Founder of Optimus Investments · real estate investor

Real estate investment in Spain. Institutional experience for private investors.

My goal is to create exclusive investment opportunities backed by real estate for private investors. I combine 15 years in the City of London’s financial markets with 12 years in Madrid’s real estate sector: institutional experience, local insight and practical execution.

Kris Van Lancker in Madrid Kris Van Lancker · Madrid
25+Years in finance & real estate
15Years in the City of London’s financial markets
12Years in Madrid real estate
My approach

From opportunity to investment.

Through Optimus Investments, I give private investors access to opportunities beyond traditional investments, an approach historically reserved for high-net-worth and institutional investors.

My background in financial markets, real estate advisory and residential development allows me to connect asset selection, risk analysis, investment structuring and execution. You work directly with someone who understands the transaction from start to finish.

How to invest with Optimus Investments
A 360° perspective

The asset, financing, risks and exit are parts of one investment decision. I combine an investor’s perspective with first-hand experience advising on transactions and delivering residential developments: from identifying an opportunity through to execution.

My businesses

Optimus Group

Investment, real estate advisory and residential development work together across the group I founded in Madrid.

Serenia Capital

As a senior strategic adviser and investor, I work with its founders on strategy, fundraising and capital structuring.

Transactions and projects

A track record you can explore.

Transactions and projects I have helped deliver through Optimus Global Investors and Optimus Homes, combining institutional advisory work with direct experience in residential development.

01 · Residential development · Madrid Río

ADF10, Aldea del Fresno 10

Optimus Homes identified an opportunity beside Madrid Río for a boutique development of 17 one-bedroom homes—13 apartments, two duplexes and two penthouses—a housing type that remains scarce in Spain’s new-build market. Designed by Cano y Escario and completed in 2023, ADF10 combined bright homes with terraces and shared spaces for just 17 owners: a pool, coworking space and panoramic rooftop. An A energy rating, air-source heat pumps, underfloor heating and cooling, and smart-home technology completed a development designed around new ways of living and working.

Madrid RíoOptimus Homes · Developer

02 · Offices · Madrid

Duro Felguera office portfolio

Optimus Global Investors advised on the sale of two Duro Felguera office buildings to Signal Capital Partners. The transaction included a leaseback of the Madrid headquarters.

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Madrid and Las RozasOptimus Global Investors · Advisory

03 · Retail · Gran Vía

Gran Vía 68, Madrid

Optimus Global Investors advised M&G Real Estate on its acquisition of two retail units at Gran Vía 68 in central Madrid.

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Gran Vía, MadridOptimus Global Investors · Buyer’s adviser

04 · Resort hotels · Almería

Almería Hotel Portfolio

Optimus Global Investors advised Corum Asset Management on its acquisition of the Playalinda and Playasol hotels in Roquetas de Mar through a sale-and-leaseback transaction.

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Roquetas de Mar, AlmeríaOptimus Global Investors · Buyer’s adviser
Further experience

These transactions sit alongside other Optimus investments and deals that have not received public coverage.

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Career

A career in finance and real estate.

Today

Founder of the Optimus Group, investor and strategic adviser · Madrid

Investment and advisory work through Optimus Investments, Optimus Global Investors and Serenia Capital; residential development through Optimus Homes.

2013–14

Edmond de Rothschild · London & Madrid

Private credit, real estate and fixed income investments for Iberia.

2003–13

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities · London

Structured credit and fixed income markets for Southern European clients.

1999–03

Bloomberg · London

European institutional client relationships and fixed income market support.

Client recommendations

What clients and colleagues say.

Investors and industry professionals value my focus on their interests, my market knowledge and my ability to deliver.

Let's talk

Let’s discuss your next investment in Spain.

Whether you are a private investor, represent a family office or manage institutional capital, tell me about your objectives and investment horizon. Let’s discuss how we can work together in Spain.

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