Samaná Land Trust is LIVE! The first Caribbean REIT under Swiss standards
Samaná Landbank Trust Becomes the First Dominican and Caribbean Real Estate Trust Securitized Through Luxembourg & Swiss Financial-Market Infrastructure.
Securitization Setup
The Samaná Landbank Trust, a Dominican Fideicomiso Inmobiliario, has become the first Dominican and Caribbean real-estate trust securitized through Luxembourg & Swiss financial-market infrastructure, creating institutional-grade, internationally custodied access to one of the Caribbean’s most promising growth regions.
The transaction was arranged and structured by Estating Group (Luxembourg) and executed via its securitization platform Estating Property Vault S.A. (EPV). EPV acts as issuer, transforming the Samaná Landbank Trust’s underlying investments into fixed-income securities with a Swiss ISIN. ISP Securities Ltd acts as paying agent and the Securities are held in custody at SIX SIS (the Swiss Central Securities Depository), part of Switzerland’s national capital-market infrastructure
This setup allows accredited investors worldwide to subscribe directly through their private banks or brokers and hold the securities in standard custody accounts. A dedicated loan-note program is also available for qualified U.S. investors. Locally, the Fideicomiso Samaná Landbank Trust is managed by FiduCapital S.A., a licensed Dominican trustee. Allen & Overy Shearman provided legal advise to EPV on investment and securities documentation, while PwC serves as auditor to EPV.
This structure bridges Dominican real-estate development with European securitization and Swiss custodial standards—transforming a regional landbanking initiative into an internationally transferable investment security, accessible through regulated investment advisors and financial institutions.
Executive Statements
“We are extremely proud to have achieved this milestone. Turning a Caribbean landbank into an institutional-grade investment, approved for custody within one of the world’s most regulated financial systems, is a first of its kind.
Starting today, investors worldwide can subscribe to the Samaná Landbank Trust securities directly through their banks and have the bonds booked into their portfolios.”
— Marek Zmysłowski, CEO, Samaná Group
“As Arranger, Estating led the structuring and securitization of this landmark transaction — the first executed under our Estating Emerge-Bridge © framework- connecting emerging-market real estate to global capital markets.
Through our integrated platform, the Samaná Landbank Trust became an institutional-grade, globally bankable investment — a showcase of how real estate from emerging markets can meet European and Swiss financial standards.
This milestone, achieved in excellent collaboration with Samaná Group, demonstrates the dual advantage of our model: giving international investors access to curated opportunities otherwise out of reach, and enabling local asset partners to connect directly with regulated global capital.”
— Martin Halblaub, Founder & Chairman, Estating S.A.
This achievement positions Samaná Group and Estating as pioneers in the cross-border securitization of Caribbean real-estate assets—aligning local development with Luxembourg & Swiss-grade transparency, regulatory integrity, and global investor access.
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About Estating
Estating Group, headquartered in Luxembourg, is the first vertically integrated Real Estate Wealth Management Platform built specifically for regulated investment professionals — Wealth Managers, Financial Advisors, and Family Offices.
Estating transforms real estate into institutional-grade, portfolio-ready, bankable, and lifecycle-controlled investment products, enabling seamless integration into private-wealth strategies worldwide.
All third-party institutions mentioned are identified solely in reference to their factual roles within the transaction. No endorsement or commercial association is implied.