ADEPT is a Copenhagen and Hamburg based architecture community founded in 2006. They believe in Place over Building because they see the city as an organism born from the synergies between people, functions and places. ADEPT focus on urban development and building architecture with an aim to push users, clients, profession and the world around us towards a deeper responsibility for the limited global resources

Art-Invest Real Estate is an experienced investor, developer and asset manager operating across key gateway cities in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Cologne the business operates as a private partnership with the Zech Group and the managing partners as shareholders.

 

Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb Nordrhein-Westfalen (BLB NRW) is the real estate company of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the owner of most state properties. It operates an economic real estate management system and leases its buildings to universities and users from the state administration - police, financial administration, judiciary, prison system and other state authorities and institutions. It also builds buildings in NRW on behalf of the federal government.

As a Hanover-based company, bauwo Grundstücksgesellschaft mbH has been developing solutions for individually tailored projects in the real estate sector for 30 years. They are active throughout Germany in the field of project development for logistics, offices and hotels. Thanks to their expertise and experience, as well as innovative thinking and the latest technical standards, they offer you all services from a single source – from obtaining building permits to your finished property.

Beiersdorf, known for brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin and Hansaplast, also attaches great importance to innovation and sustainability in property management. The headquarters in Hamburg are a prime example of the company's modern and environmentally friendly standards. Beiersdorf invests in energy-efficient buildings, green mobility concepts and flexible working environments that promote creativity and teamwork. In addition to the headquarters, the property portfolio includes production and office locations worldwide, which are constantly being adapted to modern requirements. Beiersdorf is thus emphasizing its forward-looking approach - both economically and ecologically.

BNP Paribas Real Estate is a leading international real estate service provider that offers its clients comprehensive services in all phases of the real estate cycle: Transaction, Consulting, Valuation, Property Management, Investment Management and Property Development. With 5,300 employees, the company supports owners, tenants, investors and the public sector in their projects thanks to local expertise in 30 countries (own locations and alliance partners) in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. BNP Paribas Real Estate is part of the BNP Paribas Group. 

The Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction is a supreme federal authority of the Federal Republic of Germany with headquarters in the federal city of Bonn and Berlin.

 

Happy living: Under this motto, BUWOG Bauträger GmbH realizes high-quality new construction projects throughout Germany and creates new living space. In the process, BUWOG builds condominiums and rental apartments that are incorporated into the existing housing stock. In various neighborhoods, we also create daycare centers for children and provide play, leisure and recreation areas, thus ensuring an attractive living environment for all generations.

 

The Catella Group is an international company that offers comprehensive property consulting, property investment and asset management services. Headquartered in Sweden and with offices throughout Europe, Catella is one of the leading players in the property market.

Whether real estate, solar parks, pipeline networks or production facilities: Commerz Real focuses on attractive tangible asset investments that they structure optimally for their customers. They combine comprehensive asset management know-how and broad structuring expertise to create investment products for private and institutional investors, individual financing structures for commercial projects, and alternative financing solutions for corporate customers. In doing so, they have firmly anchored the concept of sustainability in their value framework and self-image: In addition to the goal of reducing their own footprint through their business activities via a consistent operating ecology, they rely on a sustainably structured core business. 

 

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for the sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. 

DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) is one of the world's leading research centres for particle physics, accelerator technology and photon technology with sites in Hamburg and Zeuthen. Here, scientists research the structure of matter, develop new technologies and work on the foundations for applications in medicine, industry and IT.

In the field of construction and real estate, DESY realises highly specialised research buildings and is actively involved in shaping the urban development of Science City Bahrenfeld.

Deutsche Hypo NORD/LB Real Estate Finance is the competence centre of Norddeutsche Landesbank for financing commercial real estate. The unit operates in Germany, the UK, France, Benelux, Spain, Poland and Austria and is headquartered in Hanover. It also has offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich as well as in Amsterdam, London, Madrid, Paris and Warsaw. NORD/LB is one of the major German property financiers.

