Standard Land
Seizing the Once-in-a-Century Window in Germany’s and Central Europe’s Real Estate
Invest in high-value assets in prime urban cities.
About us
Standard Land is a specialized asset management platform focused on sourcing and executing high-value real estate opportunities across Germany and Central Europe.
With a secured deal pipeline of over €5 billion and a team with more than €3 billion in transaction experience, Standard Land combines deep market insight with privileged off-market access to generate superior investor returns.
Operating along the full real estate value chain, the platform develops and manages residential, commercial living, and mixed-use assets with strong upside potential. Its countercyclical strategies, disciplined execution, and optimized financing structures create long-term, sustainable value in Europe’s most dynamic property markets.
With offices in Berlin, Abu Dhabi, Luxembourg, Malta, Warsaw, and Prague, Standard Land offers scalable investment vehicles built on governance, local execution strength, and strategic foresight.
High Margins
Highly profitable development projects already warehoused.
Proven Leadership
Decades of transaction experience and billions invested by a seasoned entrepreneurial team.
Strategic Impact
Active consolidation of assets and operators already creating platform scale and market access.
Our investment strategy
Identify undervalued or distressed assets with recovery potential.
Reposition properties through development, ESG upgrades, or restructuring.
Diversified sector focus: residential, commercial, mixed-use.
Focused on high-growth urban locations before institutional consensus.
Disciplined underwriting aligned with long-term value creation.
Our Vision
Building The Future Of German And Central European Real Estate.
Market Opportunity
Attractive real estate valuations, driven by structural dislocation and cyclical distress, open the door for strategic capital deployment.
Consolidation Advantage
Consolidating fragmented assets and local operators unlocks pricing power, platform synergies, and market access at scale.
Synergy Creation
Vertical integration reduces friction and enhances control – enabling faster execution, higher efficiency, and stronger returns.
Scalability
A platform model built to grow across regions and asset classes, optimizing deal flow and operational leverage.
Performance Edge
Strong pipeline and proven access to off-market deals drive early-mover advantages and outperforming return profiles.
Long-Term Value
Strategic acquisitions are aligned with long-term urban trends, ESG fundamentals, and resilient demand in high-growth locations.
Central European Growth Corridor in Focus
German and Central European cities offer compelling and diversified investment opportunities. Together, they form a robust Central European corridor, enabling investors to capture growth and diversification potential within Europe’s most dynamic regional cluster.
Resilient economies with stable or above-EU-average growth
Strategic locations with excellent access to EU markets and supply chains
High educational standards and competitive labor forces
Strong demographics and expanding urban populations
Attractive yields due to lower entry prices and solid rental dynamics
Growing demand for residential, logistics, and office assets
Germany – a global economic powerhouse with unrivaled stability and security for reliable long-term capital deployment.
Global economic leader
3rd largest economy globally, largest in Europe; EUR 4.5 trillion GDP in 2025 (after US and China) expected.
AAA credit rating
Holds a top AAA rating (S&P, Fitch, Moody’s).
Trade surplus & export powerhouse
3rd largest exporter globally.
Top per capita export value
One of the highest global export value per capita (together with Luxembourg, Singapore and Swiss).
Low unemployment rate
Low unemployment ~ 6%.
Government debt to GDP
Approx. 62.5% (vs 145% Italy, 120% USA, 250% Japan).
Industrial & manufacturing excellence
Global leader in automotive and engineering sectors.
Stable legal & regulatory environment
Germany offers full legal protection, transparency, and enforceability of property rights for both citizens and foreign investors – under one of the world’s most trusted and stable legal systems.
Market Facts
Unprecedented Opportunity Created by Converging Factors
Interest Rate
Following two policy rate cuts by the European Central Bank, the deposit rate currently stands at 2.00%. Further reductions are anticipated throughout 2025.
Rent
Residential rents continue to rise as limited supply meets strong demand. Since 2021, average rents in Germany’s top cities have increased by over 35% – with Berlin exceeding 50%.
Supply-Demand Imbalance
A nationwide shortage of over 1.2 million housing units in Germany is driving consistent demand and strengthening the fundamentals of the residential market.
Public Capital
Germany’s €1 trillion federal stimulus sets the stage for a structural real estate rebound
Competition
Many market players have defaulted or filed for insolvency due to excessive leverage and high refinancing costs during the previous interest rate cycle.
Fragmentation
The German real estate market remains highly fragmented, which contributes to lower systemic resilience and slower recovery.
Weak Capitalisation
Privately owned, mid-sized development companies often lacked sufficient equity buffers, leading to a wave of insolvencies and project failures amid rising costs and financial stress.
Complete Disruption
Financing and construction sectors face systemic disruption: insolvencies, halted developments, and limited capital access prevent remaining players from consolidating the market.
Our Offerings
Off Market Access
- €5bn+ seed pipeline across Germany and Central Europe in high-potential sectors.
- Diversified, acquisition-ready portfolio with rapid deployment capability.
- Direct off-market access via specialized team across the full real estate value chain.
Returns
- Three initial fund strategies with additional vehicles in planning.
- Targeting up to 30% IRR p.a. across a diversified product portfolio.
- Immediate income through yielding assets with stable cash flow.
Focus
- Distressed and discounted assets with strong recovery potential and favorable financing.
- Strategic acquisitions enabled by current market dislocation and restructuring dynamics.
- Sector-agnostic investment scope across the real estate value chain.
