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Rüdiger Gauer Managing Partner
Guido Riepe Managing Partner
Jan P. Verworner Director Investment Management
Karen Diederichs Senior Consultant
Katja Holmer Senior Consultant
Bernhard Strobl Bauprojekt-Management
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Team At UNIVERSAL, we have a complete crew available for you – for every type of project, every form of property management and for any problem. Experience and expertise gained over decades… utilised for your goals. At UNIVERSAL, we have a complete crew available for you – for every type of project, every form of property management and for any problem. Experience and expertise gained over decades… utilised for your goals. Our experts bundle and use decades of industry expertise and have a broad range of real estate experience. They will steer your projects safely in accordance with Best Practice principles. In addition to our specialists consisting of Managing Associates and Project Supervisors, we also have a team of experts available for you, with commercial and technical real estate expertise gained over more than 20 years of professional work in the industry. Our employees come from property companies, investment companies and banks – they know organizations and are familiar with internal processes. Each employee has extensive special expertise and references from well-known companies. As a team we primarily distinguish ourselves by our immediate operational capability and our high level of creativity, integrity and commitment. “Full Power” to achieve your goals. more
Karl-J. Kraus Chairman
Armin Moser Advisory Board
Hanns Kastner Advisory Board
Partners and network In the implementation of your projects, we always use a long-standing, internationally-experienced network of real estate professionals and partners from the worlds of finance and economics. Our clients automatically benefit from these resources. In the implementation of your projects, we always use a long-standing, internationally-experienced network of real estate professionals and partners from the worlds of finance and economics. Our clients automatically benefit from these resources. One opinion is good, a second is even better – because the illumination of projects and opportunities from different perspectives increases collateral and opportunities. National and international collaborations in over 30 locations in more than 20 countries enable a perfectly-customized implementation of your projects beyond the horizontal bearing – regional market knowledge included. more
Rüdiger Gauer Managing Partner expertise restructuring portfolio management investment | divestment
professional experience since 2010 Managing Partner of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH since 2012 seat on the Supervisory Board of SynergyOnline AG 2007-2010 member of the Executive Board of Cenda Invest AG 2005-2007 Head of Department and authorised officer holding a general power of attorney at Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, dealing with restructuring
2002-2005 member of the Executive Board of Universal Immobilien AG in the IBAG Group, asset and portfolio management 2000-2002 Managing Director of Bavaria Liegenschaftsmanagement GmbH, management and workout 1994-2000 establishment of the consultancy firm Gauer Liegenschaften GmbH, with subsequent takeover by Bankgesellschaft Berlin GmbH, construction management and restructuring 1992-1994 assistant to the management, Specker Group, project development 1990-1992 development and operational management of the commercial subsidiary of a housing association
professional training 1987-1990 real estate and residential property agent | professional training at Boenigk & Nagel Group; Ratingen-Hösel Private Academy of the Real Estate Industry more
Setcard Rüdiger Gauer real estate and residential property specialist vCard
key project – financial restructuring | restructuring of the real estate sub-group Bankgesellschaft Berlin with approx. € 3.3 billion in assets under management – restructuring | restructuring of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH and real estate investment funds, responsibility for the investment division with a transaction volume of approx. € 2.3 billion
competences restructuring, portfolio management, investment | divestment
Guido Riepe Managing Partner expertise finance restructuring portfolio management management accounting
professional experience since 2010 Managing Partner of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH since 2009 seat on the Supervisory Board of value AG - the valuation Group Berlin since 2008 Managing Director of E&P Holding GmbH & Co KG, Managing Director and Labour Director of Neue Dorint GmbH 2005-2008 Investment Funds Manager of Deka Immobilien Fonds und Deka Immobilien Europa, restructuring of fund assets totalling € 7 billion 2001-2005 spokesman for the Management | liquidator of Bavaria Objekt und Baubetreuung GmbH, restructuring of the company with 600 employees, 20 branches and a portfolio of € 1 billion. 1977-2001 employed at various banks, focusing on the fields of business consultancy, corporate banking, real estate lending, workout, restructuring, in the co-operative banking sector
professional training 1988-1989 Qualified Savings Bank Business Economist |Academy of the Municipal Savings Banks and Banking Business, Bonn 1985 Qualified Savings Bank Business Economist | German Savings Banks Academy, Hanover 1977-1980 Savings Bank Merchant | Osnabrück District Savings Bank more
Setcard Guido Riepe Qualified Savings Bank Business Economist vCard
