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IPE & DWS Webcast: Unlocking Europe’s Full Potential | April 2025

Watch DWS’ Real Estate experts explore how we believe investors can access outperformance by transforming assets.

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Why is core real estate at an impasse?

In this article recently published in IREI Europe, Nicoletta De Bona Bottegal, Lead Portfolio Manager, Real Estate details how to unlock an edge in a new core landscape.

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Is it prime for picking?

Read our article “Is it prime for picking?” recently published in IPE Real Estate. Real estate experts Ronen Ribak and Issie Armstrong explore the ideal scenario for value-add investing and which sector they believe investors should focus on.

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A Fresh Take on Germany’s Future

The market needs innovative lending solutions. Representing the borrower side, DWS’ Ulrich (Uli) Steinmetz, Head of European Transactions, Real Estate recently participated in a Germany roundtable facilitated by Real Estate Capital Europe.

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What is the principal driver of alternative lenders’ strategies?

DWS’ Alexander Oswatitsch, Head of European Real Estate Debt again participated in the annual 2024 Alternatives Lenders Roundtable facilitated by Real Estate Capital (REC). Read his view on the current market dynamics and the opportunity it presents investors.

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Decoding Carbon in Real Estate: Strategic implications of taking a whole lifecycle approach

In the race to reach ‘net zero’ carbon emissions, much effort has been directed towards reducing the carbon produced in operating buildings.

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Experienced team

50-year investment heritage

Global platform

More than 450 employees in 24 cities around the globe

Client satisfaction

More than 500 institutional clients

Our approach to real estate investing

We give investors access to the entire equity and debt spectrum including core, value-added and opportunistic real estate investment options.

With a platform and approach to real estate investing developed over 45 years, we are ranked among the world’s largest real estate managers in several industries.

Our mission is to deliver superior long-term, risk-adjusted returns, yield-generating opportunities, preservation of capital, and diversification. We seek competitive, sustainable returns through a disciplined investment process and take a rigorous life cycle approach to identify, implement and monitor investment themes and tactics. A number of areas from the platform provide input to the investment process.

Overview of the DWS real estate strategies

Private real estate - EQUITY

Private real estate - DEBT

Our real estate team

W. Todd Henderson

Head of Real Estate for the Americas

Based in: New York

Clemens Schaefer

Head of Real Estate, APAC / EMEA

Based in: Frankfurt

Scope Award 2021 in the category Best Asset Manager Retail Real Estate Global

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Liquid Real Assets

Liquid Real Assets enable liquid investment in real assets such as real estate, infrastructure or even commodities.

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Infrastructure

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