Essen-based GFKL Financial Services said on Thursday that it has acquired a large portfolio of real-estate-backed non-performing loans (NPL or bad loans) from an unnamed international bank and a private equity fund. The NPL portfolio has a total volume of over EUR 100 mln and is largely backed by commercial real estate properties.
Essen-based GFKL Financial Services said on Thursday that it has acquired a large portfolio of real-estate-backed non-performing loans (NPL or bad loans) from an unnamed international bank and a private equity fund. The NPL portfolio has a total volume of over EUR 100 mln and is largely backed by commercial real estate properties.
GFKL Group, which held a 10% interest in the portfolio, bought the remaining 90% stake.
The company said that the transaction highlights its expertise in debt management. 'More than 10 years of experience as an independent servicer in the field of processing non-performing bank loans in the commercial and private sector makes our subsidiary, GFKL Proceed Portfolio Services, the right choice to handle the portfolio,' said Jürgen Baltes, board member of GFKL Financial Services.
The acquisition represents a step further in GFKL Group's strategy to become the market leader in debt management in Germany, it added.
With almost 1,300 personnel and a volume of receivables serviced amounting to more than EUR 23 bn, the GFKL Group is one of Germany's leading providers of receivables management services.