Art-Invest Real Estate is an experienced investor, developer and asset manager operating across key gateway cities in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Cologne the business operates as a private partnership with the Zech Group and the managing partners as shareholders.
The group invests and manages on behalf of its proprietary capital, regulated institutional funds and select joint venture partners pursuing a "manage to core" investment strategy across the risk spectrum principally in the office, retail, hotel, residential and data centre sectors.
Since 2012, the company has been licensed to operate as a regulated fund manager in accordance with German investment law (KAGB). During this period Art-Invest Real Estate Funds has successfully launched eighteen regulated funds for a variety of institutional investors.
The group has currently more than EUR 6bn AuM with more than EUR 2bn invested equity for a range of 20 institutional investors as long term partners. Art-Invest Real Estate is one of the largest office developers in Germany.
The group invests and manages on behalf of its proprietary capital, regulated institutional funds and select joint venture partners pursuing a "manage to core" investment strategy across the risk spectrum principally in the office, retail, hotel, residential and data centre sectors.
Since 2012, the company has been licensed to operate as a regulated fund manager in accordance with German investment law (KAGB). During this period Art-Invest Real Estate Funds has successfully launched eighteen regulated funds for a variety of institutional investors.
The group has currently more than EUR 6bn AuM with more than EUR 2bn invested equity for a range of 20 institutional investors as long term partners. Art-Invest Real Estate is one of the largest office developers in Germany.
Location: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne
Employees: 201-500
Founded date: 2010
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