French Riviera & GCC
A private perspectiveon exceptional assets.
Hotel·Whole Building·Plot
Enter the collection01 /The lead selection
An address remains private.
An opportunity takes shape.
Exceptional hospitality and strategic real estate.
French Riviera & GCC exclusively.
Off-market. By private introduction.
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
AED 650.000.000 (USD 176.991.150)
The extended collection
Further possibilities.
The same discretion.
AED 477.000.000 (USD 129.884.275)
Every reference. One private collection.
Explore the full collectionA private collection. Further particulars are shared selectively, following a qualified introduction.
02 /Our only territories
Rare assets.
Familiar ground.
The French Riviera and the GCC are our exclusive focus.
Two territories. A personally informed perspective.
French Riviera
Riviera roots. Monaco formative years.
An understanding shaped by belonging.
GCC
A decade in the Emirates.
A lasting perspective on the Gulf.
The person behind the office
A personal introduction
Nicolas Men.
Two regions.
A lifetime of perspective.
- Award-winning entrepreneur
- Featured in Forbes
- Former adviser to sovereign & royal principals
Nicolas Men grew up on the French Riviera, with Monaco woven into his formative years. A decade in the United Arab Emirates followed, shaping a lasting understanding of the Gulf’s business culture. These are the places around which he has built his professional life — and the exclusive focus of The Riva Office.
A closer introduction
His career spans finance, investment and entrepreneurship, with work across real estate, hospitality and architecture. Experience advising sovereign and royal principals has informed an approach in which trust, discretion and sound judgement come before visibility.
His work as a writer sits alongside his life as a dealmaker: attentive to context, motivations and the detail that changes a conversation. At The Riva Office, each relationship is approached personally, with a clear understanding of who is involved, why an introduction matters and what should remain confidential.
The office’s role centres on private introductions. For owners, principals and family offices, the starting point is a direct exchange with Nicolas, grounded in long-standing regional familiarity, mutual confidence and a shared reason to proceed.
Trusted partners
The Riva approach
Access is personal.
So is the responsibility.
A direct relationship with Nicolas. A considered path from the first conversation to the right introduction.
Begin in confidenceA private introduction.
Share your acquisition criteria or the opportunity you represent. We establish the context, the parties involved and a reason to continue.
Qualification and discretion.
For an acquisition, a serious expression of interest (EOI) frames the next exchange. Identity, capacity and authority are reviewed as appropriate; confidentiality is formalised through an NDA before sensitive information is shared.
Access, with purpose.
Subject to qualification and the relevant party’s approval, access to the data room and introductions to owners or their authorised representatives are arranged selectively.
Our role centres on private introductions. Neither an enquiry nor a meeting grants automatic access to confidential material.
Private enquiries
The right introduction
begins in confidence.
Two reasons to begin a conversation. The same personal attention, across the French Riviera and the GCC.