The partnership will strengthen the investment capacity of RYZE to support its European buy-and-build strategy and future M&A transactions
Milan, 21st May 2026 – RYZE (formerly YARD REAAS), a leading independent platform providing investment, property management and valuation services for institutional investors and banks, and Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager, today announce the launch of a strategic partnership.
The addition of Tikehau Capital as a financing partner marks a significant moment for the development of RYZE, providing new strategic resources aimed at accelerating RYZE Group’s expansion plans in Italy and across Europe. The partnership significantly enhances the Group’s investment capacity, supporting a buy-and-build strategy that already involves an advanced acquisition pipeline.
The international growth strategy, launched in 2024 by Partners Emanuele Bellani, Paolo Datti and Paolo Perrella under the guidance of majority shareholder AnaCap, has already led to the completion of six strategic acquisitions. This includes investments in France as well as now aiming to expand into Spain and Portugal as target geographies. The new financial partnership aims to ensure continuity for this sustained growth, strengthening RYZE’s position as a leading European platform in integrated Real Estate services.
With €53 billion assets under management (“AuM”) as of 31st March 2026 and 17 offices globally, Tikehau Capital is a leading player in credit and structured financing, with consolidated expertise in supporting development transactions, buy-and-build strategies and international growth projects.
Emanuele Bellani, Partner & Group CEO of RYZE, commented: “This transaction is a genuine strategic lever that allows us to further accelerate our growth and consolidation path in Europe. In just over two years with AnaCap, we have built a unique platform in the market and today, thanks to the support of Tikehau Capital, we have the resources needed to increase the execution speed of the M&A transactions already in the pipeline.”
“The entry alongside RYZE of a leading international financial investor such as Tikehau Capital represents an important demonstration of the strength of the industrial project and the stability of the wider Group,” said Paolo Perrella, Partner & Group CFO of RYZE. “The structure of the transaction enables a strengthening of the financial resources that support the growth plans, significantly increases investment capacity and creates conditions for us to more effectively sustain the external growth strategy. The Group will therefore now be able to realise the next phase of growth by leveraging a consolidated industrial platform and a well-established track record of acquisitions.”
“Since our investment and entry into the share capital, we have confirmed our initial views that RYZE is a company well positioned to consolidate the real estate services market, characterized by a dynamic growth and rich of inorganic opportunities for accelerated growth” said Alberto Sainaghi, Partner at AnaCap. “This new partnership represents a significant step in the growth strategy for RYZE: not only does it strengthen the Group’s financial capacity, enabling it to execute the best M&A opportunities in the market, but it also confirms the strength, attractiveness and scalability of the industrial model we are developing. AnaCap will continue to support RYZE’s management with conviction, backing its growth path, innovation and leadership in the sector.”
“We are pleased to support RYZE in its growth journey, in a sector where we continue to observe progressive consolidation at a European level,” added Martino Mauroner, Deputy Head of Private Debt at Tikehau Capital. “We were particularly impressed by the quality and ambition of the management team, as well as by the strong commitment of the controlling shareholder AnaCap, which we believe is an important partner to support the company in this next phase of development. The transaction represents the sixth investment from the sixth vintage of our direct lending strategy and reflects Italy’s strategic importance within Tikehau Capital’s international strategy.”
Houlihan Lokey acted as debt advisor to RYZE as part of the financing.
