Our Partners: INVESTMENTexpo 2027

CAERUS is considered one of the pioneers in the real estate debt market segment and, following its integration into the CapMan Group in 2025, has expanded its business focus to encompass the broader real assets sector. The firm's Infrastructure Debt platform is being developed from its Paris office, which was established in 2026.

CAERUS continues to focus its investment activities on Continental Europe, with particular emphasis on the DACH region and the Benelux countries. Acting as an investment advisor, CAERUS serves both Luxembourg-based multi-investor funds and bespoke separate mandates, providing institutional investors with attractive access to real estate debt investments while taking into account their specific regulatory requirements.

To date, CAERUS has launched seven real estate debt funds, which have secured approximately €2.6 billion in capital commitments from institutional investors and financed a loan volume of approximately €2.7 billion. The extensive expertise and long-standing experience of the team in financing and real estate investment, combined with the additional capabilities gained through the CapMan Group and the Infrastructure Debt team, make CAERUS a reliable and trusted partner for both institutional investors and borrowers.

CAERUS has many years of in-depth knowledge of the requirements of institutional investors combined with comprehensive real estate market expertise over several cycles. This enables both sourcing and selection of sustainably attractive investment opportunities and results in an above-average track record. Expertise, track record, access to deals as well as established processes in combination with CAERUS' consistent ESG orientation give investors additional security for their investments in real estate financing.

The HAFS Group comprises Hauck & Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. (HAFS), Hauck & Aufhäuser Administration Services S.A. (HAAS) and HAL Fund Services Ireland Limited (HALFI), operating as an independent group. With approximately 350 employees, more than 25 years of experience and offices in Luxembourg (headquarters), Germany and Ireland, the Group combines regulatory expertise with operational stability.

The HAFS Group offers a comprehensive range of tailored servicing and structuring solutions designed to meet the specific requirements of investment products, regulatory frameworks and investors. Its expertise spans both illiquid real assets, including real estate, infrastructure, private debt and private equity, and liquid financial assets, including UCITS and ETF structures.
The HAFS Group offers a comprehensive range of tailored servicing and structuring solutions designed to meet the specific requirements of investment products, regulatory frameworks and investors. Its expertise spans both illiquid real assets, including real estate, infrastructure, private debt and private equity, and liquid financial assets, including UCITS and ETF structures.

Serving institutional investors and family offices, the independent, owner-managed real estate management company offers comprehensive services across the entire real estate value chain. With a team of more than 140 experts across its offices in Limburg, Frankfurt am Main, Zwickau and Halle, GPEP provides expertise in acquisition and transaction management, financing, research, fund management, asset management, property management, risk management and disposals.

Since its establishment in 2014, GPEP has built a nationwide portfolio of retail properties in Germany with a total volume of approximately €2.1 billion, comprising more than 470 assets. In addition, GPEP manages further exclusive mandates with a total volume of approximately €1.1 billion across the retail and residential sectors.

The team has a clear focus on Germany and has in-depth market knowledge and superior access to attractive investment opportunities. The team of 35+, including 25 Investment and Asset Management experts, is based in Munich, Frankfurt, and Berlin and is committed to create long-term performance and value for its clients.  

Montano's real estate portfolio comprises of future-proved and crisis-resilient asset classes: modern office properties in locations with excellent transport links, logistics and last-mile concepts, social and critical infrastructure, and food-anchored retail properties. With a strategic risk profile ranging from core to value add, the company is building portfolios delivering stable returns and experienced in projects with significant value creation potential.  

Its outstanding track record underscores this expertise: realized Core+ and Value-Add investments achieved a net IRR well above 25%. Since its inception, Montano's clients have included renowned institutional clients from Asia, the Middle East, Germany, and Anglo-Saxon Value-Add funds – this is a proof of trust, credibility, and partnership. 

McDermott Will & Schulte is one of Germany's leading law firms in the areas of investment funds, real estate, and infrastructure. We offer 360-degree solutions for real estate and infrastructure projects and have successfully advised on and implemented some of the largest and most challenging transactions in Germany in recent years. We advise investors, fund and asset managers, project developers, family offices, and others on all legal, regulatory, tax, and related issues, such as structuring, financing, taxation, and supervisory and corporate law. 

Our experienced fund practice provides comprehensive advice to AIF and UCITS capital management companies, fund initiators, institutional investors, private equity funds, and others on the launch and management of funds. We structure special funds of various asset classes, investment limited partnerships, and other investment companies, fund-of-funds structures, fund of funds, and club deals, as well as foreign regulated structures. In addition, we provide support in approval procedures with supervisory authorities, in regulatory matters (KAGB, VAG, KWG, Solvency II, etc.) and in tax and compliance issues. mwe.com