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LinkDeal: Your Access to the Italian Real Estate Market

Enter the Italian market, without the Italian complications and alongside industry professionals.

We have a complete understanding of crowdfunding and ECSP regulations
We have been operating in the real estate market for over 20 years
We have a community of hundreds of qualified operators

LinkDeal offers a 360° service to enter the Italian market professionally and qualified.

The first Hub that connects the best Italian Real Estate Developers with the leading European Crowdfunding Platforms. Certified, standardised deal-flow, ready for international capital.

The Made in Italy of real estate on your platform.

The three foundations on which LinkDeal is built.

01 — PILLAR

Financial Readiness

We don't just filter deals; we transform every opportunity into a solid product through rigorous audits backed by experience.

02 — PILLAR

Plug & Play Network

Immediate access to over 300 Italian operators without setup costs for European crowdfunding platforms.

03 — PILLAR

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The quality mark that guarantees transparency and trust throughout the entire investment chain.

Featured in the Press

The European real estate crowdfunding market has changed. The deal flow structure has not.

The ECSP regulation that came into force in 2021 has standardised crowdfunding rules across Europe, lowered barriers between national markets and formally opened the door to cross-border operations. For example, European platforms can raise capital from investors from every country in the EU community. For the first time, a platform authorised in Italy can raise capital from German, French and Spanish investors.

Yet most European platforms continue to operate on a local scale, with a deal flow funnel built on personal relationships, informal referrals and an operator qualification process that consumes significant resources for every single operation.

The competitive advantage in the coming years will not be determined by platform technology — which is rapidly becoming standardised — but by exclusive access to a continuous flow of qualified operations, with different types tailored to you and your various needs, geographically diversified and documented in advance.

LinkDeal was founded to build this infrastructure.

LinkDeal is the first European aggregation hub between professional real estate operators and regulated crowdfunding platforms.

We are not just strategic consultants; we are operators who speak the language of the construction site, an organisation that has been providing services to businesses for several years.

Our team has managed over 300 real estate operations and coordinated and attracted databases of more than 36,000 investors, moving volumes worth hundreds of millions of euros in Italy.

Our Vision

To facilitate access to the Italian real estate market through the ECSP regulation, breaking down linguistic and legal barriers to create a single market for real estate finance.

An architecture inspired by the great aggregators.

Booking.com does not manage hotels. It does not set prices, it does not deal directly with end customers. It brings qualified demand to those who have the structure to manage it, and receives a commission only when the booking is confirmed.

LinkDeal replicates this model in European real estate crowdfunding: it brings qualified operators to the platforms that have the investors, and receives a fee exclusively on financed operations.

The Advantages of Relying on LinkDeal.

Entering the Italian real estate market without LinkDeal means facing legal, operational and organisational complexities that require months of work and significant resources.

With LinkDeal, all of this disappears.

No Italian company to set up

There is no need to establish a legal entity in Italy to access the market. LinkDeal operates as your operational representative in the country, eliminating legal costs, bureaucratic delays and local corporate obligations.

No permanent organisation in Italy

Zero offices, zero local staff, zero fixed structure. You have access to the Italian market without the burden of a permanent physical presence.

Zero operator search

Finding qualified Italian real estate operators requires years of relationships and local market knowledge. LinkDeal brings a pipeline of already selected, verified and documented operators directly to your platform.

Made in Italy as leverage for your investors

Italian real estate is an asset that is recognised and sought after internationally. Bringing Italian operations to your platform means offering your investors a product with a cultural and market appeal that few other geographies can match.

A team in Italy at zero cost

LinkDeal manages operator oversight, operation monitoring and support throughout the entire chain on your behalf. A complete operational presence across Italian territory, without impacting your budget.

Savings on marketing costs

Conquering the Italian market independently requires campaigns, relationships and time. With LinkDeal you directly access an already-built network, completely skipping the market development phase.

How does the relationship with partner platforms work?

The collaboration structure is designed to eliminate any entry friction and guarantee maximum operational control for the platform.

01

Free access to the network

The platform signs up with no fixed costs, no subscription, no minimum commitments. Access to the LinkDeal network is immediate and does not include automatic exclusivity constraints.

