Experience

W5 Group

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder | Principal ► Serial Entrepreneur | Business Mentor

  • Jul 2009 - Present

  I established W5 Group in 2009 in Zug, Switzerland, and today we also have offices in the United States, in Miami and New York. Our focus is innovative real estate investments which include the following sectors: multi-family, student housing, co-living, micro-units, short term rental (STRs), differentiated hospitality, and mixed-use assets. W5 invests alongside experienced high-quality sponsors and provides capital without any pre-determined hold periods. We make entity level investments in operating companies, as well as direct join venture equity and debt investments. W5's real estate professionals have deep investment experience in the US and Europe with backgrounds in real estate private equity, investment banking and family office investing. With substantial transactional experience across the capital structure, the team can execute quickly on compelling opportunities. W5 Group has permanent capital, a flexible mandate and seeks to create enduring value and long-lasting relationships. As Founder and Principal of W5 Group, I lead our family office’s investment management team in identifying real estate sectors and long-term private equity investment approaches that build value. I frequently share my experiences at housing conferences around the globe and am open to exchanging ideas with people interested in developing out-of-the-box solutions to make our future a better one. W5 Group is focused on investing in innovative living concepts that offer tenants freedom, flexibility, affordability and luxury amenities in dense urban areas and dynamic suburban locations. A family office with long-term investment time frame, we create enduring value combined with healthy current yield. Show less



777 Capital Partners

• Switzerland
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder | Principal

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  777 Capital Partners AG (777 Capital Partners) is an investment boutique for innovative, sustainable and profitable real estate investments in the DACH region. The company is based in Baar-Zug (Switzerland). 777 Capital Partners offers its investment partners access to off-market deals in the innovative residential and commercial real estate segments. The investment focus will be on real estate with value enhancement potential in economically strong locations. Their value-added investment approach targets to develop properties, create long-term value and sustainably upgrade the neighborhoods. To achieve optimal performance for the investment partners, 777 Capital Partners combines many years of real estate expertise with excellent market knowledge. Show less



CORESTATE Capital Group

• Luxembourg
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder ► Real Estate Investment Management

  • Jun 2006 - Apr 2016

  I founded CC AG Group in 2006 after leaving US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management as Head of Real Estate, where I led several billions of dollars in real estate transactions, mainly in the German residential sector. Under my leadership, CC AG went public and grew to become one of the largest, fully integrated real estate investment managers in Europe, with $30B of assets under management (AUM) and 800 employees in 3 countries. I founded CC AG Group in 2006 after leaving US private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management as Head of Real Estate, where I led several billions of dollars in real estate transactions, mainly in the German residential sector. Under my leadership, CC AG went public and grew to become one of the largest, fully integrated real estate investment managers in Europe, with $30B of assets under management (AUM) and 800 employees in 3 countries.