Platform: Aurelis

Sector: Commercial/Industrial/Land Development

Region: Germany

Date of Initial Investment: 2007

Business Description: Purchased in 2007 from Deutsche Bahn with the goal of creating the leading land development company in Germany. The company’s business plan involves active asset management of the existing property portfolio and transformation of brownfield/industrial sites into “construction-ready” land plots for project development. At the time of acquisition, Aurelis owned approximately 1,400 assets.