Ownership as documented
not publicly documented in the sources read (Saudi PIF link reported in search summary only).
Founder of Affinity Partners
Evidence: Follow the Money and other reporting describe Affinity Partners as Kushner's private equity firm. Affinity did not respond to Correctiv.
Owner of Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC (search summaries)
Evidence: Search summaries (Citizens.al and Reporter.al results) describe AIP as an Affinity-owned vehicle; Correctiv says Affinity's concrete role could not be confirmed. Treated as UNDER_INVESTIGATION.
owns Affinity Partners (lead Zvernec investor)
Evidence: Reports identify Affinity Partners as lead investor; no Israeli state link found.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Country
- United StatesFrom the research record · cites:
- Correctiv: Luxushotels, keine Hinweise dass Albanien Land an Israel verkauft (opens in a new tab)Correctiv · 15 Jul 2026 · journalism · DE
- Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners nearing billion-dollar Balkan real estate deals (opens in a new tab)Intellinews · undated · journalism · EN
- USFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania is not for sale - violence in Zvernec ignites protest in Tirana (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 31 May 2026 · journalism · EN
- otherFrom the research record · cites:
- Kushner Responds to Zvernec Claims, Says Albania Project Could Reach 4 Billion (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 2026 · journalism · EN
- Luxushotels: keine Hinweise, dass Albanien Land an Israel verkauft (CORRECTIV fact-check) (opens in a new tab)CORRECTIV.Faktencheck · 15 Jul 2026 · journalism · OTHER
- United StatesFrom the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- not publicly documented in the sources read (Saudi PIF link reported in search summary only).From the research record · cites:
- Correctiv: Luxushotels, keine Hinweise dass Albanien Land an Israel verkauft (opens in a new tab)Correctiv · 15 Jul 2026 · journalism · DE
- Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners nearing billion-dollar Balkan real estate deals (opens in a new tab)Intellinews · undated · journalism · EN
- Not publicly documented in sources reviewed beyond press association with Kushner.From the research record · cites:
- Albania is not for sale - violence in Zvernec ignites protest in Tirana (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 31 May 2026 · journalism · EN
- Owned by Jared Kushner (per reporting)From the research record · cites:
- Kushner Responds to Zvernec Claims, Says Albania Project Could Reach 4 Billion (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 2026 · journalism · EN
- Luxushotels: keine Hinweise, dass Albanien Land an Israel verkauft (CORRECTIV fact-check) (opens in a new tab)CORRECTIV.Faktencheck · 15 Jul 2026 · journalism · OTHER
- not publicly documented in the sources read (Saudi PIF link reported in search summary only).From the research record · cites:
- Source label
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Correctiv: Luxushotels, keine Hinweise dass Albanien Land an Israel verkauft (opens in a new tab)Correctiv · 15 Jul 2026 · journalism · DE
- Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners nearing billion-dollar Balkan real estate deals (opens in a new tab)Intellinews · undated · journalism · EN
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania is not for sale - violence in Zvernec ignites protest in Tirana (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 31 May 2026 · journalism · EN
- VERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Kushner Responds to Zvernec Claims, Says Albania Project Could Reach 4 Billion (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 2026 · journalism · EN
- Luxushotels: keine Hinweise, dass Albanien Land an Israel verkauft (CORRECTIV fact-check) (opens in a new tab)CORRECTIV.Faktencheck · 15 Jul 2026 · journalism · OTHER
- UNVERIFIEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
Private equity firm founded by Jared Kushner (as described by Follow the Money and other reporting read). Correctiv (2026-07-15) says it could not confirm Affinity's concrete role in the Sazan investments and that Affinity did not respond. Intellinews reports Affinity eyeing about 1 billion dollar Balkan real-estate deals; Bloomberg-cited reporting in a search summary gives Affinity assets of about 3.1 billion dollar with a large share tied to Saudi PIF (not verified).
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Private equity firm founded by Jared Kushner (as described by Follow the Money and other reporting read). Correctiv (2026-07-15) says it could not confirm Affinity's concrete role in the Sazan investments and that Affinity did not respond. Intellinews reports Affinity eyeing about 1 billion dollar Balkan real-estate deals; Bloomberg-cited reporting in a search summary gives Affinity assets of about 3.1 billion dollar with a large share tied to Saudi PIF (not verified).From the research record
- Miami-based investment firm associated with Jared Kushner. Described in press as involved in the Sazan and Zvernec resort plans.From the research record
- Investment firm of Jared Kushner reported as lead investor in Zvernec and Sazan projects. No Israeli state link found; fact-checkers found no evidence of Israeli acquisition.From the research record
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Zvernec South Adriatic Development capital increase
€250,000
otherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Capital raised from 50,000 to 250,000 euro two days before the 7 May 2026 agreement, per Citizens.al. Capital increase, not a contract price.
Date: May 2026 · Payer: Shareholders (not named in fetched text) · Payee: Zvernec South Adriatic Development sh.p.k
- Documents that reveal who is taking control of Zvereni and Sazan (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 8 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Albania Land Development transferred to Sazan Operations Holding
€10,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 10,000 euro per Citizens.al (2026-06-08). A separate search summary reports a land sale of 5.5 million euro (Artur Shehu to ALD, 21 Nov 2025) with value rising to 122 million under prosecutor review; that source was not opened and is UNVERIFIED. INCOMPLETE.