02

Pre-qualified operations with complete dossier

Every operation presented to partner platforms arrives with a complete dossier: operator details, documented track record, property analysis, development plan, timeline estimate. The pre-qualification work is carried out entirely by LinkDeal before any presentation.

03

Fee exclusively on results

LinkDeal receives a commission from the partner platform only on operations that are actually financed. No upfront fees, no recurring costs. Our economic incentive is perfectly aligned with the success of the capital raise.

Our Perimeter of responsibility.

LinkDeal manages

Selection, qualification, dossier and promotion.

Selection and qualification of operators, preparation of preliminary documentation, support during the launch phase and promotion of the operation across LinkDeal channels.

The partner platform manages

Due diligence, compliance, investors.

Final due diligence, regulatory compliance, investor relations, contractual structuring, operational management of the financing and post-raise monitoring.

LinkDeal operates as an aggregator of real estate operators. It is not a regulated crowdfunding platform and does not maintain direct relationships with end investors. Each partner platform fully retains its own licence and regulatory responsibility.

Examples of Operations Managed by the LinkDeal Network.

Below is a representative sample of operations Proposed through the LinkDeal network.

This is the standard profile of the operations LinkDeal presents to partner platforms: purchase and renovation of residential properties in established Italian markets, Value of the operation between €150,000 and €500,000 and beyond, target yields between 8% and 12%, average duration 10–14 months.

Who are the operators that LinkDeal brings to partner platforms.

We do not work with everyone. The operator and operation selection process is at the core of the value LinkDeal offers to partner platforms, and is applied with consistent criteria regardless of the volume of operations in the pipeline.

Access criteria for the LinkDeal network

Professional real estate entrepreneurs with a documented track record on previous operations
Specialisation in purchase, renovation and resale or subdivision operations
Operational ticket between €150,000 and over €500,000
Ability to provide complete documentation: deed of origin, appraisal, works plan, quotes, exit timelines
Signing of the LinkDeal code of conduct and acceptance of collaboration terms
We do not present operations that do not have a certain and already-approved bureaucratic process
Document translation service in the language of the country that publishes the deal for fundraising

The pre-qualification process

Every operator accessing the LinkDeal network goes through a three-phase evaluation process:

1 Collection and verification of corporate documentation and track record
2 Analysis of the specific operation proposed
3 Construction of the presentation dossier

Only operations that pass all three phases are presented to partner platforms. The platform receives the complete dossier and retains the right to conduct its own independent due diligence before accepting or declining the operation. There is no obligation to accept the operations presented.

"We connect Made in Italy deals to your crowdfunding portal, professionally and with a tailored approach."

A positioning window that will not remain open for long.

The ECSP regulation has created the regulatory conditions for an integrated European real estate crowdfunding market. The cross-border distribution network, however, does not yet exist. Those who build relationships and market positions over the next 12–24 months will operate with a structural advantage that will be difficult to bridge for those who arrive later.

LinkDeal is building this network now, with a selected number of partner platforms in Italy and other ECSP markets. The first platforms to join the network have the opportunity to influence collaboration terms, access operations on a preferential basis over competitors and build a European positioning before the market consolidates.

This is not a promise of exclusivity. It is the logic of any market under construction: first movers define the rules of the game.

Direct answers to the questions that matter.

No. LinkDeal operates as a commercial intermediary and is not subject to authorisation as a crowdfunding platform. It does not raise capital, does not manage funds and does not maintain direct relationships with end investors. All regulated activities remain entirely with the partner platforms.
Every operator passes a three-phase pre-qualification process before being presented to any partner platform: documentary and corporate verification, analysis of the specific operation, construction of the presentation dossier. The partner platform receives the complete dossier and retains full autonomy in the decision to accept or decline.
LinkDeal adopts a selective distribution policy. Operations are not distributed indiscriminately to all partner platforms. Distribution criteria — including the possibility of geographic priority agreements or operation-type agreements — are defined during onboarding for each individual platform.
The primary origination market for operations is Italy. The distribution network covers the main ECSP-authorised platforms in Europe.
Zero fixed costs. No subscription. No registration fee. LinkDeal receives a commission from the platform exclusively on operations actually financed through the network. Specific terms are agreed during onboarding.

Evaluate whether LinkDeal is compatible with your growth strategy.

Our partnership team will review your platform profile and will contact you within 48 working hours for a confidential presentation with no commitment.