Your building is capital. You just cannot spend it.
A sale-leaseback turns a building you own and occupy into cash, without moving out. Inventure Capital buys the property, you stay in it on a lease, and you have the option to keep a share of the ownership.
Sell the building. Keep the business where it is.
In a sale-leaseback, an owner-occupier sells the building and signs a lease to keep occupying it. The capital that was locked in the property comes out and goes back into the business. The buyer takes on a building that already has a tenant in it, because the tenant is the seller.
Most buyers want the lease and nothing else. Inventure Capital offers it differently: sale-leaseback, with the option to keep a share of the ownership. You can take the capital out and still own part of the asset you just sold.
What you get
- Capital out of the building and into the business
- No move, no disruption to operations
- The option to retain a share of the ownership
- A buyer who develops, acquires, builds and operates its own portfolio
What we look for
- An owner-occupier who wants to stay in the building
- A real use for the capital being freed
- A lease commitment that matches the intent to stay
- A property that fits the strategy
We would rather you stayed invested than walked away.
The straightforward version of this deal is simple: you sell, you sign a lease, you take the cheque. Inventure tends to ask for something more than that, and it is deliberate.
You sell the building
The capital that was sitting in the property comes out, and goes where you actually need it in the business.
You stay as the tenant
Operations do not move. You keep occupying the building under a lease, and we have asked sellers to commit to the majority of the space rather than a token footprint.
You come back in on the equity
You have the option to keep a share of the ownership, so the building you built the business in is still partly yours.
Everyone stays aligned
A seller who still occupies the building and still owns part of it has the same interest in the asset that we do. That is the point of structuring it this way.
Terms are specific to each property and each business. This page describes how Inventure has approached these transactions, not a fixed set of requirements, and nothing here is an offer or a commitment.
An operator, not just a balance sheet.
Inventure Capital gives successful professionals access to commercial real estate alongside a team that develops, acquires, builds and operates it. The same firm that would buy your building also sources deals through its own brokerage, manages its own assets and holds them long term.
That matters in a sale-leaseback because you are not only choosing a price. You are choosing the landlord you are going to deal with for the length of the lease, and whether they understand the building they just bought.
Sale-leaseback, answered plainly.
What is a sale-leaseback?
A sale-leaseback is a transaction where a company that owns and occupies a building sells it and immediately signs a lease to keep operating from the same space. The business does not move. The capital that was tied up in the property is released and the seller becomes the tenant.
How does a sale-leaseback work?
The owner-occupier and the buyer agree a price for the building and a lease that starts at closing. Ownership transfers to the buyer, the seller stays in occupation as tenant, and the sale proceeds go to the seller. With Inventure Capital the seller also has the option to keep a share of the ownership rather than selling out entirely.
Why do companies do sale-leasebacks?
Because the building is usually the largest asset the business owns and the hardest one to use. A sale-leaseback converts it into capital that can go into the actual operation, expanding capacity, adding equipment or funding growth, while the business carries on from the same address.
Can I keep part of the ownership?
Yes. That option is the part Inventure Capital treats as standard rather than unusual: sale-leaseback, with the option to keep a share of the ownership. You can take capital out of the building and remain an owner of it.
How much of the building do I have to lease back?
It depends on the property and the business, and it is agreed deal by deal. Inventure has asked sellers to commit to the majority of the space rather than a small portion, because a seller who genuinely stays in the building keeps everyone's interests pointing the same way.
What kind of buildings does Inventure Capital buy?
Commercial property that fits the strategy, across the portfolio types the firm already owns and operates. The most direct way to find out whether yours does is to put it in front of them.
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