About Canary Invest

The company was founded 25 years ago by Ramon Sans, ex-Director of Private Banking at Deutsche Bank, along with a group of recognized professionals in the areas of Valuation, Banking, Legal, Urban Planning, Architecture, and Construction Services.

Today, the company manages properties valued in excess of 40 million Euros in the Canary Islands and has participated in several of the most prestigious Residential and Tourism projects like ABAMA Golf Resort and VILLACORTES GRAN LUJO HOTEL, and SANTA ANA in la Gomera.

Projects vary from advice for buying and selling property or acquiring a plot to build your dream home to full asset management for property owners (Property management + Rental + Taxes), as well as land and hotel investment analysis at any planning stage. Read about some of our more representative projects here. (Link to examples).

In order to provide the best service possible, we take a personalized approach to meeting your goals. We provide a private area to keep track of the state of your property investment at all times, so it is constantly monitored by the client, and we require written approvals during all phases of the process.

Mission and Values

Vision WE AIM“To help our clients successfully turn their projects into reality, taking advantage of our platform and business model.”

Mission TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS “We carefully study and select investing opportunities to obtain the best returns in the market consistently via a conservative capital structure with professional, comprehensive and innovative management of our investment.”

Values The attributes of our carefully chosen CANARY INVEST partners:

Integrity

  • The ethic code is always observed, the RICS code serves as an operational standard
  • Introducing the Sustainability into all our processes and projects through BREEAM certification.
  • We generate trust in employees, clients, hotels, shareholders and the market.
  • We communicate information in order to increase the quality of our relationships.

Service Oriented

  • We are a team implementing a long-term strategy.
  • Proactively, we provide solutions and decisions in all processes, while taking intelligent risks.
  • We provide excellent services honestly and realistically.
  • We are fully committed to the objectives of our clients.
  • Our professionalism and dedication meet the expectations of our customers.

Excellence

  • We work with a focus on continuous improvement of processes and products.
  • We are continuously training ourselves to be up to new standards.
  • We create solid and reliable projects adapting to changes rapidly and efficiently.
  • We use our leadership skills in every decision to ensure good results.

Our Team

Discover more about the team behind Canary Invest!

ALEJANDRO SANS

Managing Partner

Dual Spanish and US Citizenship

Alejandro Sans has more than 25 years of international experience in London, US, and Spain in Real Estate Investment advisory and with a Focus in Luxury Touristic Markets. US, Caribbean and Spain (Canary Islands).

In-depth knowledge of residential development at international tourism destinations. Extensive expertise in Real Estate Valuations and Hotel Investment Advisory; Market & Feasibility; Valuations; Hotel Operator Scouting, Contract Negotiation (lease & management contracts), etc.

Specialties: Residential, Commercial, Hotel Asset Management,Hotel Valuations, Hotel and Acquisitions and Development Feasibility Analysis support for M&A Residential land development.

  • Member of the US government Appraisal Foundation as member of the international Board in Washington DC representing Spain.
  • Member of the Appraisal Institute in the US
  • Hotel Investement Program at IE, Instituto de Empresa Madrid, member of the Real Estate Club at IE,
  • CUNEF, University of Texas and FlU Real Estate MISERI Program ex alumni
  • Royal International Charter Surveyor acreditation Candidate in RICS, Spain

XENIA GIMÉNEZ

Ingeniero Técnico Industrial

En la actualidad es coordinadora de la Asociación Canaria de Energías Renovables (ACER), organización empresarial para el fomento y la defensa de los derechos de los promotores de energías renovables en Canarias.

Asesora energética especializada en energías renovables y en la gestión de inversión de plantas fotovoltaicas y parques eólicos.

Asesoramiento técnico y trabajos de redacción y dirección de proyectos de instalaciones industriales, además de certificaciones energéticas en edificios.

Miembro de la Junta directiva del Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Industriales de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (COITITF).

A nivel internacional ha sido proyectista en la compañía de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Planning “Corzo Castella Carballo Thompson Salman (C3TS), Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, realizando proyectos de ingeniería civil, tanto para obras públicas como privadas, proyectos de sistemas de saneamiento, drenaje y de señalización.

JOSÉ RAMÓN SANS

José Ramón Sans is a senior consultant specialized in investment in the tourism sector, mainly in hotel companies and real estate development, he has participated in recent years in the growth of tourism industry in the Canary Islands as an adviser of national and International hospitality companies, such as Europe International Hotels, Abama Ritz Carlton Golf Resort and numerous promotions in luxury apartments and villas in the islands. He has a long professional career.

He was President-CEO of Asesores de Planeamiento e Inversión SA, the first tourist consulting company in the Canary Islands, and was also present in the financial sector for 30 years, ending at Deusche Bank as Director of Private Banking and Institutions.Of recognized professional prestige he has belonged to numerous Associations and Institutions. Member of the Association for European Integration, Regional Science and A.P.D, Association for the Advancement of Management.

JOSÉ MARÍA SANS

He has participated in important hotel projects on the island of Tenerife, one of them was the opening of the emblematic Hotel Europe Villa Cortés, a five-star luxury hotel located in Arona. He joined Abama Golf Ritz Carlton to finish the construction of the golf course and open the Club House, Abama is the biggest hotel resort in the island.

In Sitges, Barcelona as General Director he one of the managed on of the most prestigious golf country clubs in Spain, Golf Terramar, where he implemented a master plan and developed improvements to launch it on the international scene as a high level club, bringing the Ladies European Tour tournament to the club As a consultant, he has collaborated with many Golf Clubs to improve their management,customer service and employee motivation and maintenance of facilities, applying his expertise giving value to the facilities.

Jose Maria Sans

Golf Consulting Services

E: js@canaryinvest.es
Mobile: +34 620 081 482

Marcella Quin

Office Manager and Client Relations

E: js@canaryinvest.es
Mobile: +34 620 081 482

Andres Conesa

Retail and Commercial Properties

E: js@canaryinvest.es
Mobile: +34 620 081 482

References by Service Type

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Spain/Canary Islands Consulting Clients
Europe Hotels International

Abama Golf Resort

Las Madrigueras Hotel

Propiedades Olsen SA

Terra Fortunata SA

Loro Parque SA

Asset and Golf Management
Abama Golf

Terramar Golf

Europe Hotels International

Intermediation Services
Loro Parque Group

Propiedades Olsen

Terra Fortunata SA

Abama Golf Resort

Valuation Services Alejandro Sans
Terra Fortunata SA
Propieades Olsen SA
Hoteles Sol Meliá
Hoteles Barceló
Losan Hotels
H-10 Hoteles
Hotusa
Grupo Comar
Vincci Hoteles
Hospes Hoteles
Occidental Hoteles
Iberostar
Sovereign Bank
Caja Mediterraneo Miami Agency
TransCapital Bank
Caixa Galicia Miami Agency
MetroBank
First Bank of Puerto Rico
Caixanova Miami
Bancaja Miami
Wells Fargo-Wachovia Division
Mellon United National Bank
Synovus Bank
Allstate Appraisal-FDIC
BB&T Bank
Sabadell United Bank
Ocean Bank
Transatlantic Bank
Regions Bank
TotalBank
TIB Bank
Banco de Santander
Cajasol US
KPMG
Prudential Real Estate
EPSA of America