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading companies in the field of telecommunications and digitalisation. Based in Bonn, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of services, including mobile communications, fixed network, internet, IT solutions and cloud services.
Deutsche Telekom is a leader in the provision of 5G technology, which is essential for modern, networked properties and smart cities. It enables the integration of technologies such as predictive maintenance, automated control systems and intelligent monitoring in buildings and neighbourhoods.

The German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) is a central knowledge platform for sustainable building. To promote sustainable building, the non-profit organization has established a certification system for the assessment of buildings and urban districts with a particular focus on environmental impact, use of resources, efficiency and user comfort: the DGNB certificate.

 

Deutsche Kreditbank Aktiengesellschaft (DKB) is a German credit institution based in Berlin and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB). Its two main business areas are direct banking services for private customers and financing and investment solutions for business customers in selected sectors.
Since 2019, the bank has been the second largest direct bank in Germany in terms of customers (as at December 2023: 5.59 million customers) behind the German subsidiary of Dutch ING and the largest direct bank from Germany or owned by a German company.

DWS Group (DWS) with EUR 896bn of assets under management (as of 31 December 2023) aspires to be one of the world's leading asset managers. Building on more than 60 years of experience, it has a reputation for excellence in Germany, Europe, the Americas and Asia. 

ECE is an integrated group of companies for services and projects in the real estate and investment business and offers asset management, project development expertise, investment management and other full-service real estate services under one roof. In its specialized business units ECE Marketplaces and ECE Work & Live as well as with the fund company ECE Real Estate Partners, it develops, realizes and operates properties in all asset classes. All services within the Group are provided by ECE Group Services. ECE has been owned by the Otto family since it was founded in 1965.

The Embassy in Berlin, the Consulates in Düsseldorf and Munich, as well as an Honorary Consul in Stuttgart form the diplomatic network of Canada in Germany and are the official representation of the Government of Canada. They work to advance Canadian interests through diplomacy, advocacy and representation, facilitating trade and investments in both directions, and providing consular services. Each location offers regional expertise and their network works closely together to promote a unified approach to Canada-Germany relations.

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) is one of the largest listed energy companies in Germany and is based in Karlsruhe. The company was formed in 1997 through the merger of Badenwerk AG and Energie-Versorgung Schwaben AG and is now a leading player in the German and European energy industry.

FORVIA HELLA is a listed, international automotive supplier. Coming together with Faurecia in the FORVIA Group, we build the world's seventh largest supplier of automotive technologies. As a global market leader in high-growth areas, FORVIA employs 157,000 people worldwide. FORVIA HELLA therein stands for high-performance lighting technology and automotive electronics.

Founded as a non-profit housing company in 1920, the main focus in the early years was on creating affordable housing for as large a section of the Ludwigshafen population as possible. In the following decades, the available living space increased continuously and, thanks to prudent management, GAG also grew into a versatile company that was able to offer more and more services. As early as the 1980s, GAG was committed to what were then completely new goals: energy efficiency and sustainability.

 

GARBE Urban Real Estate has been developing, planning, and building sophisticated real estate throughout Germany for more than 60 years—from apartments to office and commercial properties to entire neighborhoods. With passion and a needs-oriented concept, they deliver solutions for how people want to live and work in the future. They stand for architectural quality with a high standard of sustainability. From their vision and mission to their corporate culture, sustainability is not a trend for them, but an attitude and the foundation on which their success as project developers is based.

GCP is a stable and financially strong real estate company focusing on residential properties. For over a decade, they have been managing thousands of apartments in their own portfolio across all areas of the value chain. In line with their motto, “At home with us,” they improve living spaces and residential environments and ensure that good, affordable housing is created and maintained. In this way, they achieve a high level of tenant satisfaction by treating everyone as equals. They do everything they can to ensure that home is and remains a place to live.

The GdW Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies is the largest German industry umbrella organization and represents around 3,000 municipal, cooperative, church, private, state and federally owned housing companies throughout Germany and at European level. 

The industry association gefma represents a market with a gross value added of 152 billion euros and with a share in the gross domestic product of 4.52%. It represents over 1,000 companies and organizations in the growing facility management sector of the economy. A good 44% of member companies come from the facility management user sector (e.g. industry, banking & insurance, research & development, healthcare, infrastructure & energy, public sector), 42% are providers of FM solutions and around 14% of members are young professionals.
 

