About
Built for the deals that don't fit a standard playbook.
Prizm is led by Chris Rencken — twenty years inside South African commercial real estate, in the complex end of the market.
Twenty years in South African commercial real estate — not as a generalist, but deep in the complex end of the market. Investment structuring, asset repositioning, distressed situations, capital raises, development advisory. The deals that require more than a standard playbook.
That perspective was built from the ground up — leasing space, running buildings, restructuring debt, rescuing distressed positions. It is where real understanding of what makes property work is earned: an absolute focus on cashflow, and the recognition that the work of maximising it begins long before a deal is concluded.
What Prizm does
Complex commercial real estate rarely fails for one reason.
It fails because the capital structure is wrong, the asset strategy hasn't kept pace with the market, or the right advisor wasn't in the room early enough. Prizm exists to fix that.
Our work spans fixed asset investment and capital structuring, asset management, adaptive re-use and repositioning, complex project support, and sponsor or counterparty advisory.
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Why independent matters
No conflicts. No institutional agenda.
The advice is objective, the relationships are long-term, and the outcomes are what matter. That independence is rare in this industry, and it's deliberate.
Let's connect if
You're working on something complex — or you know who is.
A complex commercial property transaction in South Africa that needs an experienced, independent voice. Or you're a bank, fund or legal professional in the distressed and restructuring space who wants a reliable specialist in your network.