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Career 24/07/2020

Union Investment Real Estate appoints Michael Bütter as future CEO

Union Investment Real Estate GmbH has announced that Michael Bütter will become Chairman of the Management Board (CEO) and head of its Real Estate (...)

Logistics 18/12/2019

Germany's Union applies to acquire €800m logistics fund from Garbe

Germany's Union Investment has applied for clearance to acquire Logistrial Real Estate, an €800m logistics fund currently owned and managed by Hamburg's Garbe group. A note in (...)

Finance 16/12/2019

Transition in German Union Investment management as Kutscher hands over to Stobbe

After more than 20 years in the management team at Union Investment Real Estate, including the last 12 as chairman, Dr. Reinhard Kutscher is (...)

Finance 06/05/2019

"Risk management is more important than ever"

Germany's Union Investment Real Estate, which last year grew assets to over €40bn, is cautious on the late market cycle despite its recent huge (...)

Finance 12/03/2019

High occupancy, low rates, lack of alternatives to keep property stable - German execs

Strong occupancy, low interest rates and lack of investment competition should keep property performance stable, German executives say. But political interference is growing. The executives (...)

Finance 04/03/2019

Germany's Union Investment RE names Stobbe as new chairman

Germany's Union Investment Real Estate, fund manager of the nation's cooperative banking system, has named Jörn Stobbe as next chairman after incumbent Reinhard Kutscher retires at (...)

Finance 30/01/2019

German Union Investment adds €2.3bn to pass €40bn RE holdings in 2018

Germany’s Union Investment added €2.3bn to real estate holdings last year to take managed assets past €40bn for the first time. Half of all (...)

Hospitality 15/01/2018

German Union Investment boosts real estate to €34bn, eyes global hotels

Union Investment, part of the German public sector Volks- and Raiffeisenbank group, last year boosted managed real estate to €34.5bn from €31.8bn in 2016. (...)