Le mie ricette per la real estate communityIntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (INTREAL) can report a successful start to 2020.
The
third-party AIFM launched a total of 14 new funds in the first quarter
of 2020 and now administers 175 funds. With 72 new properties added, the
number of properties under administration
rose from 1,331 (Q4 2019) to 1,403. The total volume of assets under
administration (AuA) grew by €2.2 billion from €31.1 billion to a total
of €33.3 billion. INTREAL hired 20 new employees in Q1, bringing its
total number of employees to 310.
Michael Schneider, Managing Director of INTREAL, says: “INTREAL posted a
strong first quarter – despite the foreseeable and perceptible effects
of the coronavirus crisis in March. Due to the pandemic, we generally
anticipate stagnating figures in the second
quarter, but we also see a possibility that the property asset class
could maintain or even increase its importance in the investment world
of both private and institutional investors in the crisis and
afterwards. We are currently benefiting from the systematic
expansion of our IT infrastructure, which allows us to remain fully
operational even in times of social distancing and to position ourselves
optimally with our fund partners now and in the future.”
Partner Funds segment grows by €1.5 billion, AIF Administration Services by €0.5 billion
The company’s growth breaks down as follows: The Partner Funds segment
for national and international asset managers grew by more than €1.5
billion to €20.1 billion in the first quarter of 2020. As such, INTREAL
achieved half of the growth generated in 2019
as a whole as at 31 March 2020 already. Accounting for approximately
60% of total AuA, Partner Funds is still the most important of the
administration specialist’s segments.
AIF Administration Services also saw strong demand in the first quarter.
In this segment, INTREAL takes on all back-office activities for other
alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), enabling them to increase
their efficiency in an environment of rising
regulatory costs. “The current crisis has shown that outsourcing
activities to a large and efficient third-party AIFM makes an important
contribution to the stability of a company’s own business,” says Michael
Schneider. This segment grew by €0.5 billion to
€13.2 billion in the first quarter.
Staff headcount increases to 310
The growth generated in the first few months of 2020 was accompanied by
the recruitment of 20 new fund specialists. In total, the INTREAL had
310 employees as at 31 March 2020. As well as expanding its IT, the
third-party AIFM also established the new Treasury
department as a longterm response to the company’s general growth and
the additional requirements arising from the strong growth of the
openended mutual property funds administered by INTREAL.
Pictured : Michael Schneider
Source : INTREAL