QUEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Name

QUEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Legal name

Quest Development GmbH

Website

https://quest-investment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

QUEST INVESTMENT PARTNERS is a Hamburg-based, privately held German real estate investment and development firm focused on sustainable refurbishment and value-add projects in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, serving institutional and private investors and blue-chip corporate tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development and Investment

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Investment Management (Acquisitions & Dispositions) (BPAJAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB), Real Estate Fundraising Placement (REPE/REIT/Property Funds) (FSAEALAD)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate development
• Real estate fund management
• Sustainable property refurbishment
• Commercial property investment
• Asset management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Investment Returns: Capital appreciation through development, refurbishment, and value-add investments in commercial properties in German metropolitan areas. Returns generated through property appreciation, rental income, and eventual sale of assets.
2. Property Management Services: Property management services provided by QUEST Property Management for own portfolio and third-party investors, including facilities management and tenant services.
3. Fund Management: QUEST Funds manages real estate funds for private investors. Revenue generated through fund management fees and performance fees.
4. Solar Energy Generation: QUEST Energy generates revenue through installation and operation of photovoltaic systems on building roofs, providing carbon-free electricity to tenants at below-market rates.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

QUEST Investment Partners operates an integrated real estate investment platform with wholly-owned subsidiaries covering sustainable project development and refurbishment (Quest Development), property and facility management (Quest Property Management), photovoltaic-based carbon-free energy generation (Quest Energy), and real estate fund management for private investors (Quest Funds), alongside the VIVAO joint venture for institutional asset management. The company acquires, develops, refurbishes, and manages commercial properties in German metropolitan cities (Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich) and sells investment opportunities to institutional and private investors.

Product overview

Quest Investment Partners operates as an integrated real estate investment platform with a multi-subsidiary structure. Quest Development handles sustainable project development and refurbishment (over €1.6B invested in ~30 properties). Quest Property Management provides building management services. Quest Funds manages real estate funds for private investors (€1.6B in fund assets). Quest Energy installs and operates photovoltaic systems for CO2-free energy. VIVAO (joint venture with Competo Capital Partners) handles institutional asset management for existing properties with a manage-to-green focus (~€3B AUM). The company is UN PRI signatory and focuses on commercial real estate with value appreciation potential in German metropolitan areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quest Development Sustainable project development and refurbishment of commercial properties in German metropolitan cities. Over 1.6 billion euros have been invested in nearly 30 properties with an area of over 217,000 m², targeting institutional investors and co-investors.
• Quest Property Management Property and facility management services for Quest Group companies as well as domestic and foreign investors. Manages around 550,000 m² of usable space across 125 properties through offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Munich.
• Quest Funds Real estate fund management combining real estate expertise with years of experience in fund management. All real estate funds for private investors are managed through this subsidiary. Fund assets built up since 2019 total approximately 1.6 billion euros, including the acquired NORDCAPITAL portfolio of 15 funds.
• Quest Energy Sustainable and climate-friendly energy generation through installation and operation of photovoltaic systems on roof and exterior surfaces of QUEST buildings. Supplies carbon-free electricity to tenants at below-market rates, with greentech as a partner for planning and tender management.
• VIVAO Investment and Asset Management Asset management joint venture specializing in manage-to-green strategies for existing commercial properties. Manages 27 properties totaling approximately 300,000 m² with around 3 billion euros in assets under management at launch.

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 footprint reduced by over 50% compared to modern wood-hybrid new building through refurbishment vs demolition approach
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Indigo Invest Holding GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2025Joint venture between QUEST Investment Partners and Indigo Invest Holding to acquire an office building at Admiralitätsstraße 67 on Hamburg's Fleetinsel for sustainable revitalization.
• Competo Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2023QUEST Investment Partners and Competo Capital Partners pooled their asset management activities in VIVAO Investment and Asset Management GmbH. Both companies brought existing fund and asset management mandates for existing properties into the new company, which manages around €3 billion in assets.
• HASPA PeBminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2020Joint venture between QUEST Investment Partners and HASPA PeB (Hamburger Sparkasse Projektentwicklungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft) for acquisition and renovation of historic Hindenburghaus in Hamburg.
• QUEST Funds GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2020QUEST Investment Partners founded QUEST Funds GmbH as a separate entity for fund business with institutional investors, based in Frankfurt and Hamburg.
• Allianz / Allianz Real EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2019Allianz and QUEST Investment Partners formed a 50:50 joint venture to acquire Focus Teleport office complex in Berlin. This was their second partnership after the Überseehaus acquisition. Allianz stake managed by PIMCO Prime Real Estate.
• Albrecht Gebrüder & Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUEST holds majority share in Albrecht Gebrüder & Co. for property management activities.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CORESTATE Capital: German-based real estate investment manager with fund products and project development activity. Comparable as integrated CRE platform spanning institutional and private-investor funds and German development.
• DIC Asset: German commercial real estate investment manager focused on office properties in German metropolitan areas. Directly comparable in CRE investment, asset management, and German office strategy.
• Catella Real Estate: European real estate investment manager with German fund and asset management operations. Comparable in fund management for private and institutional investors in German/European commercial real estate.
• Competo Capital Partners: German independent real estate investment manager and JV partner in VIVAO. Most directly comparable peer given shared fund/asset management mandate focus and overlapping German office investment strategy.
• Aggregate Holdings: German-focused real estate developer and investor with significant German metropolitan exposure. Comparable as privately-held CRE developer targeting value-add office repositioning in German cities.

Broad incumbents

• Deka Immobilien: One of Germany's largest open-ended real estate fund managers with global office investment focus and €30B+ AUM. Comparable as institutional CRE fund manager with development exposure and pan-European platform.
• Union Investment Real Estate: Major German institutional real estate investment manager and developer. Closely comparable business model covering fund management, project development, and asset management across European office markets.
• Commerz Real: German real estate asset manager (part of Commerzbank Group) operating open-ended real estate funds and direct investments. Comparable in fund management, ESG focus, and institutional capital pool.

Regional players

• Hamburg Trust: German real estate investment and asset manager with focus on German commercial real estate funds. Comparable as a German CRE fund manager with similar LP base and office focus.

Emerging players

• BEOS Real Estate Funds: German commercial real estate fund manager specializing in corporate real estate. Comparable as a German CRE fund manager serving institutional investors with a focus on value-add asset repositioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/questinvestmentpartners
• Instagraminstagram.com/questinvestmentpartners

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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