keeping interests aligned. We report directly and regularly to our investors on schedule and forecast.
For lower-risk mandates, we open the capital of matured SPVs. For higher-return mandates, we source new projects that need more work.
Sourcing, in-depth analysis, exit strategy, negotiation, financing, closing, and full delivery with architects and contractors through to sale.
Sourcing, negotiating, closing, appraising, marketing, capex management, financing/refinancing, exit strategy and fiscal optimization.