Team

A founder-led team combining institutional-grade financial discipline with hands-on construction and development expertise.

Specialties

  • Off-market sourcing
  • Financial underwriting & due diligence
  • Deal structuring – equity & debt
  • Planning, design & licensing
  • Construction management
  • Sales & exit execution
Benjamin Hellin, Founder and CEO

Benjamin Hellin

Founder & CEO

Civil engineering, ESTP Paris · M&A Transaction Services, Deloitte & EY

After years advising developers, real estate companies, hospitality groups, and private equity funds on due diligences and M&A transactions, Benjamin founded TB Developments in 2023. He leads every project from acquisition to execution and exit, working alongside a network of investors, technical partners, and financial institutions.

Pedro Pessanha, Senior Project Manager

Pedro Pessanha

Senior Project Manager

Architecture, Instituto Superior Técnico · ex-RE Capital · 15+ years in development & construction

Pedro brings more than 15 years of experience across architecture, real estate development, and construction management. Before joining TB Developments, he led residential and hospitality developments at RE Capital and managed the conversion of the listed Palácio Ludovice in Lisbon into a five-star hotel. He oversees each project’s full lifecycle, from licensing and design coordination to tendering, site delivery, and handover.

Vasco Franca, Project Manager

Vasco Franca

Project Manager

Civil engineering, Liverpool John Moores · ex-MAP · 10+ years of construction management

Vasco has led complex rehabilitation and new-build projects across Lisbon and Portugal for developers, real estate companies, and hotel groups. At TB Developments he oversees execution from permits to site delivery, keeping every project on time, on budget, and to standard.

Justin Jacob, Finance and Investment Associate

Justin Jacob

Finance & Investment Associate

M.Sc. Finance, Nova SBE · Previously Blackstone

Justin leads sourcing and underwriting across residential, hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use assets. He follows each deal through its full lifecycle, from capital raising and investor relations to post-acquisition reporting for institutional investors, family offices, and HNWIs, while building the firm’s pipeline of off-market opportunities.

Cédric Van Ganse, Finance and Investment Analyst

Cédric Van Ganse

Finance & Investment Analyst

M.Sc. Finance, Nova SBE · B.Sc. Economics, Maastricht University

Cédric supports sourcing and underwriting across the firm’s pipeline, building the financial models, feasibility analyses, and investor reporting behind each opportunity. He previously worked in controlling at Aquila Clean Energy in Singapore, where he built IRR and cash-flow models for development projects, and brings an international outlook shaped across three continents.

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