'We are investors, investment managers, and asset managers in European real estate. Our current focus are essential and grocery-anchored properties in Germany. We are your partner to drive performance and value while we co-invest alongside you.'
“Sascha is a Founder and Chairman of the company and the Investment Committee at Plank7 Investment Partners GmbH (“P7IP”). He has over 23 years experience in listed real estate and asset management companies. Prior to founding P7IP he founded, led, and/or grew investment and asset management businesses with AUM in excess of €22bn. At these companies he served over 12 years as CEO.
Sascha has already successfully executed three exits – both in public and private markets of previous firms he led or founded. He played an integral role in the transaction of the real,- hypermarket business and real estate. Before starting P7IP Sascha served as CEO and majority shareholder of x+bricks group and as board member of SCP Retail Investment. Sascha is a qualified German lawyer and holds a JD from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich and an MBA from London South Bank University.
Sascha M. Wilhelm, Founder & Chairman
“Stefan is a Founder and Managing Director of Plank7 Investment Partners GmbH (“P7IP”). Stefan has over 15 years experience in real estate investment and finance. He has successfully closed over €14bn in European real estate transactions and led the deal team of Germany’s largest real estate transaction in 2023.
Prior to founding P7IP, Stefan served as head of real estate at x+bricks group. Before focusing on grocery real estate, Stefan spent six years in Cerberus’s European investment team in addition to earlier roles in real estate investment and finance. Stefan holds master's degrees from both European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel as well as Thunderbird School of Global Management (ASU).”
Stefan J. Hohmann, Founder & Managing Director
“We apply a hands-on mentality as asset and investment managers. We create value by pursuing an active asset management approach. Thanks to the application of data analytics and machine learning we strive to make better and informed investment decisions and have a clear view on asset management potentials. In addition to putting our (co-)investors’ interests first, we view ourselves as partners of our tenants and enjoy working hand-in-hand with them to improve our properties.
We don’t mind getting our shoes dusty and are experienced in executing capex and construction programs. We have a strong commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and look to create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly world”.
We believe in focus on a specific sector and our investment philosophy is centered around German and European essential real estate. We are firm believers in essential real estate as a prolific asset class thanks to the following aspects:
The tenants and operators in the grocery segment have outstanding creditworthiness.
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The online penetration in grocery sales is and remains low.
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Buying grocery-anchored real estate is the only way to invest in the credit of privately-held grocery operators.
New developments are rare and highly regulated. The number of stores across Germany has been constant over the past decade. The competition for stores is fierce.
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The business is non-cyclical and crisis resilient. Grocery retail sales have been steadily increasing as they serve an essential and daily need.
Modern technology can be applied to evaluate turnover potential of any given store location.
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