LFL Partners | Live for Love
Connecting top-tier Living + Eating sector projects, capital, and UHNWIs worldwide, empowering partners to achieve structured growth and sustainable value.
Sister Company
Konghe Capital
Founded by the Saba family, specializes in light and heavy hotel asset investment and financing across key global wellness and spiritual destinations.About Us
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Paris, France. LFL Partners is a specialized advisory firm focused on global transactions and capital matchmaking across the Living + Eating industries.
Leveraging deep access to capital networks, we identify aligned capital with precision, connect exceptional projects to resources, and build effective collaboration platforms to support international expansion and global asset allocation for UHNW clients. As of July 2024, LFL has transitioned from stealth to public operations, offering core services including private transactions, tailored deal structuring, and co-investment opportunities.
Core Strengths
End-to-End Financial Services: Covering primary/secondary market investment, M&A, joint ventures, and equity deals
Capital Matching & Business Development: Precisely connecting partners to enable multilateral growth and cooperation
Industry-Wide Insight: Mapping value chains and trends to support strategic positioning
Strategic Advisory & Global Structuring: Aligning business models and structures with market and policy dynamics
Exit Strategy & Post-Investment Value Creation: Designing flexible exit paths and post-deal value enhancement solutions for both sides
Milestones
Nov 2020: Global primary market research; access to top-tier capital networks in select countries – Coverage: 12,000+ financial investors, 700+ strategic investors in targeted sectors
Jul 2024: Global secondary market mapping; focus on LPs and UHNW individuals – Coverage: 7,000+ secondary buyers, 3,000+ LPs & UHNWIs (AUM ≥ $1Bn)
Nov 2024: Full-spectrum industry mapping in China; 1,000+ quality enterprises covered
Jan 2025: Deep-dive research into key sectors: green/recycled, real estate/engineering design, hospitality/foodservice, culture/wellness, and smart manufacturing
Mar 2025: Full focus on transactions in the global Living + Eating sectors
Select UHNWI Case Highlights
- Sale of a hotel portfolio in a top global wellness and spiritual destination ($20M, 2020/2021)
- Sale of a historic château in France ($65M, 2021/2022) — Matched with 9 UHNWIs and 1 family office
- Fundraising for a top Chinese clean hydrogen and carbon-reduction tech company ($30M, 2022/2023) — Connected with 6 UHNWIs and 100+ financial/strategic investors
- M&A of a leading B2B hotel distribution company in Asia ($70M, 2022/2023) — Matched with 1 UHNWI and 50+ financial/strategic investors
- Landmark building transaction in a Tier-1 Chinese city ($600M, 2024) — Matched 5+ real estate investors and 1 family office
- European expansion for a listed Chinese clean robotics company (2024) — Facilitated connections with 3 local distribution partners
- Secondary equity asset package sale for a U.S.-based UHNWI (AUM $3B+, 2024/2025) — Matched with 1 private equity firm
- Global secondary investment sourcing for a Chinese UHNWI (AUM $11B+, 2024/2025) — Matched with 5 premium opportunities
To date, we have connected with UHNWIs representing over $131B in total AUM, with cumulative transaction value exceeding $700M.
