What Hanseatic Group does

Hanseatic Group (legal entity: Hanseatic Holding GmbH) is a privately held, owner-managed real estate conglomerate headquartered in Hildesheim, Germany, founded in 1993. Since inception it has developed and invested in over 400 real estate projects with a cumulative volume exceeding €3.5 billion, organized across a small central team (11–50 employees) led by CEO Christian Beilicke and Managing Director Karsten Rose. The group operates a full-stack real estate platform covering project development (Projektentwicklung), real estate investment (Immobilieninvestitionen), urban revitalization (Stadt Revitalisierung), private equity and participations, asset and property management, workout projects for distressed assets, and consulting/mediation — supplemented by an internal innovation lab branded Immolab.

The product portfolio spans commercial properties (including EDEKA, REWE, ALDI Nord, LIDL, dm and Fressnapf-anchored retail), residential real estate, the ApartMe branded student housing product for medium and small student cities, and senior living / childcare facilities (Servicewohnen & Kitas). Hospitality is delivered through two complementary models: the me & all urban boutique hotel brand, co-developed and operated jointly with Lindner Hotels AG and the Tönnies family office across European cities (Kiel, Ulm, Berlin Ostbahnhof, Mainz, Oberkassel, Hannover Aegi), and the self-operated nordicwave family of Nordic-style Baltic Sea hotels and apartments (THE FLAMINGO, THE OCEAN's, THE BEACH in Scharbeutz, THE SHORE in Kellenhusen, Wyn Strandhotel on Sylt). The company holds a German trade license under §34c GewO and provides rental and property management services to owners through its Hanseatic Wohnen subsidiary.

Revenue is generated across multiple streams: one-time development and transaction fees on individual projects, recurring asset and property management fees (including third-party managed portfolios), recurring rental income from the owned residential and commercial portfolio, and equity participation gains from private equity and workout projects. Projects are sourced directly through competitive architectural processes and municipal engagement, with distribution handled through direct sales (Hanseatic Wohnen for rentals), the Lindner-operated hotel channel for me & all, and in-house operations for nordicwave; tenants and counterparties include large German grocery retailers, regional banks (Sparkasse Hildesheim Goslar Peine, Hannoversche Volksbank), energy providers (EVI, Harz Energie) and construction firms (MBN, Johann Bunte). The group operates primarily within Germany with footprint concentrations in Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Berlin, Hannover and Baden-Württemberg.

Name

Hanseatic Group

Legal name

Hanseatic Holding GmbH

Website

https://hanseatic-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hanseatic Group is a privately held, owner-managed German real estate conglomerate founded in 1993 and headquartered in Hildesheim, developing and investing in residential, commercial, hotel, student and senior-living properties under proprietary brands (ApartMe, me & all, nordicwave, Immolab), with cumulative project volume exceeding €3.5 billion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (531110), Residential Property Managers (531311), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532), Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)

akta.pro primary industry

Independent Living Real Estate Owners/Operators (REITs & Management Companies) (HLADAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conference Retreat Hotels (THAGALAG), Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Real estate development
• Property management
• Asset management
• Urban revitalization
• Hotel development

Headquarters

HQ city

Hildesheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Development: The company develops residential, commercial, and hospitality real estate projects, creating living, shopping, and recreational spaces. Revenue is generated through the sale or lease of developed properties.
2. Real Estate Investment: The company invests in neighborhoods, commerce, apartments, and hotels, generating returns through property appreciation, rental income, and investment exits.
3. Asset & Property Management: The company manages properties including rental, tenant care, and facility management services for residential properties.
4. Private Equity & Participations: The company invests in private equity and participates in real estate ventures, generating returns through equity stakes and profit participations.
5. Workout Projects: The company handles distressed or troubled real estate projects, generating revenue through project recovery and turnaround management.
6. Consulting & Mediation: The company provides advisory and mediation services in real estate matters, generating fee-based revenue.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hanseatic Group develops, invests in, and manages real estate across residential, commercial, hotel, student housing, senior living, and mixed-use quarter categories in Germany. It offers integrated services spanning project development, real estate investment, city revitalization, private equity participations, asset and property management, workout of distressed assets, and real estate consulting/mediation, supported by proprietary branded hotel and student housing concepts.

