What Retail Management Expertise does

Retail Management Expertise Asset & Property Management GmbH (RME) is a German commercial real estate management firm headquartered in Oberhausen, founded in 1996. The company delivers a modular suite of services spanning Property Management, Asset Management, Design + Construction Management, Centre Management, Facility Management, and Letting Management across four asset classes—retail, office, hotel, and industrial. Its client base is entirely institutional, serving large institutional investors, private equity companies, and family offices with mandates to preserve and appreciate commercial real estate value.

RME operates a comprehensive ERP-backed platform with digitalised processes across all service lines, supported by modular and fully transparent bilingual reporting, ISAE 3402-certified control structures, and ESG reporting capability (GRESB, DGNB, BREEAM). It runs four German offices—Oberhausen (HQ), Bremen, Dresden, and Stuttgart—providing nationwide on-site coverage. As of latest disclosures, RME manages approximately 200 properties, roughly 3,500 rental agreements, and approximately EUR 6 billion in asset value on behalf of clients that include Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, CBRE, AEW, Invesco, LBBW, Deutsche Konsum REIT, Hamborner REIT, and Hahn Gruppe.

The business model is a managed-services, fee-based asset and property management model, priced per mandate and not publicly disclosed. RME acquires mandates through direct enterprise/B2B engagement, leveraging its regional office footprint, long-tenured client relationships, and ESG/certification credentials. Distribution is direct sales only—no third-party or marketplace channels—and the firm markets itself primarily via LinkedIn, a company blog/news section, and a downloadable corporate brochure, with new mandates typically generated through existing client referrals and institutional networks.

Name

Retail Management Expertise

Legal name

Retail Management Expertise Asset & Property Management GmbH

Website

https://retail-management.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Retail Management Expertise (RME) is a German commercial real estate manager offering property, asset, centre, facility, letting, and design/construction management across retail, office, hotel, and industrial assets, serving institutional investors, PE firms, and family offices nationwide from four German offices and managing approximately EUR 6 billion in real estate assets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Management

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Nonresidential Property Managers (531312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate management
• Asset management services
• Property management services
• Centre management
• Facility management

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Services: RME generates revenue through asset management fees charged for managing commercial real estate portfolios on behalf of institutional investors, private equity companies, and family offices. Services include property management, centre management, letting/lease management, design and construction management, and facility management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RME is a German commercial real estate management partner providing asset management, property management, centre management, facility management, letting management, and design/construction management across retail, office, hotel, and industrial asset classes. The firm manages roughly 200 properties and approximately 3,500 rental agreements on behalf of institutional investors, private equity companies, and family offices, with over EUR 6 billion in assets under management. Services are offered individually or as a complete modular package, supported by ISAE 3402 certified processes and bilingual reporting.

Product overview

RME is a property and asset management company offering a modular suite of commercial real estate services. The core service portfolio includes Property Management, Asset Management, Design + Construction Management, Centre Management, Facility Management, and Letting Management. These services are offered across four asset classes: Retail, Office, Hotel, and Industrial. The company operates with a modular approach, allowing clients to use services individually or as a complete package. RME's business model focuses on institutional investors, private equity companies, and family offices, managing commercial properties with a focus on return targets and profit optimization. The company maintains headquarters in Oberhausen with four offices across Germany (Bremen, Oberhausen, Dresden, Stuttgart) and manages approximately EUR 6 billion in asset value across 200 properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Management Implements commercial property strategies in day-to-day business operations, aiming to maintain and increase the value of managed assets through sustainable concepts for institutional investors, private equity companies, and family offices.
• Asset Management Formulates strategies for the entire property value chain and controls all yield-relevant activities, implemented on-site at properties to maximize returns for institutional investors, private equity firms, and family offices.
• Design + Construction Management Provides pragmatic and practical solutions for continuous optimization, modernization, adaptation, and expansion of commercial properties to ensure long-term success and value creation.
• Centre Management Delivers location-specific management of shopping centres and commercial complexes based on an understanding of local conditions and individual characteristics of each location.
• Facility Management Manages and coordinates all technical and infrastructural activities related to properties, ranging from traditional building services to comprehensive coordination of external service providers.
• Letting Management Leverages long-standing expertise and a network of national and international partners to develop sustainable letting strategies and execute lease transactions for commercial properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Weserpark Bremen awarded 'Germany's Best Shopping Centre' by DEUTSCHLAND TEST institute (1st place among top-class participants), based on evaluation of ~1.18 million online and social media posts between May 2021 and May 2022.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Weserpark BremencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2022RME has been responsible for Weserpark Bremen as asset and centre manager since January 2018. The centre opened in 1990, spans over 76,000 m² of lettable area, has over 170 tenants and 4,700 car parking spaces, and is one of the largest shopping centres in northern Germany. Under RME's management, Weserpark won the award as Germany's best shopping centre.
• AEW (International Investor)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022AEW, an international investor, awarded RME a property management mandate for a portfolio of four food- and drugstore-anchored specialist retail centres. RME assumed property management from mid-October 2022.
• Two Real Estate Portfolios (Berlin and Dresden)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2022RME won mandates for two real estate portfolios consisting of 13 real estate locations in Berlin and Dresden, totalling 87,000 m² of rental space used for retail (with tenants such as REWE, EDEKA and ALDI), hotel, office, services and light industrial. RME provides comprehensive real estate management services and identifies development potentials.
• Commercial Real Estate Portfolio (Undisclosed German Asset Manager)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2022RME won a management mandate for a large commercial real estate portfolio of approximately 50 properties and development sites in urban locations, predominantly in eastern Germany (new federal states). Total lettable area of approximately 280,000 m² with diverse usage types. RME provides property management and leasing services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Deka Immobilien: German institutional real estate investment and asset manager (DekaBank group). Operates adjacent to RME - sometimes a potential client channel for third-party mandates and sometimes a competing manager of institutional German commercial real estate portfolios.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Global CRE services and investment firm. Directly comparable to RME as a property and asset manager for institutional investors, and notably both an industry peer and a client of RME in Germany. Operates at vastly larger scale across all service lines and geographies.
• Commerz Real: German real estate asset manager (Commerzbank group) managing open-ended real estate funds and direct investments. Comparable as a German institutional asset manager overseeing commercial property for institutional clients, though vertically integrated rather than a third-party manager.
• Knight Frank: Global real estate consultancy with asset and property management capabilities, including in the German market. Comparable business model targeting institutional and high-net-worth investors.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate services firm offering property management, asset management, leasing and advisory to institutional clients. Directly overlaps RME's service lines and target segments (institutional investors and large asset owners) across the German market and worldwide.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with property and asset management, valuation and leasing. Competes for the same institutional and PE mandates in Germany that RME serves, though at significantly larger scale.
• Colliers International: Global diversified professional services and investment management company active in commercial real estate. Competes for management mandates with RME on institutional portfolios in Germany.
• Savills: International real estate advisor offering asset and property management alongside transactional services. Active in Germany serving the same institutional client base RME targets, but with global breadth.
• BNP Paribas Real Estate: European real estate advisor and property manager with a strong German presence. Directly competes with RME for institutional asset and property management mandates in the German market.

Direct peers

• ECE (Einkaufs-Center-Expert): One of Europe's largest shopping-centre managers and developers, headquartered in Hamburg. Direct competitor to RME's retail-centre management service and the Westfield CentrO Oberhausen-style mandates that anchor RME's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/retail-management-expertise
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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