Dr. Sven Helmer, MRICS, CIIA
Managing Director
Biography
Over 20 years of experience in managing positions in finance, banking and real estate; an in-depth knowledge of the industry and its market players.
Holds a Ph.D. in Real Estate Capital Markets and post graduate studies at the Wharton School, USA and at the European Business School, Wiesbaden, Germany.
- Ph.D. in Real Estate & Capital Markets, J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt
- Real Estate Economist, European Business School
- Lecturer at the European Business School
- Chartered Surveyor (MRICS)
- Certified International
- Investment Analyst (CIIA)
Since 2013
LAGRANGE Group, Managing Director
2010 – 2013
Jones Lang LaSalle – European Director, Managing Director Corporate Finance
2006 – 2010
Lazard – Head of Real Estate Investment Banking for Germany, Austria, Switzerland
2004 – 2006
Sal. Oppenheim – Head of Real Estate Investment Banking Team, Frankfurt
2001 – 2004
Deutsche Bank, RREEF – Head of Structured Products and CEO of 2 listed real estate companies (GAV: €500 m)
Selected transactions
2018
Retail Real Estate Fund Germany (€150 m), European Parking Fund (€160 m), Communication Infrastructure Fund (€ 50 m), German Residential Fund (€50 m)
2016/2017
US Residential Development Fund 2017 (US-$130 m), European Logistics Fund (€270 m), German Residential Fund (€180 m), Global Secondary Real Estate Fund (€110 m), Retail Real Estate Fund Germany (€ 50 m)
2015
Debt advisory for a project development in Vienna, inner city office/residential complex (€90 m)
2015
European Residential Fund (€90m), Office Property Fund (€40 Mio.), European Parking Fund (€90 m), US Residential Property Fund (US- $60 m) for institutional investors
2014
European Office Property Fund Europe for German pension funds / insurance companies (€70 m)
2014
European Logistic Property Fund for German insurance companies (€40 m)
2013
Office Property Fund for a Swiss bank (€30 m)
2013
Sale of the Habacker LogParks to VGP, a Czech-Belgian project developer (500ha)
2013
GRR Retail Special Fund No. 1 for institutional investors (€200 m)
2013
Sales mandate and project management for the sale of the real estate portfolio of the former West-LB in Dusseldorf (€350 m)
2012
Purchase advice for a German real estate company in the acquisition of LBBW Immobilien (€1.4 bn)
2011
Brickman US Debt Funds for German insurance companies (US-$150 m)
2011
Sale of two Asian funds for an English fund of funds (US-$75 m)
2010
Sale of Europolis AG (owned by the Austrian Volksbank AG) to CA Immo (€1,6 bn)
2010
Debt advisory for the High Street Capital Consortium (Karstadt real property, (€4 bn)
2010
Sale of the Alexa Shopping Centers owned by Foncière Euris to Union Investment (€315 m)
2009
Private placement of the Eurocastle bonds to institutional investors (€90 m)
2009
Sale of the parking centres at the Frankfurt Airport by UBS Real Estate to Fraport AG (€100 m)
2008
Sale of the World Trade Centers Dresden from Büll + Liedtke to JP Morgan Asset Management (over €100 m)
2008
Acquisition of the listed company Franconofurt AG for Grainger plc (€150 m)
2007
Sale of the portfolios owned by Hamburger Sparkasse to Strategic Value Partners (over €400 m)
2006
Sale of the listed company GBH Immobilien AG to Fortress (over €400 Mio.)
2006
Private placement of the CA Immo New Europe SICAR to institutional investors (€1 bn)
2005
Purchase advice for Whitehall / Cerberus for the acquisition of Viterra AG (€7 bn)