Strong Transaction performance: Complementing Convincing investments for our clients

One of our core competencies is its transaction management — tightly networked on the market with its seven branch offices in Germany and additional offices in the leading European real estate locations of Amsterdam, London and Vienna. These enable us to complete top deals for our institutional investors. For a selection see below.

Commercial Building, Quartier am Auswärtigen Amt, Oberwallstrasse in Berlin, Germany

Commercial Building, Quartier am Auswärtigen Amt, Oberwallstrasse in Berlin, Germany

  • Acquired: 2017
  • Floor area: 19.500 sqm
  • Gross initial yield: 3.4 %

“Being well-networked within the market, we managed to secure a premium property with rental growth potential in one of the most sought markets in Germany.“

Andreas Strey, Co-Head of Fund Management, HIH Invest Real Estate

Commercial Building, East Side Office, Mühlenstrasse in Berlin, Germany

Commercial Building, East Side Office, Mühlenstrasse in Berlin, Germany

  • Acquired: 2015
  • Floor area: 17.300 sqm
  • Gross initial yield: 4.7%

„By buying into the property development early on, we exploited a one-off opportunity to secure the entire East Side Office complex in its premium location and with its high asset quality for our investor.“

Frank Kindermann, Head of Asset Management & Member of the Board, HIH Real Estate

Commercial Building, East Side Office, Mühlenstrasse in Berlin, Germany

Commercial Building, MesseCity, Heegbarg in Cologne, Germany - HIH Real Estate (HIH-Gruppe)

MesseCity, Heegbarg in Cologne, Germany

  • Acquired: 2016
  • Floor area: 68.500 sqm
  • Gross initial yield: 4.3 %

“This landmark transaction helped us to further expand our activities in Cologne, plus we secured Zurich Insurance as head tenant on a 20-year lease.”

Hans-Joachim Lehmann, Managing Director, HIH Invest Real Estate

Office Cluster, Altezza, Barthstrasse in Munich, Germany

Office Cluster, Altezza, Barthstrasse in Munich, Germany

  • Holding time: 4 years
  • Floor area: about 25.000 sqm
  • Actual performance (IRR): 15.5 %

„Core properties in Munich are trading at absolute peak figures. We made the most out of the trend by selling the property and scoring a robust rate of return for our investors.“

Frederik Lammersen, Co-Head of Fund Management, HIH Invest Real Estate

Office Cluster, Altezza, Barthstrasse in Munich, Germany

Commercial Building, DB Brick and DB Tower, Frankfurt am Main in Germany - HIH Real Estate (HIH-Gruppe)

Commercial Building, DB Brick and DB Tower in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  • Acquired: 2018
  • Floor area: 53.800 sqm
  • Gross initial yield: 3.68 %

“The long lease term, the blue-chip credit worthiness of the incoming tenant and the strategically important location in Europe’s second largest place of finance will make it possible to generate stable long-term cash flows.”

Hans-Joachim Lehmann, Managing Director, HIH Invest Real Estate

Commercial Building, Beethovenstraat 400 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Commercial Building, Beethovenstraat 400 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Acquired: 2013
  • Floor area: 13.000 sqm
  • Gross initial yield: 6.8 %

„What sets the office schemes B400 and B500 apart is primarily their superb location along the southern axis of Amsterdam.“

Frederik Lammersen, Co-Head of Fund Management, HIH Invest Real Estate

Commercial Building, Beethovenstraat 400 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Commercial Building, 4 Rue Léon Jost in Paris, France

Commercial Building, 4 Rue Léon Jost in Paris, France

  • Holding time: 13 years
  • Floor area: 4.800 sqm
  • Actual performance (IRR): 12 %

„By successfully re-letting the property, we were able to benefit from the favourable market conditions at the time of sale and thereby to optimise its superior performance.“

Matthias Brodeßer, Head of Transaction Management International, HIH Invest Real Estate

Commercial Building, 100 New Bridge Street in London, United Kingdom

Commercial Building, 100 New Bridge Street in London, United Kingdom

  • Holding time: 5 years
  • Flor area: 15.600 sqm
  • Actual performance (IRR): 11.8 %

„We managed to sell the asset at the perfect time. The coveted location in combination with the shortage of comparable product translated into a substantial gain and the returns we were aiming for.“

Matthias Brodeßer, Head of Transaction Management International, HIH Invest Real Estate

Commercial Building, 100 New Bridge Street in London, United Kingdom

Islington Shopping Centre in London, United Kingdom - HIH Real Estate

Islington Shopping Centre in London, United Kingdom

  • Holding time: 5 years
  • Floor area: 14.600 sqm
  • Actual performance (IRR): 17 %

„Having successfully raised its asset management potential and completed an extensive rebranding effort, we sold the asset at a profit when the UK market was at peak.“

Martin Payne, Managing Director, Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate UK Ltd.

Commercial Building, EDGE, Amsterdam, Netherlands - HIH Real Estate (HIH-Gruppe)

Commercial Building EDGE in Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Acquired: 2019
  • Floor area: 52.800 sqm
  • Gross initial yield: 4.8 %

“We integrate sustainability criteria along with environmentally and socially responsible governance as key factors into our investment processes.”

Prof. Dr. Felix Schindler, Head of Research, HIH Invest Real Estate

Commercial Building, EDGE, Amsterdam, Netherlands - HIH Real Estate (HIH-Gruppe)

Portfolio Germany TOP 5 in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Germany - HIH Real Estate (HIH-Gruppe)

Portfolio Germany TOP 5 in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Germany

  • Holding time: 10 years
  • Floor area: 72.800 sqm
  • Actual performance (IRR): 17.2 %

“With this transaction, we are completing the largest portfolio sale in the company’s history.”

Hans-Joachim Lehmann, Managing Director, HIH Invest Real Estate