Nationwide service provider for infrastructural, technical and commercial facility management. With around 12,900 employees and 81 locations and service points, they have a nationwide presence.

Goldman Sachs aspires to be the world’s most exceptional financial institution, united by their shared values of partnership, client service, integrity, and excellence.

Operating at the center of capital markets, they act as one firm, mobilizing their people, capital, and ideas to deliver superior results across their clients’ most complex challenges.

For 156 years, Goldman Sachs has delivered world-class execution on a global scale across their leading Global Banking & Markets and Asset & Wealth Management businesses. 

For more than 130 years, Gundlach Bau und Immobilien has been helping to design the face of Hanover - with a great passion for buildings in which people feel at home for generations. With the special commitment of over 230 employees, they develop, realise, promote and manage their properties. As a regional, Hanoverian family business, they ensure a good feeling inside and outside your own four walls.

Hamburger Energienetze GmbH is a municipal company owned by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and was formed from the merger of Stromnetz Hamburg GmbH and Gasnetz Hamburg GmbH. With their dedication and expertise, the approximately 2,100 employees ensure that households and large customers are supplied with electricity and gas in a future-proof and climate-friendly manner. In doing so, they lay the foundation for Hamburg as a prosperous place to live and do business.

With more than 13,800 members and almost 10,000 apartments, HANSA Baugenossenschaft is one of the largest cooperatives in Hamburg. Since it was founded almost 100 years ago, it has developed into a modern, competent and service-oriented organization that focuses on the needs of its members. The central pillars of this philosophy are holistic member and consistent quality management. Committed to the cooperative idea, HANSA assumes responsibility for the sustainable development of Hamburg's residential districts. This includes the construction of age-appropriate apartments, as well as day care centers for children and the elderly.

They are Hamburg's partner for all sustainable and renewable energy projects: from consulting, design and planning to construction and operation, they support schools, authorities and public institutions as well as companies in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg on their way to environmentally friendly electricity and heat supply.

HypoVereinsbank is part of UniCredit, a pan-European commercial bank with a unique offering in Italy, Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. Its aim is to help society develop by offering the best to all stakeholders and unlocking the potential of its customers and employees across Europe.  

IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG has been supporting the construction and real estate industry for many years as a financier of medium-sized companies. The focus is particularly on project developments, property development measures and the financing of existing properties.

Justus Grosse laid the foundation for today's company back in 1946. He wanted to make Bremen a liveable city again after the war and provide people with housing.

With five business areas – project development, letting and sales, property management, investments in the hotel and catering industry, and energy generation – the company is now committed to its passion for real estate and living spaces in Bremen and northern Germany. At its locations in Bremen and Hamburg, around 110 employees steer its success, manage around 20,000 residential and commercial units, oversee its property development business and develop forward-looking real estate projects.

Lidl is one of the leading companies in food retail and operates around 12,600 stores in 31 countries worldwide. In Germany, around 100,000 colleagues work passionately to make Lidl possible—at its headquarters in Neckarsulm, in its 39 regional companies and logistics centers, and in its more than 3,250 stores throughout Germany. 

The Lufthansa Group is an aviation company with operations worldwide. It plays a leading role in its European home market. With 109,509 employees, the Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 32.770m in the financial year 2022.

Human. Space. Vision. The name meravis is made up of this triad. We preserve and develop spaces for people in different phases of life. Our vision: to design tomorrow's living solutions today. Innovative and sustainable.

NEULAND Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH is a leading company in the field of property development and utilisation. With a focus on the acquisition, development, refurbishment and letting of residential properties, NEULAND specialises in the creation and management of sustainable living space. The company attaches great importance to quality, sustainability and a long-term perspective in the property industry. NEULAND is active in both the preservation of existing properties and the development of new builds, and its projects contribute to the provision of attractive and affordable living space.

Phoenix Contact is a global market leader based in Germany. Their group stands for future-oriented components, systems and solutions in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and automation.

