Kingstone Real Estate

What Kingstone Real Estate does

KINGSTONE Real Estate (legal entity: KINGSTONE Investment Management GmbH) is a privately held, family-owned real estate investment management group headquartered in Munich, with additional offices in Warsaw, Frankfurt, and Nuremberg/Erlangen. The firm structures and manages real estate investment solutions for institutional and private investors across Germany, the Benelux region, and Poland, focusing on residential, convenience retail, office, and healthcare property types. Its operating model spans the full real estate investment lifecycle, including transaction management, fund management, asset and development management, research and reporting, finance management, and advisory and structuring, positioning it as a one-stop-shop for institutional capital.

The firm generates revenue through recurring asset management fees on regulated real estate funds and bespoke investment vehicles, supplemented by advisory, transaction, and performance-related fees. It reports a real estate portfolio under management exceeding EUR 1.2 billion and project volume of EUR 2.5 billion, and is part of a group structure that includes Pegasus Capital Partners GmbH, which together represents over EUR 1 billion in group-level AUM. The leadership team comprises co-founders Bärbel Schomberg (Managing Partner, 40+ years of industry experience), Dr. Tim Schomberg (Managing Partner, 12+ years), and Philipp Schomberg (Executive Partner, 11+ years), supported by 30+ real estate specialists. Recent strategic activity includes the launch of a Real Estate Debt subsidiary and an exclusive Poland advisory mandate with IROKO in May 2026.

Name

Kingstone Real Estate

Legal name

KINGSTONE Investment Management GmbH

Website

https://kingstone-im.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kingstone Real Estate is a Munich-based, family-owned real estate investment manager that structures and manages funds and bespoke mandates for institutional and private investors across Germany, Benelux, and Poland, covering residential, convenience retail, office, and healthcare assets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Management for Family Offices (Acquisition, Development, Property Ops) (FSAAADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Investment Sales (Income-Producing Properties) (FSAEAJAC), Real Estate Transaction Advisory & Due Diligence (FSAEAJAJ), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC)

Keywords

• Real estate investment management
• Institutional asset management
• Real estate fund management
• Real estate debt services
• Property asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Management Services: Generates revenue through investment management fees, likely including asset management fees and potentially performance/carry fees from regulated real estate funds and bespoke investment vehicles structured for institutional investors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KINGSTONE Real Estate is an independent, family-owned real estate investment management group that structures and manages regulated real estate funds and bespoke investment vehicles for institutional and private investors, with a focus on residential, convenience retail, office, and healthcare properties in Germany, the Benelux, and Central/Eastern Europe (Poland). It offers a one-stop-shop covering transaction management, fund management, asset and development management, research and reporting, finance management, and advisory and structuring services, alongside a separate Real Estate Debt platform. Local on-the-ground teams in Munich, Frankfurt, Nuremberg/Erlangen, and Warsaw execute sourcing, acquisitions, asset management, and project development across the target markets.

Product overview

KINGSTONE Real Estate operates as a one-stop-shop for real estate investments, offering a unified platform of services centered around its Real Estate Funds and Investment Management capabilities. The core offering includes Real Estate Debt as a separate dedicated platform. These are supported by integrated service modules covering Transaction Management, Fund Management, Asset & Development Management, Research & Reporting, Finance Management, and Advisory & Structuring. Together, these products enable the company to serve institutional and private investors seeking exposure to residential, retail, office, and healthcare properties across Germany, Benelux, and Central/Eastern Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Funds Regulated real estate funds for institutional investors covering residential, retail/nahversorgung (convenience retail), office, and healthcare properties in Germany, Benelux, and Central/Eastern Europe (Poland). Structured and managed by KINGSTONE on behalf of insurance, pension, bank, foundation, and family-office capital.
• Investment Management Services Comprehensive investment management services for institutional and private investors, spanning transaction management, fund management, and asset & development management for real estate in the DACH region, Poland, and Benelux.
• Real Estate Debt Real estate debt investment solutions offered through a dedicated platform (kingstone-da.com / KINGSTONE Real Estate Debt), serving as a complement to the firm's equity-side real estate investment management business.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1.2 billion EUR in real estate portfolio under management
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• IROKOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026KINGSTONE RE serves as exclusive investment advisor to IROKO in Poland. This represents an investment advisory mandate where KINGSTONE provides deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment advice for IROKO's Polish real estate activities.
• Dr. Matthias Hubert, Partner Pegasus Capital PartnersminorOthersIndividual partner at Pegasus Capital Partners who provides testimonial endorsement of KINGSTONE's capabilities, citing family expertise and network as key differentiators.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deka Immobilien: German institutional real estate investment manager within the Sparkassen group, managing open-ended real estate funds and direct mandates. Competes for the same German institutional capital pool as Kingstone at much greater scale.
• Patrizia SE: Large publicly listed European real estate investment manager with broad institutional and fund-management capabilities. Overlaps with Kingstone on pan-European real estate funds but is significantly larger and more diversified.
• LaSalle Investment Management: Global real estate investment manager (JLL subsidiary) with significant European institutional fund business in DACH and CEE. Overlaps with Kingstone on institutional separate accounts and core/core-plus strategies.
• CBRE Investment Management: Global real estate investment manager offering institutional fund and separate-account strategies across Europe. Competes with Kingstone for institutional allocations, with broader asset-type coverage and global distribution.
• Union Investment Real Estate: European real estate investment arm of Union Investment, managing open-ended real estate funds and institutional separate accounts across DACH and other European markets. Overlaps with Kingstone in DACH-focused institutional mandates.
• Invesco Real Estate: Global institutional real estate investment manager with European direct and fund strategies. Competes with Kingstone for pension, insurance and sovereign investor mandates in DACH and continental Europe.

Direct peers

• Wealthcap: German real estate investment and asset management platform focused on institutional and semi-institutional investors. Comparable regulated real-estate fund offerings and DACH investment focus.
• Real I.S. AG: Munich-based specialist real estate investment manager serving German institutional investors with regulated funds and bespoke mandates. Closely comparable business model, geography and customer profile to Kingstone.
• Catella Real Estate: European real estate investment manager with a German institutional franchise, overlapping in fund management, asset management and pan-European investment reach. Highly comparable in size, geography and target client base to Kingstone.

Regional players

• ABN AMRO Investment Solutions Real Estate: Benelux-rooted institutional real estate manager offering core and value-add strategies, providing a regional peer for Kingstone's Benelux franchise and institutional Dutch/Belgian client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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