key project – responsibility as Manager of Portfolio Management for a real estate portfolio to the tune of approx. € 9 billion – liquidation of a property development company operating throughout Germany
competences finance, restructuring, portfolio management, management accounting
Jan P. Verworner Director Investment Management expertise investment | divestment real estate | project finance real estate development restructuring
professional experience since 2014 Director Investment Management at UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH 2009-2014 Chief Operating Officer at I.Q. Projektmangement GmbH, Berlin 2000-2009 Head of Risk Management and Finance at IBAG Group 1998-2000 Head of International Financing at Immobilien- und Baumanagement der Bankges. Berlin 1996-1998 Project Manager Corporate Financing at ARWOBAU, Bankgesellschaft Berlin Group 1994-1996 Team Manager, expansion at the Eastern European Branch of CECO Leasing AG, Switzerland 1993-1994 Management Consultant for Treuhand Anstalt, Berlin
professional training 1986-1992 Studies of Economics and Information Technology at the Technische Universität Berlin more
Setcard Jan P. Verworner Diplom Kaufmann (~MBA) vCard
key project – reorganisation and divestment of the mortgaging business of ARWOBAU and incorporation to the Bankgesellschaft Berlin Group – financial restructuring | restructuring of the real estate sub-group Bankgesellschaft Berlin with approx. € 3.3 billion in assets under management – restructuring of an existing property portfolio
competences investment | divestment, real estate | project finance, real estate development, restructuring
Karen Diederichs Senior Consultant | Project Management expertise asset and portfolio management project development and management customer relationship management
professional experience since 2013 Senior Consultant to UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH since 2003 member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects, as a freelance architect 2012-2013 customer relationship management at formart/HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, Berlin 2007-2012 freelance work as an architect, focusing on construction in existing properties/monument preservation partner: diederichs & partner, Architects + Engineers, shareholder: dp ProjektManagement GmbH 2005-2006 technical asset management of the existing property portfolio of HOCHTIEF Development, Essen 2003-2005 assisting the builders with project management at HOCHTIEF Development, Berlin 2003
freelance work for the project management of the main contractor at the construction company W. Helmich mbH Berlin 1999-2003 work as a freelance architect for various planning offices
professional training 1996-1999 Graduate Architect I studied Architecture at the TU Berlin 1992-1996 degree in Architecture I TU Brunswick more
Setcard Karen Diederichs Graduate Architect vCard
key project – new development of the Hotel Concorde, Berlin – new development of the ver.di National Headquarters, Berlin – planning coordination and customer management for the “Charlotte and Luise” residential building project, Potsdam
competences asset and portfolio management, project development and management, customer relationship management
Katja Holmer Senior Consultant | Asset Management expertise asset management warranty management building and architectural law
professional experience since 2014 Senior Consultant to UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH 2010-2012 trainee in the building and architectural Law Department at Salans LLP, Berlin 2006-2008 freelance work at Dehl, Engineering Consultants, Project Control | work for Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG, warranty and complaints management, construction management 2006 Kühn Malvezzi, Architects, blueprint and approval planning for the Hotel Cap Vermell, Majorca 2005 freelance work at ebp, Engineering Consultants, Halberstadt, approval and execution planning
professional training 2007-2014 attended Law School at Humboldt University, Berlin, 1st state examination 1997-2004 degree course in architecture | Technical University, Berlin and Universidad Técnica de Sevilla more
Setcard Katja Holmer Qualified Architect, Ph.D student in Law vCard
key project – international project management and approval planning for a new hotel development in Spain
competences asset management, warranty management, building and architectural law
Bernhard Strobl Building Project Management expertise project development consulting project and cost management inter-disciplinary coordination
professional experience since 2010 building project management at UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH since 2005 consultant to construction companies and project developers of residential and commercial property in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, focusing on economic optimisation and resolving conflicts since 2000 member of the Chamber of the Construction Industry in Berlin as a consultant engineer 1999-2005 development, construction and sale of high quality residential property in Greater Berlin 1999 establishment of CONFOR GmbH as Managing Partner 1996-1999 project management on behalf of DEMOS, new development of 500 residential units 1989-1996 developing industrial and residential estates in Thuringia, residential and hotel construction 1978-1991 civil engineer in Salzburg, site supervision/project management 1972-1978 assistant to the management in regard to the new development of the Hypobank Headquarters in Munich, site supervision
