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Germany’s Game-Changing Election
The country’s politics are getting a boost of uncharacteristic urgency from coming Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with even the constitutional “debt brake” up for grabs.
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German Election Results: Shaping Europe’s Future?
Thank you for attending our call “German Election Results: Shaping Europe’s Future?” with Anna Rosenberg, Head of Geopolitics at Amundi Investment Institute; Thomas Kruse, CIO Amundi Germany; and esteemed guest, Günther H. Oettinger, Former European Commissioner and Member of the Supervisory Board at Amundi Germany.
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German Elections: Winds of Change
Germany is entering a pivotal moment in its political and economic landscape. With stagnating economic growth and pressing geopolitical challenges, the direction of its next government under Friedrich Merz is significant not only for the nation but also for Europe’s future economic and security prospects. The outcome of the weekend elections mean that a partnership between the CDU/CSU and former Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left SPD appears highly probable, with both parties aligning on key priorities like promoting more business-friendly policies.
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Forming coalition will be easiest of next German Chancellor’s many challenges
The centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Socialist Union (CSU), won the German election with 28.6% of the popular vote. CDU leader Friedrich Merz is therefore set to be the next Chancellor and will lead coalition talks to form a government at a time when Europe’s biggest economy faces economic, trade and geopolitical challenges.
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2025 Global Public Real Estate Outlook Report
Global REITs began 2024 on a cautious note, as the market grappled with higher rates and higher inflation, causing central banks to delay easing monetary policy.
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Cross Asset Investment Strategy - December 2024
Topic of the Month: The German economy has been lagging behind other Eurozone countries due to structural changes in its economic model and global trade. A huge investment effort would be needed to relaunch it. Economists recommend making up the lost ground within ten years by making massive infrastructure investments.
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Germany’s path ahead
In Germany, the poor economic performance of the last two years has taken centre stage.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL honoured with the Scope Award in the “New Energy” category for the third time in a row
The independent rating agency Scope has once again recognised KGAL as the best asset manager in the “Infrastructure Equity – New Energy” category. More than 20 years of experience with renewable energies, the expertise of a 65-strong team of experts and the unique product range are the basis for success.
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People News
Florian Grassl Joins The Investment Management Team At Dea Capital Real Estate Germany
Pan-European investment management company DeA Capital Real Estate is expanding its team in Germany and has now added experienced real estate specialist Florian Grassl as its Director of Investment Management. Florian Grassl’s experience at German and international real estate companies will help him broaden the company’s pan-European strategy, and he will be responsible for expanding DeA Capital Real Estate’s portfolio in Germany.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL acquires wind farm in Rhineland-Palatinate
KGAL Investment Management is pleased to announce that it has acquired three wind turbines near Perscheid, Rhineland-Palatinate. The wind farm is the first investment in an individual mandate, in which KGAL is advising the Software AG Foundation (SAGST). The wind farm, currently under construction, has a total capacity of 17.1 megawatts (MW) and is scheduled to go into operation in spring 2025. The seller is BayWa r.e.
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KGAL ESPF 5 acquires wind farm in south-west Germany
Leading independent investment and asset manager KGAL is pleased to announce that its renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 5 has successfully bid for three wind turbines from BayWa r.e. The wind farm, located in Reichenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, has a total capacity of 18.6 megawatts (MW) and is nearing completion. KGAL is planning further acquisitions in Germany and the Czech Republic for its impact fund, which will have its final close in October 2024.
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KGAL ESPF 6 participates in the development of one of Europe’s most important hydrogen hubs
Leading independent investment and asset manager KGAL announces that the KGAL ESPF 6 Energy Transition Fund is investing in a green hydrogen project at Lubmin, a Baltic Sea port in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with a total capacity of up to 1,050 megawatts. This project is part of Germany’s largest planned centre for the production and import of green hydrogen, with Europe-wide significance.
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People News
Edmond de Rothschild REIM appoints Lennart Weinhold as Managing Director in the real estate debt team
Frankfurt, September 16 2024: Lennart Weinhold will be based in Frankfurt and report to Edmond de Rothschild’s REIM Head of Real Estate Debt and CEO for REIM Germany, Ralf Kind. Lennart will be responsible for portfolio and risk management. He will also be involved in loan origination and execution in his new role as Managing Director in the Real Estate Debt team.
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German residential real estate
In our previous piece, we laid out why the current market situation indicates an attractive entry point into European real estate markets as the cycle starts turning. This is particularly the case for those segments or markets where leasing market fundamentals are favorable. In this article, we elaborate on the market fundamentals of German residential real estate.
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KGAL ESPF 5 completes acquisition of a solar park cluster in Saxony-Anhalt with a total capacity of 120 megawatts
The renewable energy fund KGAL ESPF 5 is investing in two further solar parks near Magdeburg, Calvörde West and Grauingen. The two plants complement the Calvörde Ost solar park acquired at the beginning of 2023, which will soon go into operation. The Calvörde cluster has a total capacity of 120 megawatts. KGAL has already secured attractive long-term feed-in tariffs for the majority of the capacity.
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Asset Manager News
HIH Invest Acquires Day Nursery in Leipzig
Acquisiton for “HIH Zukunft Invest” Fund Standing property with over 1,600 square metres of lettable area Long-term lease signed with Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe charity
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HIH Real Estate Sets up E-Mobility Subsidiary eternigy
Eternigy to plan, install and operate EV charging stations for commercial and residential real estate Target group: HIH Group clients and third parties First charge points expected to go live by June The objective: 1,000 charging points within the next three years
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HIH Invest Acquires Logistics Asset in Sittensen for Open-Ended Institutional Fund
Fully occupied core property with a total lettable area of nearly 24,000 square metres Property developed by Panattoni Completed in March 2023 Aimed for DGNB “Gold” certification
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“twentyone” Office Scheme in Berlin Completed
New-build office scheme at Saarbrücker Strasse provides 6,150 sqm of gross floor area Active asset management: optimal use and development of brownfield site Almost fully let to Ebner & Stolz and ZenJob Trendsetting architecture by Sergei Tchoban
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Robert Schneider Appointed CEO Germany of DeA Capital Real Estate
The Pan-European real estate platform to expand its real estate investing business in Germany