Alternative Investment Awards 2017

38 Wealth & Finance International - Alternative Investment Awards 2017 Finance Group Company: Deutsche Finance Group Name: Symon Godl/Managing Partner Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.deutsche-finance-group.de Address: Ridlerstrasse 33, D-80339 München, Germany Telephone: +49896495630 AI170039 Deutsche Deutsche Finance Group is an international investment manager specialized in institutional private market investments in real estate, private equity real estate and infrastructure. We profile the firm to explore the secrets behind its success so far. In a world of zero interest rate policy, for an individual, an institutional investor like an insurance group, pension fund or an endowment it is getting more and more difficult to create an attractive investment perfor- mance. For many of them bonds and equities may not be sufficient to reach their individual goals. Therefore, the discussion about an increase of the alternative investment portfolio is ongoing in this sectors. For many other investors adding alternatives is part of their overall invest- ment strategy of diversification and they simply want to add alternative asset classes to their portfolio. Others may have different reasons to in- vest in this sector but all of them need to decide which of the alternative asset classes can help to reach their goals. Real estate and infrastructure have been popular asset classes in the couple of last years in the alternative investment space. Investors who are not able or willing to invest directly in real estate or infrastructure or want to have better diversification may better choose “Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) or Private Equity Infrastructure” which ideally combines the benefits of real estate/infrastructure with a private equity approach or may choose a fund of funds which offers the best diversifi- cation available. Deutsche Finance Funds a Mandates offer investors direct and/or highly diversified access to institutional PERE and infrastructure assets and strategies to delivering long-time superior investment performance, broad diversification, excellent manager allocation and ongoing risk management capabilities. Every target investment is handpicked, with a thorough due diligence process and serious negotiations to have a fully aligned investment manager. Deutsche Finance has access to the best in class managers in the PERE and infrastructure business. Today, with a team of more than 60 people Deutsche Finance Group manages 13 direct and indirect alternative investment vehicles for private individuals and institutional investors. With a personal invest- ment track record of more than 4 bln USD and nearly 200 indirect private equity real estate and infrastructure investment strategies and co-investments in 37 countries globally, the Deutsche Finance team is one of the most active European private market investors and has the most experienced teams in the international fund selection and co-investment arena. Best PE Real Estate Investment Firm - Germany & Best Global Infrastructure Fund: Deutsche Finance PRIVATE Fund 11