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List of 3 large European real estate single family offices
A core asset class of many single family offices is real estate. Through the relative stability of the asset class, many family investment vehicle are actively investing in properties and property developments. In the following, we are introducing three interesting real estate family offices from our list.
1. Wirtgen Invest (Neustadt, Germany)
The German Wirtgen brothers sold their family company for building machinery to John Deere. From the billions of the proceeds of the transaction, the Wirtgen Invest family was launched. A major investment focus of the family office is real estate. One exemplary portfolio object is Taunusgasse 8 in Frankfurt. The 20 storey skyscraper T8 offers more than 30,000 sqm space. The family office also invests in residential real estate developments, like in Stuttgart’s Stafflenbergstraße.
Update 2024: Also in the past year, Wirtgen Invest was one of the most active family office investors in the property market. For example, in September 2023, the family office acquired the newly developed Motel One in Munich, Germany.
2. Baltisse (Gent, Belgium)
Baltisse is the Belgian single family office of the Balcaen family. Besides capital markets and private equity, the family investment firm actively invests in real estate. Featured investments include the redevelopment of the former IBM tower in Brussels or the AXS Namur redevelopment project. Geographically, Baltisse is active in Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Romania and the United States. The portfolio comprises a combined space of 300,000 sqm.
3. Cofra Holding (Zug, Switzerland)
The Cofra Holding is the family holding of the billionaire C&A owner family Brenninkmeijer. Redevco is the real estate arm of the family investment group. Through Redevco, Cofra is managing 306 assets with a combined value of €7.5B. So far, the focus was on high street properties and retail parks in European countries like Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain or UK. All to-be-acquired objects should have an investment volume of at least €10-20M. Exemplary objects in the portfolio are the Princes Square in Glasgow, a object in the Tauentzienstrasse in Berlin or the Galleria Inno. Since 2018, Redevco is also investing in residential real estate through a €500M vehicle. A first project was realized together with AM Real Estate Development in Amsterdam.
European Real Estate Family Investment Groups
Many of the largest European Single Family Offices are investing in real estate opportunities. Either through own developments, funds or associated real estate investment firms. Many of the most prestigious buildings in major European cities like Barcelona, Munich or Paris are owned by HNWIs and their family offices.
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We build our lists to ensure optimal usability for our clients. There are three areas included: family information, contact details and investment information. So we provide you with general e-mail addresses, phone numbers, excecutive names, exemplary investments and many more features.
Disclaimer: due to the secrecy of some family offices, we are sometimes not able to provide you with email addresses or other pieces of information. In case we don’t know the exact investment focus, the specific column is marked as n.a.
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Last Updated on January 2, 2025
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Hundreds of single family offices in real estate in Europe, nice