LFL Partners | Live for Love
LFL Partners is an investment and strategic advisory firm focused on the global Food & Beverage, Hospitality, and Personal Real Estate ecosystem.
We connect high-quality operating platforms and assets — across technology, asset-light, and asset-heavy models — with strategic and financial capital as well as ultra-high-net-worth individuals (LPs), enabling collaboration between industry and capital to create long-term value.
Key Figures
$131B+ Connected UHNWI capital (AUM)
$1.1B+ Total transaction value participated
12,000+ Financial investors covered globally
3,000+ LPs and ultra-high-net-worth investors engaged
Sister Firm - Konghe Capital
Founded by the Saba Family, Konghe Capital focuses on connecting hotel asset-light and asset-heavy opportunities across 111 leading global mind-body-spirit destinations with ultra-high-net-worth individuals and diversified capital partners.
About Us
Founded in 2020, LFL Partners provides investment and transaction advisory across the global Food & Beverage, Hospitality, and Personal Real Estate sectors.
Leveraging an international network of capital and industry relationships, we support high-quality companies and assets in accessing strategic investors, institutional capital, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals to enable cross-border growth and long-term value creation.
Since July 2024, the firm has transitioned from private operations to public operations, focusing on core transaction advisory, private deal sourcing, and bespoke partnership solutions.
Key Strengths
Global Capital & Industry Network: Connecting international capital with industry partners to facilitate cross-market collaboration.
Sector Insight & Strategic Advisory: Long-term industry research supporting structured strategy and sustainable growth.
Post-Investment Value Creation: Targeted support for management teams and key resources to enhance enterprise and asset value.
Select UHNWI Case Highlights
- Sale of a global mind-body-spirit destination hotel asset-light portfolio — $20M (2020–2021)
- Transaction of a historic château hotel in France — $65M (2021–2022)
- Financing for a renewable hydrogen technology company in China — $30M (2022–2023)
- Acquisition of a leading Asian hotel distribution B2B platform — $70M (2022–2023)
- Landmark shopping mall and hotel complex transaction in a Tier-1 Chinese city — $600M (2024)
- European market expansion for a listed Chinese cleaning robotics company (hospitality & F&B applications) — (2024)
- Secondary equity portfolio transaction with a U.S. UHNWI (AUM $3B+) — (2024–2025)
- Global secondary equity, LP stake, special real estate matching for a Chinese UHNWI (AUM $11B+) — (2024–2026)
Cumulative UHNWI AUM connected: US$131B+ Total transaction volume: Over US$1.1B+