Product overview

Hanseatic Group is an owner-managed, internationally active real estate conglomerate headquartered in Hildesheim, Germany, founded in 1993. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of real estate services organized into core service lines (Projektentwicklung, Immobilieninvestitionen, Stadt Revitalisierung, Private Equity & Beteiligungen, Asset & Property Management, Workout Projects, Beratung & Vermittlung) plus a branded innovation lab (Immolab). Their project portfolio spans multiple property types: commercial properties (Gewerbeimmobilien), town and holiday hotels (including me & all Hotels brand, THE FLAMINGO, THE OCEAN's, THE BEACH, THE SHORE, nordicwave apartments, Wyn Strandhotel), residential properties (Wohnimmobilien), service living and daycare facilities (Servicewohnen & Kitas), and area/quarter developments (Quartiersentwicklung). They also operate a student housing sub-brand called ApartMe. The company has completed over 400 projects with a volume exceeding €3.5 billion. They develop, build, invest in, and manage properties across Germany, with notable hotel projects developed in partnership with Lindner Hotels AG.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• me and all: Urban boutique hotel brand developed in partnership with Lindner Hotels AG, targeting city visitors and business travelers across Europe.
• ApartMe
• nordicwave
• Immolab

Products and services

• Projektentwicklung (Project Development) End-to-end real estate project development services covering the entire lifecycle from initial project idea through acquisition, planning, construction, and marketing, including urban neighborhood and quarter development.
• Immobilieninvestitionen (Real Estate Investment) Real estate investment services focused on acquiring and managing investment properties, including small and medium-sized housing estates, for institutional investors and the group's own portfolio.
• Stadt Revitalisierung (City Revitalization) Urban revitalization and city refurbishment services transforming existing urban areas into mixed-use neighborhoods with balanced economic, ecological, and social sustainability.
• Private Equity & Beteiligungen (Private Equity & Participations) Private equity and participation investments in real estate projects and related ventures, generating returns through equity stakes and profit participations.
• Asset & Property Management Comprehensive asset and property management services including rental management, tenant care, and facility management for private residential and mixed-use properties.
• Workout Projects Recovery and turnaround management services for troubled or distressed real estate assets, including portfolio recovery and workout of challenging projects.
• Beratung & Vermittlung (Consulting & Mediation) Advisory and mediation services for real estate transactions and project consulting, delivered as fee-based professional services.
• Immolab Registered innovation platform and experimental concept lab for developing new real estate concepts and property types within the Hanseatic Group.
• me & all Hotels Boutique urban hotel brand developed in partnership with Lindner Hotels AG, offering design-oriented hotels in German cities for business travelers and city visitors; the Lindner Group operates the hotels while Hanseatic Group acts as developer and co-investor.
• ApartMe (Student Housing) Student housing brand offering affordable, fully furnished, target-group-appropriate apartments (typically 80+ residential units) in medium and small German student cities, including the Apartme Hildesheim property.
• THE SHORE (nordicwave Hotel) Announced nordicwave-brand beachfront hotel property in Kellenhusen with 120 rooms and on-site employee apartments, designed for water sports and Baltic Sea tourism.
• THE BEACH (nordicwave Hotel) Announced nordicwave-brand luxury beachfront hotel and SPA property in Scharbeutz with 87 rooms and Baltic Sea views.
• THE OCEAN's (nordicwave Hotel) Self-catering urban maritime hotel with 60 rooms at Timmendorfer Strand under the nordicwave brand, designed for relaxed beach vacations.
• THE FLAMINGO Hotel property project in the Timmendorfer Strand area with a Miami-inspired concept under the Hanseatic hotel portfolio.
• Wyn Strandhotel 72-room beach hotel in Westerland on Sylt featuring Nordic design, direct beach access, a pool, wellness area, and roof-top bar.
• nordicwave apartments Nordic-styled serviced apartment house in Timmendorfer Strand near the spa park and beach, renovated in 2017/2018 under the nordicwave brand.
• Servicewohnen Hohenhameln (Senior Living & Day Care) Senior living complex project with 78 serviced apartments and an integrated day care facility in Hohenhameln, addressing demographic-driven demand for care places.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lindner Hotels AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hanseatic Group co-develops the 'me and all' hotel brand together with Lindner Hotels AG, one of the leading German hotel chains. Together with the Tönnies family office, they are expanding this innovative hotel concept throughout Europe. Lindner Hotels AG operates the hotels developed by Hanseatic Group.
