We deliver superior returns
to our investors

in the long run, thanks to our investment strategy, a high degree of involvement in asset management and capital structure optimization.

We Invest in underutilized or undervalued properties, sectors, or regions and look to take advantage of economic cycles.
We deliver superior returns to our investors in the long run, thanks to our investment strategy, a high degree of involvement in asset management and capital structure optimization.

We Invest in underutilized or undervalued properties, sectors, or regions and look to take advantage of economic cycles.

As general partner, Eire Capital contributes a share of each fund’s total equity, which allows for a complete alignment of interests and incentives with those of our investors.

The strategies we typically use to add value are:

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REMODELING, UPDATING, AND REPOSITIONING

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CUTTING OPERATING EXPENSES

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RENEGOTIATING LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH TENANTS

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OPTIMIZING FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

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LEASING VACANT SPACE

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EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE USES FOR SPACES

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We invest primarily in properties that generate cash flows but offer an unrealized potential value where, by applying our practical experience, we can generate significant additional value.

DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT CRITERIA

  • MACROECONOMIC FACTORS
  • SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
  • CAPITAL FLOWS INTO THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR
  • TRENDS WITHIN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
  • LIQUIDITY AND DEPTH OF REAL ESTATE MARKETS
  • PUBLIC POLICIES ON A STATE/LOCAL LEVEL
  • FINANCING AVAILABILITY
  • EXPECTED RETURNS
    RISK/RETURN

ACQUISITION PROCESS

This is the process we carefully follow to select and acquire all our properties.
Deal Flow opportuniTRANSACTIONCLOSINGOFFERSRECEIVED200OPPORTUNITIES50 OPPORTUNITIES20 OPPORTUNITIES20 OPPORTUNITIES3 OPPORTUNITIES2 OPPORTUNITIES1 OPPORTUNITYINITIALSTUDYSECONDREVIEWDUEDILIGENCEINITIALAPPROVAL:OFFER SENTNEGOTIATIONAND OFFERACCEPTANCEFINALAPPROVALOnce the offer is accepted, the physical state and condition of the property are reviewed, along with legal aspects.We analyze the current tenants and leases, appreciation potential, price, and capitalization rate.We examine opportunities that meet our investment strategies, asset type, square footage, region, and location.We evaluate approximately 200 opportunities for each property we acquire.

OUR TEAM

CHAIRMAN

DAVID KABABIE KALIFE

Chairman of Eire Capital since 2021, with more than 30 years of experience in investment and management of real estate projects. He also has more than 40 years of expertise in the textile sector.

David Kababie has studies in Business Administration from Mexico’s Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM).

FOUNDING PARTNER/CEO

ELÍAS CAMHAJI LISBONA

Founding partner and CEO of Eire Capital since 2019. Formerly, he was managing partner of ZKC, a real estate development company, where he carried out more than 150 transactions and created several investment portfolios; among them, a private real estate investment trust (FIBRA) that carried out a securitization of rents in the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV), with a 20-year fixed interest rate. He also secured an investment in a real estate development portfolio in Mexico City from Mexico’s biggest private equity firm. Before joining ZKC, he worked at McKinsey & Company Mexico.


Mr. Camhaji holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and an MBA from IPADE Business School in Mexico. He also completed the Owner/President Management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School.

FOUNDING PARTNER/CFO

MARCOS ZAGA GALANTE

Founding partner and CFO of Eire Capital since 2019. He was previously CFO of ZKC, a real estate development company, where he carried out more than 50 real estate transactions and created two real estate investment portfolios. He led a rent securitization the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) with a 20-year fixed interest rate. He also led the process to secure an investment in a real estate development portfolio in Mexico City from Mexico’s biggest private equity firm.


Previously, he worked at Axan, participating in projects to create new financial intermediaries (more than 10 banks, 5 Retirement Fund Managers or AFORES, and a brokerage house) as well as several projects involving financial analysis, infrastructure, and investment banking. Before joining Axan, he worked at McKinsey & Company Mexico.


Marcos holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting from Mexico’s Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM), a diploma course in Corporate Counseling from the ITAM, and a Real Estate Investments & Markets program from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

PARTNER & COO

JOSEPH KABABIE ATACH

Partner and COO of Eire Capital since 2021. He has over five years of experience in the real estate sector, mainly managing real estate development and repositioning projects, as well as stabilized assets. Joseph holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Mexico’s Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM) and is a CFA Level III Candidate.

COMPTROLLER

JULIO HERNANDEZ MARTÍNEZ

He is Eire Capital’s Comptroller and has 16 years of experience in the field, occupying various positions in accounting and comptroller departments in several companies. He holds a degree in Public Accounting from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

GENERAL COUNSEL

RICARDO RAMÍREZ LUNA

He has been the Legal Director of Eire Capital since 2019. Before that, he was General Counsel at ZKC. There, he led the closing of nearly 90 real estate transactions and managed the company’s private real estate investment trust (FIBRA). He also worked at Ortiz Linares Abogados in the real estate and trust departments.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

ARTURO MORENO GONZÁLEZ

He has been a lawyer at Eire Capital since 2019. Before that, he worked in the legal department at ZKC, mainly drafting and reviewing contracts and corporate documents, being responsible for administrative and operational procedures with several authorities. He also worked at Ortiz Linares Abogados in the real estate department.