10. Februar 2012     Print Print 

Real I.S. biggest provider for closed-end foreign asset funds in 2011

Real I.S. was by far the biggest provider of closed-end funds for foreign real estate, reporting more than 220 million Euros in placed equity. This is the upshot of the figures published by the VGF German closed-end fund association on Tuesday. Real I.S. is also in the lead in regard to the total equity fundraised among private investors, placing second behind DWS with 320 million Euros. As it were, Real I.S. has counted among the market leaders in closed-end funds for years, specifically in regard to closed-end real estate funds, one of the company’s core businesses.

In 2011 alone, Real I.S. integrated 12 properties with an aggregate acquisition value of one billion Euros. The issuance house invested nearly half of the capital in Germany, about 30 percent in the Netherlands, and another seven percent in Australia. The company offers investment vehicles for private and institutional customers, and specifically in the case of institutional clients, the investment properties are actually not acquired until the equity commitments are in. The company’s assets under management include a total of 4 billion Euros in real estate alone. The portfolio, which totals nearly 1.5 million square metres, has an occupancy rate of more than 96 percent.