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Investments in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific

As one of Europe’s leading real estate investment managers, we have a clear mandate: investing in the world of tomorrow. Our investment process, as well as our clear organisational structure composed of specialised teams for each region and type of use, provides the efficiency and reliability required to professionally close transactions of varying sizes and complexities in all phases of the real estate cycle.

We focus on asset classes like office, logistics, hotel and retail properties in the core to core plus segment. Long-term investors with larger investment volumes of EUR 250 million or more can also take advantage of co-investment and joint venture options. In line with our investment philosophy, we are primarily interested in portfolio properties, turnkey development projects and forward purchases.

Our acquisition due diligence process always looks at long-term income predictability, exacting location and sustainability criteria, and maximum property fungibility.

We are always on the lookout for interesting properties. You can find our criteria for office, retail, hotel and logistics real estate investments here.

Our acquisition profiles at a glance

Our investment criteria at a glance

Investment

  • Individual properties from EUR 30 million
  • Portfolios
  • Joint ventures from EUR 250 million

Classification

  • 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-star-hotels
  • Lease agreements; no management contracts

Locations

  • Preferably prime locations
  • Preferably city hotels
  • Distinguished locations

Properties

  • Energy-efficient and sustainable properties, certified under internationally recognised labels
  • Less than 10 years old (if possible)
  • Alternatively: last conversion or renovation less than 5 years ago
  • Very good condition with no maintenance backlog
  • At least 120 rooms
  • Good business and leisure mix

Lease agreements

  • 10-year lease agreement (at least)
  • Renowned international hotel chains
  • Standard maintenance agreements, indexation and settlement of operating expenses under market conditions

A selection of our hotel investments

Campus Mitte Würzburg – AC Hotel by Marriott and Moxy

Side view of the Campus Mitte Würzburg building - AC Hotel by Marriott and Moxy.
Side view of the Campus Mitte Würzburg building - AC Hotel by Marriott and Moxy.

Two high-quality Marriott hotels acquired in a secondary city with around 1 million overnight stays a year. The balanced mix of guests (comprising an equal share of leisure and business travellers), combined with the proven hotel concept, promises a competitive market position. 

Address
Schürer Straße 7-9, Würzburg, Deutschland

Location
The hotels are situated next to one of Würzburg’s main traffic arteries and have excellent transport connections. Despite being located somewhat outside the historic old town and on the outskirts of the centre, the hotels are still very easy for guests to reach by car or public transport.

Closing
Nov 22

Portfolio
Institutional sector fund/special fund

Volume
EUR 77.6 million

Leasable area
14,940 sqm

Number of rooms
Total of 370 rooms + 432 parking spaces

Year of construction
2022

Certification
BREEAM Very Good

Special features
The AC by Marriott has 168 rooms ranging from 19 sqm to 27 sqm, a restaurant and bar area with 100 seats, a generously sized gym and eight conference rooms.  The Moxy hotel follows the design standards of the Marriott Group and positions itself as a lifestyle hotel, with 202 rooms and an open-plan, modern lobby with a bar and restaurant area.

Motel One Dresden and Rostock

Side view of the building Motel One in Dresden and Rostock.
Side view of the building Motel One in Dresden and Rostock.

The purchased portfolio comprises two mixed-use complexes, including two hotels in the centres of Dresden and Rostock. The main type of use is hotel (52% in Dresden, 71% in Rostock). The two Motel Ones were acquired in 2020 and are the first two hotels leased by Motel One in Deka’s portfolio.

Address
Postplatz 5, Dresden, and Schröderplatz 2, Rostock, Germany

Location
Dresden: The purchased property is in close proximity to the historic Zwinger in Dresden and offers outstanding public transport connections, such as Dresden central station (around 1.2 km away).

Rostock: Both the Doberaner Hof shopping arcade and the nearby pedestrian zone in Rostock are within walking distance of the property. The building’s location on the ring road makes it easy to find and reach by car. It takes around 15 minutes to get from the hotel to the A19, which then leads to the A20.

Closing
Oct 2020 – Dec 2020

Portfolio
Special fund

Leasable area
14,270 sqm (Dresden) and 6,600 sqm (Rostock)

Number of rooms
288 (Dresden) and 180 (Rostock)

Year of construction
2013

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