Institutional Real Estate Advisory

Life Cycle
Investing.

Providing innovative solutions and support to institutional real estate investors through every stage of the investment life cycle – from acquisition to asset management and divestment.

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€2bn+
Transactions Executed
20+
Years of Experience
7,000+
Residential Units Managed
35+
Projects Developed
€500m+
Project Investment
What we do

A Full Life Cycle Approach

Investment

End-to-end acquisition advisory services, from initial thesis formulation through to contract execution.

  • Preparation & Investment Thesis
  • Asset Sourcing (Off-Market Network)
  • Technical, Commercial & Strategic DD
  • Execution & After-Sales

Development

End-to-end project development advisory – from acquisition strategy and conception through planning, execution, and sales.

  • Acquisition Strategy & Conception
  • Planning & Design Coordination
  • Project & Construction Management
  • Marketing, Sales & Administration

Management

Comprehensive management across all levels – ensuring your portfolio consistently delivers against investment targets.

  • Portfolio Performance Monitoring
  • Asset-Level Strategy & Execution
  • Modernisation & Renovation Management
  • Fund and Holding Structuring

Divestment

Strategic disposal advisory designed to maximise exit value – with a strong preference for off-market processes.

  • Performance Analysis & Timing
  • Data Room Compilation
  • Targeted Buyer Identification
  • Negotiations & Contract Finalisation
Acquisition Advisory

Investment Advisory

The preparation prior to investment is essential to set the correct path. Our process ensures that every acquisition is grounded in a sound investment thesis – and executed with precision.

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Active Management

Investment Management

Active management across all levels of the investment structure – from holding company governance to individual unit renovation.

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Development Excellence

Project Development

From concept to completion – delivering premium residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across Germany’s most sought-after urban locations.

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Exit Strategy

Divestment Advisory

Strategic disposal advisory designed to maximise exit value – with a strong preference for off-market processes.

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Distress Resolution

Crisis Management

When real estate projects face legal, financial, or structural challenges, experience is everything. We provide decisive expert intervention across every dimension of the crisis – drawing on 35 years of hands-on development expertise.

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What drives us

Our Values

We pursue outcomes that are economically sound, long-term in focus, and attentive to the interests of all stakeholders.

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The Team

Leadership

A partnership built on decades of institutional real estate expertise, entrepreneurial leadership, and hands-on development experience across Europe.

Rico Finster

Rico Finster

Senior Partner

Rico brings over 20 years of experience in the acquisition, financing, and management of institutional real estate portfolios across Germany and Europe. Beginning his career as a transaction manager, he acquired residential properties in Berlin for a British institutional fund and led the structured sale of a major Berlin residential portfolio. As Head of Transaction for a Berlin family office, he oversaw both residential and commercial deal flow before moving into fund consulting. A Certified Real Estate Manager (DAM) and dual-qualified engineer (Dipl.-Ing. (FH) and Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. (FH)), Rico combines deep technical expertise with institutional investment discipline.

Uwe Schmitz

Uwe Schmitz

Senior Partner

Uwe is a civil engineer with over 35 years of professional experience and 30 years as an executive entrepreneur in real estate development. As founder of REC.Immobilien and Chairman of FRANKONIA Eurobau AG, he has personally overseen more than 35 development projects – including eight major premium mixed-use urban quarter developments across Germany’s leading cities. His expertise spans the entire development value chain: from site acquisition and conception through planning, construction, and marketing, to the prevention and resolution of real estate crises across legal, financial, and political dimensions. He advises developers, institutional investors, financial institutions, and insolvency administrators – drawing on a network that spans construction, finance, and the highest political circles. Experience you don’t find in a textbook.

Michael Brayshaw

Michael Brayshaw

Senior Partner

Michael brings over 25 years of international real estate investment experience spanning Germany, the United Kingdom, and Europe. His career began at Morgan Stanley in London before he co-founded an investment firm focused on the German residential market. As COO, he led asset management operations across a team of 60 colleagues – overseeing residential renovations, major capital projects, and fund transactions for sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and family offices. A Certified Asset Manager (IREBS) and Bachelor with Honours from King’s College London, Michael combines rigorous financial structuring with hands-on operational expertise across the full investment life cycle.

Performance

Track Record

Over two decades of experience in the acquisition, management and divestment of institutional real estate portfolios.

€400m

Sourcing and acquisition of residential properties in Berlin for an institutional offshore fund.

€1,500m

Sourcing and acquisition of residential and mixed-use properties for a listed nationwide fund across Germany.

€100m

Targeted acquisition of commercial and residential properties in Berlin for a family office.

24% IRR

Annual IRR achieved for one of the world's leading sovereign wealth funds.

17% → 3%

Vacancy reduction achieved in a portfolio of 5,000 residential units.

€140m

Volume of building and apartment renovation and modernisation projects deployed.

€400m

Disposal of residential properties for a Swiss private bank.

€700m

Disposal of residential properties for an institutional investor.

€90m

Targeted disposal of commercial and residential properties for an institutional investor.

35+

Real estate projects personally developed over 30 years as executive entrepreneur – spanning residential, commercial, and mixed-use schemes across Germany.

€500m+

Development Capital deployed across premium residential, mixed-use, and commercial projects in Germany’s major urban markets.

20%+

Equity Returns achieved on development projects – consistently outperforming market benchmarks through superior structuring, planning, and delivery.

Our Ethos

Principles We Work By

Our approach is defined by three core principles: stakeholder orientation, tailor-made solutions, and continuous innovation.

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Contact

Get in Touch

We work exclusively with institutional investors on a mandate basis.

Direct & Confidential

All enquiries are treated with full confidentiality. We respond to all qualified investor enquiries within 24 hours.

Berlin
Schinkelplatz 3, 10117 Berlin
Wandlitz
Mühlenbecker Str. 27, 16348 Wandlitz
+49 (0)30 40 366 477
info@magmaconsult.de