Garbe launches European resi fund targeting €800m

The Garbe European Residential Fund (Garbe EUResi) invests in real estate developments and selectively also in properties undergoing energy rehabilitation. The investment strategy follows a ‘boots on the ground’ approach: the fund only invests in locations where Garbe can act as a local investor through a local presence.

The fund’s launch is a milestone in Garbe Institutional Capital’s strategy to build up a European residential real estate platform. Garbe EUResi has already received equity commitments of €82.5 mln.

The investment focus of the German open-ended alternative investment fund (AIF) is on A- and B-cities in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain as well as on the metropolises of Prague and Warsaw. The target equity volume of the core fund is between €400 mln and €500 mln with a maximum debt-ratio of 50%. IntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft acts as capital management company (KVG) for Garbe EUResi.

Thomas Kallenbrunnen, managing director of Garbe Institutional Capital, said: ‘With our new flagship fund EUResi we are transferring GARBE's holistic business model to residential real estate. Our vertical integration of development, investment, portfolio and real estate management services, enables us to achieve broad market coverage and extensive value creation. We manage risks through broad diversification while leveraging opportunities through investments in markets with significant value potential, especially compared to Germany.’

Andreas Höfner, head of Strategy at Garbe Institutional Capital, added: ‘Compared to equities or bonds, European residential markets show stable returns. The fund focuses on markets with long-term positive income and rental development to achieve growth in cash flows and distribution yields. For asset allocation, we rely on our in-house research and a local presence in the target markets.’