Date: Nov 2025 · Payer: Sazan Operations Holding (Doha) · Payee: Albania Land Development sh.p.k (shareholder transfer)
- Documents that reveal who is taking control of Zvereni and Sazan (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 8 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Kushner and associates investment, narrative figure
€1,000,000,000
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'One billion euros for the island' per Follow the Money narrative (Citizens.al 2026-06-21). Not verified against any company filing; separately Balkan press cites about 1.4 billion dollars or 1.5 billion dollars for the total project. INCOMPLETE and conflicting.
Date: Jun 2026 · Payer: Kushner and associates (as narrated) · Payee: Sazan project (undetermined)
- Corruption investigation into Trump's son-in-law's Albanian resort leads to Holland (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al (Follow the Money) · 21 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Al-Khayyat Group access to construction contracts (NYT, as cited)
€12,000,000,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'About twelve billion euros' per New York Times as cited by Follow the Money (Citizens.al 2026-06-21). Attribution is second-hand. INCOMPLETE: no breakdown by contract or project.
Date: Jun 2026 · Payer: Government / public contracting authorities (as implied) · Payee: Al-Khayyat Group
- Corruption investigation into Trump's son-in-law's Albanian resort leads to Holland (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al (Follow the Money) · 21 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Payment to personal holding of Zoya Gyurova
€400,000
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: EUR 400,000 'poured into a personal holding company' per Follow the Money, from her annual financial report. Source of the funds not stated in the summary read.
Date: Jun 2026 · Payer: Dutch / Strik-linked structure (per FTM, not precisely stated) · Payee: Personal holding company of Zoya Gyurova
- Corruption investigation into Trump's son-in-law's Albanian resort leads to Holland (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al (Follow the Money) · 21 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Planned Sazan investment (Atlantic Incubation Partners project)
€1,400,000,000
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Planned investment as reported at the strategic investor decision; not a contract value; no signed agreement per PM. Incomplete: no breakdown.
Date: 30 Dec 2024 · Payer: Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC (investor) · Payee: Sazan project (no agreement concluded per PM)
- From visitor to strategic investor: how Jared Kushner secured Sazan (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 16 Jan 2025 · journalism · EN
Draft transfer of about 5.2 million m2 (more than 90% of Sazan) to the state strategic-investment real estate fund
No amount recorded
otherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Area, not a sum. Property 206/7: 5,255,215 m2 land and 31,005 m2 buildings; 208: 254,178 m2 and 5,344 m2; 207: 9,386 m2 and 412 m2 (Reporter.al draft figures).
Date: 6 Jun 2026 · Payer: Ministry of Defence (current administrator) · Payee: Real Estate Fund for Strategic Investments under Ministry of Economy (draft)
- Document reveals government preparing transfer of Sazan Island for Jared Kushner project (opens in a new tab)Reporter.al (BIRN) · 6 Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
Founder of Affinity Partners
Evidence: Follow the Money and other reporting describe Affinity Partners as Kushner's private equity firm. Affinity did not respond to Correctiv.
owns Affinity Partners (lead Zvernec investor)
Evidence: Reports identify Affinity Partners as lead investor; no Israeli state link found.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Mar 2024
Zvernec / Sazan resort: corporate chain, land and SPAK probe
A luxury resort project on Sazan Island and at Zvernec (Vlore), linked in reporting to Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners and to the Qatari Al-Khayyat brothers. Reporting by Citizens.al, Reporter.al…
Status: Open. SPAK investigation ongoing per reporting to 21 June 2026. No charges against Kushner or Affinity found.
From Feb 2024
Sazan island and Zvernec coastal resort projects (Kushner-linked)
The Strategic Investment Committee granted strategic investor status on 30 December 2024 to Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC for a 45-hectare project on Sazan island (of a 562-hectare island), with a…
Status: Ongoing. No signed Sazan agreement or construction permit confirmed in sources reviewed. Zvernec works and permit status disputed. SPAK inquiry reported but…
From 2 Dec 2024
Sazan island: strategic investor status (2024) and 2026 draft transfer of administration
Citizens.al (2025-01-16) reports that on 2 December 2024 President Bajram Begaj removed the Sazani area from the Armed Forces deployment plan, and that on 30 December 2024 the Strategic Investment…
Status: Strategic status granted (Dec 2024, as reported); draft transfer reported June 2026, adoption not confirmed; negotiations described as ongoing by Rama (per…
From Jun 2026
Claims that Zvernec or Sazan land was transferred to Israel
Social media and some outlets claimed that the Zvernec and Sazan areas of the Vjosa-Narta coast were being sold to the Israeli state. Fact-checkers CORRECTIV (with BIRN, Shteg and Faktoje, as…
Status: Israel-transfer claim rated false by CORRECTIV (2026-07-15). Other Zvernec disputes unresolved.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 6 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- CORRECTIV.Faktencheck
- Date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 2026
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Citizens.al (Follow the Money)
- Date
- 21 Jun 2026
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 1 source
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 16 Jan 2025
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Intellinews
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 31 May 2026