Our Products
Capital Multiplication Real Estate Fund
Acquisition and completion of mispriced late-stage residential projects and large-scale land positions in and around G7 cities.
Immediate Income Generating Residential Fund
Acquisition and manage-to-ESG of residential portfolios at historically low multiples. Value growth driven by rental upside.
Immediate Income Generating Mixed-Use Fund
Acquisition of discounted income-generating assets. Value creation through active leasing, reduced vacancy, and operational efficiency.
Redefining Market Dynamics through strategic consolidation
Sustainably increased profit margins are achieved, in particular due to sole capability to deliver products on a large scale, which are ESG compliant, ready for rent, and capable of taking up available capital by institutional long-term asset investors.
Remaining other players are lacking landbank pipeline for relevant use cases of multi-family, single-tenant, or micro-apartment assets in top cities.
Market dominance will give Standard Land a superior negotiation position for framework financing and construction agreements in network of friendly execution partners, in particular well-capitalized general contractors and modular construction companies.
Our Team
Executive Profile
Distinguished real estate executive and graduated engineer with over 40 years of experience, specializing in property development, fund management, and M&A. Completed EUR > 7bn in developments, over 1000 projects, mainly in Germany. Established 20 different funds ranging from EUR 50m to EUR 1bn for pensions funds, insurance groups, sovereign wealth funds and UHNWIs.
Founding Achievements – Public
- DLE Group AG – Founder, member of the board, and anchor shareholder
- Largest land bank in Europe after the catholic church
- SIAG Schorr Immobilien AG – Founder, owner, and managing director
- GxP German Properties AG – Founder and main former shareholder
- Led successful IPO in 2016 with MM Warburg, Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Accentro Real Estate AG (formerly Estavis AG) – Founder, main former shareholder, and CEO
- Orchestrated IPO in 2007 with J.P. Morgan Chase, Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Notable M&A Transactions
- Successful management of more than 20 closed end real estate funds across Germany
- Aengevelt Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG – Managing director
- One of the largest commercial real estate agents in Germany
- Treuhandanstalt Berlin and Dresden – Managing director
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Veteran real estate and finance executive with over 30 years of experience across the Middle East, Europe, and emerging markets. Proven expertise in private equity, real estate expansion strategies, and sustainable development. Successfully led cross-border growth initiatives and built platforms for high-value investments. Active member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Co-Founder, Standard Land S.A. – Middle East strategy
- Founder & Managing Director, Leap Assets – real estate private equity advisory
- Chairman & CEO, FFA Real Estate – led expansion into Germany and Portugal
- General Manager, FFA Private Bank – oversaw regional growth from Lebanon to the UAE
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Seasoned private equity executive with 20 years of experience across real estate, legal advisory, and international fund structuring. Began his career as a commercial real estate and finance lawyer before transitioning into investment management across Central and Eastern Europe. Successfully built and led specialized platforms, joint ventures, and market entries for institutional investors. Fluent in seven languages and responsible for over EUR 3bn in transaction volume.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- CEO, DLE Poland
- CEO, Cresco
- Real Estate Finance, Clifford Chance – London and Düsseldorf
- Director, U.S. Private Equity Fund – Central Eastern European investments
- Founder, boutique special situations firm serving international institutional clients
- Structured multiple investment funds and real estate platforms across Germany and CEE
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Finance executive with deep expertise in fund structuring, operations, and strategy across multiple asset classes. Over two decades of experience in managing real estate, infrastructure and liquid fund-of-funds structures across Europe. Proven track record in setting up and steering ESG-compliant investment platforms. Strong operational leadership and regulatory know-how, with roles in both boutique and institutional environments.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Director, Record Asset Management GmbH
- Managing Director, RAM Strategies GmbH
- Former Managing Partner, SFS RE GmbH
- Responsible for infrastructure and liquid fund-of-funds in Luxembourg
- Strategic lead for ESG-compliant thematic funds development
- CFO of two residential real estate companies, Vitus Group and Incity Immobilien AG
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Real estate investment expert with over 10 years of experience in structuring and executing institutional transactions across Germany and Western Europe. Holds a dual MSc in Real Estate from IREBS and Henley Business School. Luis has managed more than EUR 1 billion in transaction volume, with a strong track record in sourcing, structuring, and implementing joint ventures between developers and institutional capital – including over EUR 400 million in co-investment structures.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- QUEST Investment Partners – Managing Director (Chief Investment Officer)
- GLL Real Estate Partners – Analyst for German, French & Italian Markets
- Executed EUR > 1bn in transaction volume across Europe
- Structured EUR > 400m in joint ventures between developers and institutional investors
- Academic background: MSc Real Estate – IREBS & Henley Business School
Investor Relations
+49 (0) 151 5737 7577
+49 (0) 30 50 932 48 50
ir@standard-land.com
Contact
+49 (0) 30 5093 248 50
info@standard-land.com
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Invest in German and Central European Real Estate.
Abu Dhabi
Al Sarab Tower, ADGM Square,
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Berlin
Hardenbergstr. 27, 19th Floor
10623 Berlin
Germany
Luxembourg
9, Rue de Bitbourg
L-1273 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Prague
U Sluncové 666/12a
186 00 Praha 8
Czech Republic
Warsaw
Emilii Plater 53
00-113 Warszawa
Poland
Malta
22 Level 1 Office Number 1A
Triq Tal-Labour
NXR 9020