Experience

Fundamenta Group Deutschland AG

• Germany
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Fundamenta Group Holding AG

• Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats

  • Apr 2019 - Present



HanseMerkur Grundvermögen AG

• Leiter Investment

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2020



Brendel Realty

• Owner

  • Oct 2010 - Aug 2017

  Consultancy businessConsultant to AFIAA Anlagestiftung Zurich on worldwide acquisitions and dispositions. Advised AFIAA on its indirect holdings containing AIG and Hines FundsAdvising Parsitalia Real Estate S.r.l. (Rome) on possible disposal scenario for various developments and broadening the client’s European networkAdvising on the majority sale of Parsitalias shareholding in the shopping centre Porta di Roma to Allianz Real Estate – purchase price in excess of 300m EUR.European Advisor to Leighton Properties (one of Australias then largest commercial property developers, subsidiary of Hochtief AG), broadening the client’s European network, mainly with German capital, consisting of key players of open- and closed end funds, insurance companies, Family Offices and UHNWI’sAdvising a substantially large Real Estate Investment Manager on its plans to potentially launch a new platform investing in non-domestic real estate – advising on risk profile geographic and sectoral allocation as well as advising on structuring and set-up



AFIAA Anlagestiftung

• Managing Director - Head of Acquisitions Global

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2016

  Managing Director, Board MemberHead of Global AcquisitionsSole responsibility for acquisitions and dispositions on behalf of the vehicle – managing teams in Sydney, Zurich and New York City, 1.5bn CHF AuM, currently funded by 45 Swiss pension funds, investment style core (generational/conservative approach preferred by Swiss investors)Management role included growing the investor base from initially around 25 to 45 – winning substantial new committments, overseeing asset and portfolio management and overall ensuring the business operates on its growth trajectory and within its risk profileCounter-cyclical investment in Portugal 2013, one of the first institutional investors to re-enter the market buying spot on at the trough of the marketEarly cyclical investment in Germany 2012 – Trophy asset in FrankfurtCyclical investments in Finland 2014 (Helsinki) – and the US 2014 & 2015 (Washington D.C. and Austin)



AFIAA Anlagestiftung

• Management Team Member - Head of Acquisitions & Valuation Global

  • Dec 2008 - Sep 2010

  Management Team MemberHead of Acquisitions & ValuationSole responsibility for acquisitions and dispositions of 2 open ended investment vehicles with investment style Core and having a global and European approach, holding assets of around 1bn CHF AuM, managing teams in Sydney, Zurich and New York CityResponsible for quarterly internal valuation reviews and annual external valuationsResponsible for business plan, launching and implementation of the fund AFIAA Europe CoreCounter-cyclical market entrance in the UK in February 2009, one of the first institutional investors to re-enter the market (London - City) buying at absolute trough of the marketCounter-cyclical market entrance in Australia 2009 & 2010 (Sydney and Brisbane)



Doughty Hanson

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Principal Real Estate

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2008

  Senior Principal Real EstateMember of the management team consisting of 3 running the PERE platform of DHSole responsibility for structuring and roll-out of a proposed Core+ fund targeting European assets, managing a dedicated team in London. Global fundraising road-shows focusing on existing investors in other Doughty Hanson products, investors being based in Europe, North America and Asia, mostly utilizing direct contacts but also working through Gatekeepers and fundraising platformsSole responsibility for the entire German PERE business, Day-to-day assset management of the existing opportunistic holdings in Germany including financing



DEGI Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immobilienfonds

• Head of Global Acquisitions

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2007

  Senior Auditor, Internal Audit Department (03/01 – 10/02) Senior Investment Manager (11/02 – 05/05)Deputy Head Global Acquisitions (06/05 – 04/06)Head Global Acquisitions (05/06 – 08/07) Sole responsibility for purchases and sales of 5 open ended real estate funds with investment style Core and Core+ holding AuM in excess of 10bn EUR and managing a dedicated team in Frankfurt Responsible for business plan, launching and implementation of the funds DEGI Global Business, DEGI German Business and DEGI Europe Retail including structuring and supporting the institutional fundraising (Business-Line of funds)Acquired and disposed in excess of 5bn EUR, predominantly in Europe



Dyckerhoff & Widmann AG

• Construction Site Manager

  • Apr 1995 - Feb 2001

  Design and structural calculations for several projects (offices/ industrial, newly designed or to be refurbished), design department (04/95 – 06/96)Construction site manager civil and underground engineering of numerous building and decontamination sites throughout Germany - overall construction budget of approximately € 200 million (07/96 – 02/01) Design and structural calculations for several projects (offices/ industrial, newly designed or to be refurbished), design department (04/95 – 06/96)Construction site manager civil and underground engineering of numerous building and decontamination sites throughout Germany - overall construction budget of approximately € 200 million (07/96 – 02/01)