IntReal International Real Estate Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (\u201cINTREAL\u201d), Germany\u2019s leading thirdparty AIFM in the real estate sector, maintained its growth trajectory during the second quarter of 2024 as well. The company\u2019s assets under administration (AuA) increased by c. 400 million euros overall or by 0.6 percent to a new total of c. 66.1 billion euros. Accordingly, this implies an increase in AuA by c. 483 million euros or 0.7 percent since the end of the previous financial year on 31 December 2023. The key performance indicator is measured based on the development of the sum total of the properties\u2019 fair market values, on the value of the fund\u2019s other assets and on the value balance of the acquisitions and dispositions completed over the course of the quarter. <\/p>\n\n
The number of investment funds managed by INTREAL equalled 308 by 30 June 2024 (31 December 2023: 305). The number of properties under management increased by 17 assets to a new total of 2,710 properties by the end of the second quarter. The human resources at the company\u2019s three branches in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Luxembourg has lately grown to 528 staff (31 December 2023: 520 staff), most notably by filling vacant and new specialist positions through pre-planned appointments. <\/p>\n\n
Camille Dufieux, Managing Director of INTREAL, commented: \u201cEspecially in the currently tough market environment, the third-party AIFM model has proven successful following the replacement of an asset manager who is no longer with us. The growth of INTREAL continues \u2013 albeit at a noticeably slower pace than it did just two years ago. The fact that the AuA continued to grow during Q2, after having almost flatlined in Q1, could indicate that we are past the peak of the crisis now. I take an optimistic view of the second halfyear. We are looking at an increase in transaction activities and new funds in preparation \u2013 albeit just a few of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
With 154 funds under administration and c. 35.8 billion euros worth of assets, the Partner Funds division remains the largest business unit of INTREAL as it accounts for a share of more than 54 percent of the company\u2019s total AuA. During the second quarter, the AuA of the Partner Funds division increased by c. 436 million euros, and they went up by a total of c. 479 million euros during the first half-year as a whole. In its Partner Funds division, the third-party AIFM offers every kind of service related to the launching and administrating of alternative investment funds (AIF) to asset managers and property developers who have no AIFM licenses of their own, and to other clients.<\/p>\n\n
In the AIFM Services division, the second major business line of INTREAL, AuA added up to c. 30.3 billion euros by 30 June 2024, split among a total of 154 funds (31 March 2024: 152 funds). The AIFM Services division of INTREAL provides deliverables to other licensed AIF management companies, fulfilling complex administrative tasks like reporting, controlling (management accounting), fund accounting or equity investment management and risk management, among other services. <\/p>\n\n
\u201cThe ongoing market consolidation, which is driven not least by a growing margin and cost pressure, encourages the trend to outsource the back-office or individual sub-units. We are in a lot of advanced talks in this context that will result in new mandates and thus in further growth in the AIFM Services division,\u201d added Michael Schneider, Managing Director at INTREAL.<\/p>\n\n