Germany

Adler Group S.A. closed the financial year 2023 with a loss from operating activities of €1.464 bn (previous year: €1.272bn), partly due to write-downs. This was announced by Adler today. In addition, there was a negative financial result of €497m.

RQI Immobilien AG has acquired its first property complex for its „redevelop-to-core“ strategy with a total investment cost of €6 million. These are two residential buildings in the Westend district of Wiesbaden. The vendor is the subsidiary of a German insurance company. The adjoining four-storey properties with 22 residenti...

VGP NV and Areim Pan-European Logistics Fund (D) AB signed the first seed closing between VGP and their 50:50 joint venture, Saga. The transaction comprises 17 logistics buildings in 10 VGP Parks. The 17 buildings are located in Germany (6 parks, 8 buildings), the Czech Republic (3 parks, 5 buildings) and Slovakia (1 park, 4 ...

TAG's decarbonisation strategy progresses with targeted investments in the German portfolio. The CO2 intensity in the German portfolio was further reduced through investments in building and heating refurbishment – around 62% of the portfolio is energy efficiency class C or better.

Limehome grew its portfolio by almost 14 percent in the first quarter of 2024. By the end of March, the company signed a total of 800 new apartments, bringing the total European portfolio to 6,800 apartments. The majority of new leases are located in Austria, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, emphasizing the company's status as one...

The Grounds Real Estate Development AG has sold all the residential units in its re-densification project on Margaretenstrasse in Berlin-Lichtenberg. A total of 27 new owner-occupied apartments will be created on the plot in Weitlingkiez, which the company acquired in summer 2022. Construction work is scheduled for completion...

Effective May 1, 2024, Michael Henn will assume the position of Global Head of Green Deal Infrastructure at Commerz Real AG. Henn will be responsible for the transaction and acquisition business, project developments and asset management in the field of renewable energies and infrastructure investments.

CDC Investissement Immobilier secures a stake in the Covivio portfolio in the centre of Berlin. The French company is buying a 49% stake (39% from Covivio Immobilien, a 61.7% subsidiary of Covivio, and 10% from Covivio) in the portfolio on behalf of Caisse des Dépôts. Closing expected in second quarter 2024.

Building on its positive business performance in the previous year, Hamborner REIT AG recorded further growth in revenue and earnings in the first quarter of 2024.

CTP has appointed Alexander Hund as Managing Director of CTP Germany. He will head up the company's rapidly growing business in the country. CTP will invest €1 billion in Germany over the next few years. He will lead the management team together with CFO Alen Stosic, and Timo Hielscher, Managing Director for Germany responsib...

An e-scooter manufacturer is opening a long-term branch in Krefeld. On advice of Realogis the specialist for innovative means of transportation in the field of electromobility has signed a lease for 725 sqm of warehouse and office space in the „Green Business Park“ at Odilia-von-Goch-Straße 16. Due to the latest contract the ...

VGP NV and Deka Immobilien announced the signing of the second closing between VGP and their 50:50 joint venture, RED (The 'Fifth Joint Venture'). The transaction comprises two logistics buildings and a multi-storey car park which were developed in parks that have already transferred to the joint venture in the first closing....

Le Masurier sells its last asset in Germany: The British property company has sold the HENRI office and laboratory building in Erlangen to French SCPI, Transitions Europe, managed by Arkéa Real Estate Investment Management, for €12+million.

Imaxxam has acquired the newly constructed „West Side Spark“ office building in Bonn on behalf of the „Geno Rheinland Real Estate (GRRE)“ fund. The seller of the property, Swiss Life Asset Managers (SL AM Development Residential GmbH), developed the DGNB Gold-certified building on Václav-Havel-Platz.

Münchener Hypothekenbank achieved a good result in the 2023 financial year despite the tense market situation. Net profit for the year rose to € 102.1 million (2022: € 68.3 million), while net interest income increased to € 518.5 million (2022: € 442.5 million).

Cushman & Wakefield has confirmed Tina Reuter as its Head of Germany. She has held the position on an interim basis since December 2023 and succeeds Yvo Postleb who has decided to leave the business to continue his career outside Cushman & Wakefield.

The German transaction market for residential portfolios showed no signs of a turnaround at the beginning of the year. According to an analysis by NAI apollo, partner of NAI Partners Germany, the total transaction volume in the last three months amounted to € 790 million, which is the lowest result in the last 14 years. Compa...

The new building in Garching - on the outskirts of Munich - is finished and the move has begun: Yesterday, the company celebrated the opening of its new Siemens Technology Centre, in which more than €100 million have been invested.