Real Estate

Real estate managers rely on experienced and reliable administrative professionals who understand their business and their administrative needs with respect to the accounting, reporting, local compliance requirements and management of their real estate investments.


At Alter Domus we service over 950 real estate holding, financing, and property companies for more than 75 clients worldwide. Our real estate clients include many large institutional investors, banks, and insurance companies. We also service private equity real estate funds and high net worth individuals. All count on us to provide customized accounting and cash reporting, preparation of stand alone and consolidation annual accounts, monitoring of payments cycles and cash flow reporting and preparation of all corporate secretarial work for the acquisition, management and disposal of their real estate assets. Moreover, our clients count on us to manage the coordination between all third parties, including property managers, banks, auditors and tax lawyers.


More information relating to our experience and specific skills in administering real estate funds can be found on our Fund Administration page.


Our real estate engagement teams, comprising almost 80 people, are specialized and experienced in dealing with all issues and particularities that real estate managers face when establishing and running real estate funds, holding and property companies. We understand and anticipate the needs of our real estate clients. In addition, we are constantly refining the ways we structure our resources to optimize the delivery of required services, whether it is the full administration of real estate funds or the local accounting, reporting and compliance tasks of related property companies. By engaging Alter Domus to handle their administrative needs, our real estate clients have more time to focus on their core business, real estate asset management or real estate debt management.

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Corporate & Management Services

Incorporation

  • Set up legal entities
  • Implement cross border corporate structures
  • Coordinate ongoing relations with local tax and legal professional services firms
  • Coordinate ongoing relations with local banks and other financial professionals

Management

  • Provide legal entities with a registered office
  • Provide independent directors, managers and legal signatories
  • Organise board meetings and shareholder meetings
  • Maintain shareholders' register
  • Follow up on any legal formalities

Tax Compliance

  • Prepare corporate tax returns and tax balances
  • Maintain relevant contacts with local tax authorities
  • Prepare VAT returns and maintain VAT records
  • Coordinate with external tax advisors, as needed

Consolidation

  • Prepare group consolidated financial statements in accordance with local GAAP, US GAAP or the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Administration and Accounting

  • Handle day-to-day corporate operations and follow-up with third-parties
  • Keep company books and prepare periodical reports
  • Prepare statutory and consolidated financial statements

Statutory Audit

  • Carry out audit by statutory auditors in order to verify that annual accounts are in accordance with the accounting standards, the accounting records and supporting documentation for companies which are not already subject to legal audit by an independent auditor

Liquidation Services (Only in Luxembourg)

  • Act as liquidator or provide assistance to liquidator
  • Provide variety of customised services related to the liquidation of Luxembourg companies
  • Maintain company accounts, periodical reports and liquidation accounts
  • Handle day-to-day company operations and monitor third-party relationships
  • Provide secretarial services linked to company liquidation: organise shareholders’ meetings, maintenance of shareholders’ register, handling of legal formalities
  • Coordinate liquidation: liaise with independent legal and tax specialists and notary