Peret Bergmann joins management of Patrizia Wohninvest KAG

Patrizia Immobiliën has appointed Peret Bergmann (42) as the new managing director of its spezialfonds for institutitional investors Patrizia WohnInvest KAG (PWI).

Bergmann is a lawyer specialising in property and tax law and was latterly involved as general manager in the founding of a service alternative investment fund manager (AIFM). Before that, he held a management role at Bouwfonds Investment Management.

Bergmann has been involved with the 'Service AIFM' business model for years, both on the side of the service provider and the outsourcing partner.

Founded in 2007, PWI is responsible for seven real estate funds with a total investment volume of over €2 bn. Together with Patrizia GewerbeInvest KAG (PGI) and other Patrizia investment platforms in Europe, PWI’s tasks include platform administration within the Patrizia Group. As a Service-AIFM, PWI will take on in particular commercial administration, accounting, registration, reporting, expert support, risk management and outsourcing controlling for institutional customers. Both platforms, PWI and PGI, have already achieved the conversion to the new regulatory requirements for an AIFMD .

'PWI is excellently positioned for the field of platform administration, which has long been established at Patrizia. It is one of the most important players in the market. I am delighted to have obtained a proven expert in Peret Bergmann. With him, we will continue advancing the Service AIFM business line for Patrizia,' said Klaus Schmitt, COO and managing board member of Patrizia Immobilien AG.

With more than 700 employees in over 10 countries, Patrizia Immobilien AG has been active on the real estate market as both an investor and service provider for mor ehtan 30 years. Patrizia is active in both residential and commercial real estate. At present, the company manages real estate assets worth more than €14 bn, primarily as co-investor and portfolio manager for insurance companies, pension fund institutions, sovereign wealth funds and savings banks.