professional training 1978 Appointed Civil Engineer by the respective Federal Ministry 1967-1972 Qualified Architect | TU Graz more
Setcard Bernhard Strobl Qualified Civil Engineer vCard
key project – new construction of the Hypo-Bank Headquarters in Munich, approx. 800 € million – developing residential and commercial estates in Thuringia, worth approx. € 100 million – project development at Zerndorfer Weg, Berlin for Groth Group, 120 semi-detached houses, worth approx. € 30 million – new development of the InterCityHotel, as well as the new construction of a Malteser care home in Essen, worth approx. € 20 million – new development of headquarters for ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in Ruwais) – new stadium development in Djeddah | Saudi Arabia
competences project development, consulting, project and cost management, inter-disciplinary coordination
Karl-J. Kraus Chairman of the Advisory Board competences strategic advice restructuring interim management
professional experience since 2013 Managing Partner of BMT-1-KJK Betriebs GmbH and BMT-KJK Beteiligungs GmbH since 2012 Managing Partner of Karl-J. Kraus & Partner GmbH since 2010 Chairman of the Advisory Board of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH since 2010 Managing Partner of Karl Kraus & Co HC GmbH since 2008 Teaching assignment in the field of company reorganisation at Heidelberg University since 2007 Managing Partner of New Energy GmbH & Co. KG since 2006 Managing Partner of KJK Management und Beteiligungen GmbH 2010-2012 Senior Advisor at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants 2003-2010 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Roland Berger Beteiligungs GmbH 2000-2003
Chairman of the Management Committee for Germany of RBSC 1994 appointment to the Management Committee of RBSC 1990 made a Senior Partner at RBSC, Head of the (global) Reorganisation Competence Center 1986-1990 made a partner at RBSC 1981-1986 Project manager and Head of a Division at RBSC 1977-1981 Head of Sales and Marketing in the Fichtel & Sachs Group
memberships | mandates since 2013 Member of the Supervisory Board | Medical Park AG since 2011 Chairman of the Advisory Board | Vautid Gmbh since 2009 Member of the Senate of the Economy since 2008 Member of the Supervisory Board | Tapetenfabrik Begrüder Rasch GmbH & Co. KG since 2008 Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board | HgGUR since 2006 Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board | GROB-Werk GmbH & Co. KG since 2006 Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Investment Committee | Konrad Hornschuh AG since 2002 Member of Berlin Capital Club since 1990 Member of VBKI Verein Berliner Kaufleute und Industrieller e.V. (reg. association of Berlin traders and industry tycoons)
education 1973-1977 Dipl.-Betriebswirt (~MBA) | studies of business administration more
Armin Moser Member of the Advisory Board competences property development engineering restructuring
professional experience 2008-2009 Capital investment consultant at Floreijn Invest Bv 2007-2008 Consultant to the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Concern Monarch, Moscow 2003-2007 Building management and consulting at DEKA Immobilien Investment GmbH and Bavaria Objekt- und Baubetreuung-GmbH 1999-2003 Managing Director at WestGkA GmbH 1991-1999 Technical and Commercial Director at OPUS Gesellschaft für Projektentwicklung mbH 1990-1991 Authorised officer holding a general power of attorney and Head of Project Development for commercial properties at Wayss & Freytag AG 1988-1990 Divisional manager of the New Development Project Group for Terminal 2, Frankfurt Airport 1978-1988 Technical Director at OfBGroup | Managing Director at GKH Gesellschaft für Kommunalbau
education 1959-1962 Graduate Engineer | Public University in the Rhine/Main Area 1957-1959 Training to become a draughtsman more
Hanns Kastner Member of the Advisory Board competences property development project management consulting
professional experience 2012 Foundation of ALPHA Austria - Strategic Facility Management Consulting and Green Building Audits 2011 Foundation of the Real Estate consultancy kai.plan GmbH in Vienna since 2008 Area Manager at Frankonia Eurobau Projektentwicklung - acquisition and execution of developments in the offices Berlin, Hamburg, Warsaw since 2008 Teaching assignment for Real Estate at the University of Economics and Law Berlin 2007-2008 Managing director at Mautner Markhof Immobilien Entwicklungs GmbH in Vienna - conception of a closed Real Estate fund 2005-2007 Director of the department BauTec (project development/ construction technology/ stock management) at DEKA Immobilien Invest GmbH in Frankfurt a.M. - restructuring of the fund company / project development / workout 2001-2005 Entry into IBAG (Immobilienholding der BankGesellschaftBerlin) - Head of management at BAVARIA Projektentwicklungs GmbH 2001 Authorship and coordination of the EU research project "urban relaunch" 1999 Co-founder of the interdisciplinary planning and service platform plan-4-21 1993 Foundation of the architecture office S/K SchluderKastner in Berlin 1988 Foundation of the architecture office S/K SchluderKastner in Vienna 1983-1988 Work in various architecture offices in Vienna
memberships | mandates since 2010 Accreditation at the Austrian Association of RICS since 1992 Member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects
education 2002 Real Estate Economist (ebs) | European Business School Berlin 1980-1989 Graduate Architect | Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe and Technische Universität Wien more Legal Notice