• MTB / KL MREminorOthersA partner company of the Hanseatic Group, listed in the partners section of the website. The specific nature of the partnership is not detailed.
• Apartme HildesheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApartme is a student housing brand developed and operated by the Hanseatic Group. The Apartme Hildesheim property represents the company's own branded student housing development in Hildesheim.
• Sparkasse Hildesheim Goslar Peine (Sparkasse HGP)minorOthersListed as a partner company. The partnership likely involves banking services for property financing and investment transactions.
• Hannoversche VolksbankminorOthersListed as a partner company. The partnership likely involves banking and financing services for real estate transactions.
• EDEKAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Hanseatic Group develops retail properties for EDEKA, including EDEKA markets in Hoheneggelsen and Elze. EDEKA operates as the tenant and retailer in these developed retail properties.
• VodafoneminorOthersListed as a partner company. The partnership likely relates to telecommunications infrastructure in developed properties.
• REWE GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. The Hanseatic Group likely develops retail properties with REWE as a tenant.
• ALDI NordminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. The Hanseatic Group likely develops retail properties with ALDI Nord as a tenant.
• LIDLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. The Hanseatic Group likely develops retail properties with LIDL as a tenant.
• dm-drogerie marktminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. The Hanseatic Group likely develops retail properties with dm as a tenant.
• FressnapfminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner company. The Hanseatic Group likely develops retail properties with Fressnapf as a tenant.
• MBNminorOthersListed as a partner company. MBN is a construction or real estate company.
• Johann Bunte BauunternehmenminorOthersListed as a partner company. Johann Bunte is a construction company that may serve as a contractor or development partner for Hanseatic Group projects.
• HoLaBminorOthersListed as a partner company. HoLaB appears to be a regional media or lifestyle brand.
• EVI Energieversorgung HildesheimminorOthersListed as a partner company. EVI provides energy services, likely for properties developed and managed by the Hanseatic Group.
• Harz EnergieminorOthersListed as a partner company. Harz Energie provides energy services in the region.
• Hanseatic WohnenminorOthersA subsidiary brand of the Hanseatic Group, providing rental and property management services for residential properties.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bonava AB: Stockholm-listed Nordic/German residential developer with multi-family, townhouse, and community development across Germany. Directly comparable as a developer/owner of residential estates including student-adjacent housing and urban neighborhoods.
• Becken Group: Hamburg-based owner-managed German real estate developer/investor with integrated project development, investment, asset and property management. Closely mirrors Hanseatic's full-service owner-managed model.
• CG Gruppe AG: Jena-based German real estate developer and general contractor delivering residential, commercial, hotel, and mixed-use projects. Comparable in project development breadth and Quartiersentwicklung activity.
• Bauwert AG: German project developer focused on high-quality residential and mixed-use real estate in metropolitan locations. Comparable as a German Wohnimmobilien and Quartiersentwicklung operator.
• Ten Brinke Group: German family-owned developer with multi-sector project development including residential, retail, hotel, and commercial assets across German states. Comparable owner-managed mid-sized German developer profile.
• Pandion AG: Cologne-based residential and mixed-use real estate developer with city revitalization and high-quality housing projects across German metropolitan areas. Comparable focus on Quartiersentwicklung and Wohnimmobilien.
• Instone Real Estate Group AG: Frankfurt-listed German residential developer focused on metropolitan housing, urban infill, and integrated neighborhood development. Comparable business model of developing and selling German Wohnimmobilien and mixed-use quarters.
• Hamburg Team GmbH: Hamburg-based urban development firm focused on mixed-use quarters and metropolitan residential projects. Comparable in HafenCity-style neighborhood development and German city revitalization.

Broad incumbents

• Vonovia SE: Largest German residential landlord and developer, operating roughly 540k units nationwide. Comparable as the dominant German Wohnimmobilien and property management incumbent against which mid-sized developers like Hanseatic compete for project sites.

Emerging players

• Lindner Hotels AG: Established German hotel chain operator and Hanseatic's strategic partner in the me and all brand. Overlapping through co-developed hotel assets and shared brand economics in German city/holiday hotels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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