Griffin Capital Partners, the largest privately-owned investment and asset manager specializing in private equity and real estate across Central and Eastern Europe, Germany, and other EU countries, has opened a new office under the leadership of new Managing Director and Head of Germany Marcel Hertig.
With over 15 years of industry experience, Hertig is an experienced investment professional in the real-estate and private-equity industry. In his new role, he will focus on identifying and acquiring real-estate and private-equity-investment opportunities and will oversee Griffin’s projects in Germany, including those tied to real-estate developer Bauwert, which Griffin Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in back in 2023. Before joining Griffin, Marcel managed German investments at Patron Capital and later led real-estate private-equity activities in Germany and BeNeLux as Investment Director at TPG Angelo Gordon.
“Germany is a strategically important region for us, both personally and professionally,” noted Nebil Senman, Co-Owner and Managing Partner at Griffin Capital Partners. “The opening of our new office, under the leadership of an experienced expert like Marcel, marks a significant milestone in strengthening our presence in Germany, as we do believe that we are well-positioned to deliver even greater value to our investors and partners, by setting up a local presence in Germany, a market offering compelling opportunities within the evolving political and economic environment.”
“I am thrilled to lead Griffin Capital Partners Germany and contribute to a market with immense potential and strategic importance,” added Marcel Hertig, Managing Director at Griffin Capital Partners Germany. “Our focus will be on identifying attractive investment opportunities and applying Griffin’s proven investment approach in Germany. My goal is to leverage our expertise and the strength of Griffin’s platform to deliver impactful projects and generate long-term value for our partners and investors.”
Maciej Dyjas, Co-Owner and Managing Partner at Griffin Capital Partners, added that, “in a challenging environment we have achieved significant milestones and established our position as a leading investor in the region. In 2024, we continued to develop our pool of existing real estate and private equity platforms with a value of over EUR eight billion by setting up two significant new platforms, with StudentSpace, a new student housing platform and OnTrain, a new platform that will offer modern locomotives to European rail operators in the leasing model. In Germany, we have already made significant and successful investments and are eager to increase our presence further.”
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