About OptylonKrea

Optylon Krea is a Pan-Mediterranean real estate development and investment management company, created as the result of a partnership between the founding partners of Optylon Capital and of Krea Real Estate.

For 26 years, institutional investors like Merrill Lynch, GIC Singapore and Yapi Kredi Koray as well as private investors have entrusted their investment management to us. We bring our wealth of knowledge to the booming Portuguese market to bolster our impeccable reputation.

With the ever increasing thirst in the global markets for stable, dependable and profitable options for investment immigration eligible investments, we have developed a formidable range of Portuguese Golden Visa eligible investments that cover all bases.

Our Mission & Vision

Golden Visa “eligible and profitable” does not have to be mutually exclusive. We know how to transform a good opportunity into an exceptional investment by using our multinational investment management experience. Our goal is to enable our investors to use our local and international know-how to create a winning situation for themselves both in terms of residency and investment.

Our Brands

Ando Living

Ando Living, born in Lisbon in 2017, currently holds 3 on market projects, while 3 additional Lisbon prime locations under the renewed brand concept are to be released in the coming years. The brand will also expand to other Mediterranean markets as of 2022.

LovelyStay

OptylonKrea draws power on its synergistic proptech in-house solutions that are focused on optimization through the usage of big data in order to deliver an end-to-end real estate ownership and management experience.

TOMTOM

Years ago, between 1890 and 1960, Tomtom was the most valuable district of Istanbul. Located at the intersection of Galata, Çukurcuma and Karaköy, Tomtom District is happy to regain its fame of a century ago.

Meet The Team

HAKAN KODAL

CHAIRMAN

30 years of experience in investment banking and in real estate developments.

Founder of Krea Real Estate in 2006.

Considerable investment banking and corporate finance experience.

General Manager of Yapı Kredi Koray, one of the leading Turkish Real Estate Investment Trusts (1997-2006).

Founding Chairman of many real estate organizations in Turkeys such as GYODER, TAMPF etc.

Graduate degree from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris and Bsc in Electronics & Telecom from Istanbul Technical University.

CHARLES WANECQ

CEO

12 years of experience in real estate development and investment banking.

Various experience in finance (trading and financial engineer) in Paris and New York.

Considerable investment banking and corporate finance experience.

Co-Founder of Optylon in 2014, a real estate focused private equity company based in Lisbon.

Founding Partner of LovelyStay, a tech startup based in Lisbon, developing software dedicated to the short-term rental industry.

Master degree from 104 Université Paris Dauphine, ESTP Civil Engineering School, Master.

WILLIAM TONNARD

PRESIDENT & COO

12 years of experience in real estate development and investment banking.

5 years of experience in banking in Hong Kong, in the Global Equities and Commodity Derivatives division Co-Founder of Optylon in 2014, a real estate focused private equity company based in Lisbon

Founding Partner of LovelyStay, a tech startup based in Lisbon, developing software dedicated to the short-term rental industry.

Master degree from Rouen Business School and Assas University (Paris), majoring in Finance

DILEK SAYAR ARDITI

CFO

24 years of experience in real estate business development, investment management and banking.

Treasury sales and corporate banking activities (1996-2002).

Consultant in the areas of strategic planning, marketing and business development (2003-2005).

Working on real estate fund management, business development, legal and tax configuration, investment management and project finance in Krea since 2007.

MBA Degree from Koç University, BA in Economics from Boğaziçi University.

SAFAK NERVO

CCO

16 years of Real Estate experience in different branches including market research, retail, office, residential and investment fund.

Career development both in advisory and occupier/developer side in International companies. 

Worked in CBRE Turkey for a total of 7 years heading different departments before relocating to Portugal.

Active in Investment Immigration market in Portugal dealing with HNWI mainly on fund raising and touristic apartment sales since 2016.

Bachelor degree of City and Urban Planning from the Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

VINCENT ESCALAS

CIO

4 years of experience in investment banking in New York at NATIXIS Corporate.

4 years of experience in asset management and real estate investment in Lisbon

Several experience in leading and Managing analysts: recruiting, training, reviewing written presentations, and reporting upwards

Master's Degree in Financial Economics from the Columbia business school.

Master's Degree in Mathematical Finance, Mathematics and Computer Science from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

BURÇAK UYSAL KONE

Finance & Accounting

FREDERICO CARVALHO

Origination & Asset Management

JOSÉ REBELO

Origination & Asset Management

LUIS PEREIRA

Origination & Asset Management

VASCO PALHA

Origination & Asset Management

INÊS LIGEIRO

Origination & Asset Management

TÓMAS VALE

Origination & Asset Management

MAXIME HUEBER

Origination & Asset Management

RODRIGO FIGUEIREDO

Development & Project Management

JOÃO LORY

Development & Project Management

SUSANA MARQUES

Development & Project Management

NUNO FRANCO

Development & Project Management

PEDRO PRUCHA

Development & Project Management

CAMILLE WANECQ

Interior Designer

CAROLINA GRAVE

Interior Design

MALIKE GULER

Architect

MANUELA LUZ

Sales & Marketing

MARIE-ANGE FRESLON

Sales & Marketing

NICOLAS MONNIER

Sales & Marketing

CHARLOTTE LECARPENTIER

Sales & Marketing

SARA LINARES

Sales & Marketing

VALENTINA SOFIJANIC

Sales & Marketing

ERAY AYTIMUR

Sales & Marketing

CHARLINE HABIB

Sales & Marketing

PEDRO DORDIO

IT Support

DIOGO XAVIER

IT Support

ISABEL MIRA

Internal Legal Council

MARGARIDA PATRÃO

Legal Consultant

ANNE-CHARLOTTE DE NYS

Business Coordinator

SOFIA LOUREIRO

Human Resources

MARIAH STACK

Recruitment

VANESSA SILVA

Platform Assistance

CÁTIA VIEIRA

Platform Assistance

ISABELLE DE WAVRECHIN DECAILLOT

Advisor to the Board