 

RKW Architektur + has played a formative role in the development of contemporary living and working environments for over 70 years. Founded in 1950 by Helmut Rhode in Düsseldorf, the office is now managed by a cross-generational community of seven partners. The development and linking of ever new fields of expertise is the basis of their efficiency: for the task and the client as well as in their obligation to the users of our buildings and the public. They are therefore active in all fields of architecture, interior design and urban development.

The SAGA Group lets around 140,000 apartments and around 1,400 commercial properties in Hamburg and makes significant contributions to urban quality and asset protection in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg by investing heavily in neighborhood development. 
As a municipal group, it pursues a balanced growth strategy to strengthen economic performance and, at the same time, promote social balance in residential areas and climate protection. Its sustainability strategy manages conflicts of interest between its economic, social and climate-oriented sub-goals, thereby ensuring its success as a landlord and portfolio holder.  

Sonar Real Estate GmbH is an owner-managed real estate company for investment and asset management as well as project development. The target group are German and foreign investors who are looking for an entrepreneurial local partner in Germany and, if required, a co-investor.

Sonar Real Estate focuses on commercial real estate in the office, logistics and retail sectors in Germany. 

Störmer Murphy and Partners is an established architectural practice, recognized for their award-winning portfolio of successfully completed comissions with a wide range of typologies, scales and budgets. With their dedicated, design-driven team, they place a strong focus on research and innovation, grounded by decades of hands-on building experience. They believe that good design is sustainable design – not only by creating robust, durable buildings with a responsible choice of materials and use of natural resources, but also by shaping unique places with strong identities and a long-lasting cultural significance. There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for this – they are driven by the passion to create.

TAG Immobilien AG is an MDAX-listed real estate company headquartered in Hamburg. The properties of TAG and its subsidiaries are spread across various regions in northern and eastern Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia, and since the 2020 financial year also in Poland. In addition to building and managing a residential real estate portfolio, the business model there also includes sales activities. The aim is to sustainably increase the value of the company in the interests of investors and tenants.

The Technical Operations Office (tba) of the University Hospital of Tübingen is a central institution specialising in technical building management. With an experienced team of around 160 to 170 specialists, the tba serves both the University Hospital and the entire University of Tübingen.

The real estate company Trei Real Estate GmbH, based in Düsseldorf, invests in, develops, and manages tailor-made and sustainable residential and commercial properties. As part of its long-term strategy, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Tengelmann Group focuses on real estate investments and developments in Germany, Poland, and the USA. In addition to assets under management of approximately €1.4 billion, Trei Real Estate GmbH has project developments worth around €1.4 billion in the pipeline. Under the Vendo Park brand, the company develops, builds, and leases retail parks in Poland. In the residential sector, Trei is currently developing residential quarters with commercial space and student apartments in Germany, including in Berlin, under the Quartillion brand. The company is also active internationally, implementing residential construction projects in Poland and the USA.

TÜV NORD CERT GmbH is an independent certification company within the TÜV NORD GROUP and offers a wide range of certifications and tests specifically for the construction and real estate industry. The company supports builders, project developers, investors and operators in quality assurance, risk minimisation and compliance with legal requirements. Its services include the certification of management systems (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001), sustainability certifications (e.g. DGNB, BREEAM), quality monitoring during construction, and testing in the areas of fire protection, building technology and energy efficiency.

UNDKRAUSS has been an integral part of the construction and real estate industry for three decades.

In more than 4,000 projects, they have demonstrated that they not only build, but also design. Their focus is on building renovation, where they rethink spaces and create the future with creative concepts, technical expertise, and precise implementation.

The Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt group of companies is one of Germany's leading housing companies: with around 60,000 apartments at around 120 locations. It has built around 180,000 homes in 100 years. We reliably fulfill our social mission: to provide affordable housing for broad sections of the population.

 

Volkswagen Immobilien has been successfully conducting real estate transactions for the entire market under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group for over 70 years. With their many years of experience, a broad range of services and consistently high standards, they can reliably inspire their customers with tailor-made and innovative real estate solutions.