Real Assets & Real Estate
Industry Focus
Real estate markets are undergoing a strategic shift—driven by digitization, ESG imperatives, and post-COVID demand changes. Gharfien advises investors, asset managers, developers, and corporate occupiers on unlocking value from real assets through smarter capital deployment, data-driven asset planning, and operational excellence. We support clients across the real estate lifecycle—optimizing portfolios, conducting valuations, driving cost efficiency, and aligning physical spaces with enterprise strategy. From adaptive reuse and mixed-use redevelopment to corporate workplace transformation, we guide real estate stakeholders through disruption while creating resilient, high-performance property portfolios.
Our Approach to Real Estate Strategy
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Tax Advisory
We help clients navigate complex tax regulations through tailored structuring, compliance management, and transaction due diligence. Our tax advisory services minimize risk exposure, ensure regulatory alignment, and optimize post-tax value creation—supporting both operational continuity and strategic investment goals across jurisdictions and deal structures.
Corporate Real Estate Administration and Advisory
We work with corporate occupiers to realign their real estate portfolios with business goals, employee needs, and financial targets. Our advisory services help reduce operational costs, enhance workplace experience, and support strategic transformation—through asset strategy, space optimization, and enterprise-aligned real estate planning.
Investment Administration, Compliance and Reporting
Gharfien delivers customized investment administration and reporting solutions aligned with SEC, U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and tax compliance standards. We streamline data management, improve reporting accuracy, and enhance operational transparency—enabling fund managers and institutional investors to meet regulatory requirements while maximizing efficiency and insight.
Valuation Services
Our valuation experts provide objective, defensible assessments of businesses, assets, and securities for financial reporting, investment analysis, and regulatory compliance. Gharfien’s multidisciplinary approach ensures valuations are market-relevant, audit-ready, and aligned with strategic decision-making across sectors, transaction types, and evolving accounting standards.
Measurable Results Delivered – Clients Success Stories
Transforming Telecom Data Center Assets to Enable Cloud Growth, Reduce OPEX, and Drive Revenue Expansion
A leading telecom operator with extensive data center infrastructure partnered with us to modernize legacy assets and unlock new growth. As part of a real asset transformation initiative, we repurposed outdated data centers to support public, private, and hybrid cloud hosting. All workloads were migrated from physical servers to virtual instances, drastically reducing the physical footprint and energy usage. This shift enabled the client to better serve enterprise customers while lowering operational complexity and modernizing their digital infrastructure.
The transformation unlocked significant benefits: a 10% reduction in energy expenses, a 4% uplift in EBITDA, and the creation of a new enterprise cloud revenue stream. Repurposed space and modern cloud architecture allowed the operator to generate $75 million in new revenue in the first year, with projections of up to $140 million by year five. This future-ready infrastructure now positions the client as a competitive, sustainable provider in the enterprise cloud services market.
Energy Savings: 10% Reduction in Data Center Power Costs
Virtualized infrastructure reduced energy usage and cooling demands, lowering OPEX by 10% in legacy data centers.
Revenue Growth: $75M in Year-One Cloud Revenue
New cloud hosting capabilities generated $75M in the first year, with a trajectory toward $140M by year five.
EBITDA Uplift: 4% Gain in Enterprise Business Margin
Operational efficiency and recurring cloud revenue improved enterprise EBITDA by 4% within the first transformation cycle.
Meet Our Global Consulting Leaders
Gharfien’s consultants are recognized thought leaders in their domains—valued not only for their deep expertise and strategic insight, but also for their ability to solve complex business challenges with practical, results-driven solutions that deliver real impact.
Sr. Partner & Managing Director
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