DBS delivers M&A, corporate restructuring, real estate transactions, and interim leadership for developers, municipalities, and investors across Central & Eastern Europe. €500M+ founder career track record. 20+ years across CEE.
DBS aligns decision-makers, maps the regulatory path, and puts governance and reporting in place so momentum becomes sustainable and defensible.
Services
Real estate development & asset management • Structured & project finance • M&A and restructuring • Interim executive leadership • Public-private partnerships
Market/regulatory feasibility, scenarios, and board-ready business cases
Zoning/land-use assessments and approval pathway mapping
Recent applications span mixed-use development approvals (SK), municipal transportation compliance (HU), and PE acquisition due diligence (CZ).
Structured engagement frameworks that reduce objections and delays
Work ranges from community engagement for large residential developments to cross-border institutional stakeholder alignment.
Capital stack design, lender packs, and investor reporting
Structures developed for development financing, acquisition financing, and portfolio management across real estate and infrastructure.
Operating model design, vendor orchestration, and delivery governance
Engagements include post-acquisition integration, country operation establishment, and turnaround management.
Process
A universal framework that serves developers, municipalities, and investors with clarity and predictability.
Identify all parties with decision rights, interests, or influence—then catalog blockers, dependencies, and risk triggers before they derail momentum.
Chart exact approval sequence, evidence standards, and realistic timelines across zoning, environmental, financial, and public-process requirements.
Model scenarios, establish KPIs, structure capital stack, and create covenant frameworks that satisfy lenders and investors while maintaining operational flexibility.
Run facilitated workshops, manage public process, maintain transparent issue logs, and build consensus that reduces objections and accelerates approvals.
Establish OKRs, deploy dashboards, maintain reporting cadence, orchestrate vendors, and hand over sustainably to internal teams.
Results
€500M+ founder career track record across residential development, commercial real estate, M&A, corporate restructuring, and public-sector advisory — spanning 20+ years across Central & Eastern Europe.
Deliver one of Slovakia's largest single-phase residential developments on time and on budget — conversion of a landmark structure into a premium residential complex.
CEO for the SEE Region (2007–2013). Established fully operational country offices across Hungary, Croatia and Serbia; managed acquisitions, development pipeline, financing, operations, and teams.
Senior Investment Manager / Asset Manager mandate. Portfolio financing, asset repositioning, development oversight, and standardization of decision frameworks.
Appointed CEO (2022–2023) to establish a cross-border veterinary consolidation platform in CZ & SK for a private equity investor.
Interim COO (2017–2018). Stabilized operations and rebuilt stakeholder confidence during a demanding transformation period.
Advisor to PM Ľudovít Ódor (2023). Design institutional investment framework for Slovakia's participation in Ukraine reconstruction.
Continuous advisory (2020–2025) on feasibility, pricing, exit strategy, and asset-by-asset decisioning across a diverse Slovak portfolio.
21-unit residential development near Trnava (2021–2022). Complete project financing lifecycle management.
Why DBS
We translate investor priorities into community benefits—and regulatory constraints into bankable plans. Most consultants serve only developers or only municipalities. We operate at the intersection.
Clear decision rights, dashboards, and compliance frameworks reduce friction, minimize politics, and accelerate approvals. Our structured approach creates transparency that builds confidence.
Institutional-grade documentation for boards, lenders, and regulators. Delivery governance that stands up to scrutiny. Every engagement produces defensible, audit-ready work products.
Institutional-grade research for property developers, infrastructure funds, and lenders. Complete a brief form to access all reports.
Managing Partner & Founder
Strategic executive with 20+ years leading investments, M&A, and corporate transformation across Central and Eastern Europe. Dávid's career track record includes €500M+ in transactions, multi-billion CZK portfolio management, and delivering Slovakia's largest residential project (711 units).
Boutique advisory firm: M&A, corporate restructuring, real estate transactions, and interim management across CEE. Selected mandates include LuxVet CEE, ColosseoEAS, and Prangl.
Designed €100M+ institutional investment framework for Ukraine recovery. Framework approved in 2023.
Ran fully operational offices across Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia. €150M+ acquisition and development pipeline across three markets.
Delivered Koloseo Bratislava — one of Slovakia's largest single-phase residential developments (€80M+, 711 units, ~20% IRR).
MSc Health Services Management – Semmelweis University
Ing. Economics, Finance & Banking – University of Economics Bratislava
ITIL • PRINCE2 • Agile SCRUM • FranklinCovey Leadership
Czech, Slovak (C2) • English (C2) • German (C1) • Croatian (C2) • Serbian (professional)
Project Manager — Development & Delivery
Construction-trained project manager with hands-on experience across hospitality, mixed-use and residential development. Her work spans project preparation, construction delivery, tenant handover and completion management.
Led the reconstruction and brand conversion of the former Austria Trend Hotel Bratislava into AC Hotel by Marriott Bratislava Old Town.
Managed investment and construction projects including the original Austria Trend Hotel Bratislava and Fresh Market. At Koloseo, she led apartment sales, completion and client handover.
Ing. in Construction Economics and Management — Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Doctoral studies in Construction Project Management — Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Project-management studies and turnkey-construction practice in Germany
Team
Managing Partner & Founder
20+ years in M&A, real estate and interim leadership across CEE. Former SEE Region CEO at HB Reavis and CEO at BZ Group. €500M+ founder career track record.
Project Manager — Development & Delivery
Construction-trained project manager with experience across hospitality, mixed-use and residential delivery. Selected projects include Austria Trend / AC Hotel by Marriott, Fresh Market and Koloseo.
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Dávid Bořuta
Strategy & Leadership
Ing. Katarína Činčurová
Development & Project Delivery
DBS Development & Consulting s.r.o.
Konviktská 291/24
Staré Město, 110 00 Praha 1
Česká republika
CZ: Šumavská 30, Vinohrady, 120 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic
SK: Lubinská 8, 811 03 Bratislava, Slovakia
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