Team
Our team is exclusively made up of property experts with many years of experience in institutional investing and asset management. We have a vast network covering the relevant core markets both throughout Germany and across Europe.
Manuel DeVigili
Founder & Managing Partner
Before establishing LUWIN Real Estate he worked for PATRIZIA AG and TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly, IVG Institutional Funds GmbH) as head of the investment management division, responsible for all purchases and sales in Germany and across Europe, executing transactions valued at over EUR 15billion. Other landmarks in his career include Oppenheim Immobilien, DEGI Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immobilienfonds, Aberdeen Asset Management and IVG Immobilien AG. During that time, he held positions in the areas of asset management, fund management and investor relations. Within LUWIN Real Estate Manuel DeVigili is responsible for portfolio management, asset management and investment management.
Maximilian Schneidler
Managing Partner
He previously worked for Quantum Immobilien Group where, as Managing Director and Head of Business Development, he was responsible for expanding the institutional investor base in Germany and abroad, as well as strategic product development. Other landmarks in his career include various positions within IVG Immobilien Group and GLL Real Estate Partners GmbH (today part of Macquarie Group). During that time, he held positions in the areas of investment management, fund and portfolio management as well as investor relations. Within LUWIN Real Estate Maximilian Schneidler is responsible for the expansion of LUWIN's institutional business in Germany and abroad, broadening the product portfolio as well as investor services.
Portfolio Management
Benjamin Paulus
Head of Portfolio Management
+49 151 1712 8372
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He previously worked for Barings Real Estate GmbH as a fund manager, where he was responsible for separate accounts with core/core+ and value add investment focus in Europe. Prior to this, he worked with international investors and was involved in the conception and implementation of a real estate fund (Spezial-AIF) in the investor relations division at TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly IVG Institutional Funds GmbH). Furthermore, he was a commercial asset manager at TRIUVA and Corestate Capital, where he was responsible for real estate assets of various types of use and risk profiles across Germany. During his career he has been entrusted with a transaction volume of around EUR 1 billion. Benjamin Paulus has a degree in construction and real estate economics.
Jonathan Ludwig
Director
+49 151 5440 4360
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He previously worked for the investment and asset management platform GEG German Estate Group AG in the acquisitions division, where he was entrusted for cross-segment purchases of commercial real estate with a transaction volume of more than EUR 1.9 billion across Germany. Jonathan Ludwig is a qualified banker (IHK). He has more than 6 years of professional experience in the financial sector and worked at the corporate credit division of Commerzbank AG. He has a degree in economics (B.Sc.) and a master's degree in business administration (M.Sc.) with a focus on finance & accounting.
Robert Staas
Associate Director
+49 151 5090 1771
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In his previous position, he was responsible for strategic sales, financial planning and business development at Honda's German headquarter. Prior to that, he held various positions with the Steigenberger Hotel Group. In addition to a commercial education, Robert Staas holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics as well as a Master of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Accounting.
Dr. Johannes Van Vlodrop
Associate Digital Transformation
+49 151 4078 9202
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Prior to his current role, Johannes Van Vlodrop worked at Goethe University Frankfurt, where he was involved in the coordination of international programs. His responsibilities included controlling, reporting, and process optimization. At the same time, he was active in empirical economic research with a strong focus on data analysis and statistics.
Before pursuing his academic career, Johannes Van Vlodrop completed vocational training in the hospitality industry and assumed leadership responsibilities at an early stage in event management at a renowned, family-owned hotel in Frankfurt am Main. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, a Master’s degree in Quantitative Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics. He currently works as an Associate Digital Transformation at LUWIN.
Investment Management
Pasquale Harsy
Head of Investment Management
+49 151 7292 9184
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He previously worked in investment management for PATRIZIA AG, where he was entrusted with purchases and sales in Germany and Europe with a transaction volume of over EUR 1 billion. Other past roles include technical asset manager at TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly IVG Institutional Funds GmbH), where he was responsible for properties in various asset classes throughout Germany. Pasquale Harsy has degrees in business engineering and real-estate economics (EBS) as well as a Master's in business and real estate (EBS).
Daniel Steinke
Associate Director
+49 151 5170 4440
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He previously worked for Real I.S. AG (Bayern LB) and Value AG (Hypoport SE) in the areas of international asset management and real estate valuation during his studies as student trainee. He has more than 3 years of practical experience in the real estate sector and has supported on purchase and sale transactions of residential and commercial real estate across Europe. Daniel Steinke holds a degree in Business Administration (B.A.) with a focus on Finance as well as a Master in Real Estate Management (M. Sc.) from the renowned International Real Estate Business School Regensburg.
Jean-Maurice Lang
Associate
+49 151 5588 1081
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He previously worked as a student trainee for Jones Lang LaSalle and BEOS AG in the areas of residential investment, project development, asset management and construction management during his studies. He has more than 4 years of practical experience in the real estate industry and has supported purchase and sale transactions of residential and commercial properties throughout Germany, as well as project development (leasing and construction) and the management of CAPEX and expansion measures. Jean-Maurice holds a degree in Real Estate Management (B.Eng.), a Master's degree in Valuation and Property Development and a Master's degree in Real Estate (M.Sc.) from the renowned International Real Estate Business School Regensburg and works for LUWIN as an Analyst in the Investment & Asset Management division.
Business Development
Clemens Gugel
Associate Director
+49 151 2518 0991
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He previously worked at Valor Real Estate Partners LLP, where he was an Associate in their investment team. Prior to that, he supported APL Europe GmbH in establishing its European real estate investment business with a focus on the German market. He gained further experience at EY Real Estate and PATRIZIA Immobilien AG in the areas of transaction advisory and asset management. He has extensive experience in the real estate sector with a focus on logistics and office properties and has worked on transactions with a total volume of over €630 million. Clemens Gugel has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (B.Sc.) and a Master's degree in Real Estate from the International Real Estate Business School (IREBS) at the University of Regensburg (M.Sc.) and the University of Hong Kong (M.Sc.).
Marcel Kriegseis
Associate Director
+49 151 5171 8260
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He previously worked at ALMEA Capital GmbH, where he was responsible for transactions and equity sourcing. Prior to that, he gained broad experience in investment and asset management through various roles at Arminius Kapitalgesellschaft, Savills Investment Management, and Bilfinger Real Estate, with a strong focus on transactions and asset management across different property types in Germany. Marcel Kriegseis holds a Master’s degree in Construction and Real Estate Management, a Bachelor’s degree in International Real Estate Management, and is a Certified Real Estate Investment Analyst (IREBS).
Asset Management
Marcus Sälinger
Head of Asset Management
+49 151 5170 5800
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In his previous role as Managing Director and Head of Asset Management of Godewind Immobilien AG (converted into Covivio Office Holding GmbH following the takeover by Covivio S. A.) he set up the asset management team, structures and processes, and was in charge of an office portfolio in German top 5 cities. Prior to this, he worked as Head of Asset Management Germany and Managing Director for Principal Real Estate Europe (formerly Internos Global Investors), and was responsible for the asset management of an office, retail and logistics portfolio across Germany. He began his career first as a graduate trainee and afterwards as an investment manager with IC Real Estate Group. Marcus Sälinger holds degrees in economics and property valuation and an MBA in international real estate management and is a member of the RICS.
Jörn Karwiese
Director
+49 151 6277 2227
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Previously, he worked for DIC Asset AG for a total of more than 10 years, where he was most recently responsible as Senior Asset Manager for the office portfolio in the Cologne/Düsseldorf/Bonn area and in the Ruhr region for various special real estate funds. Other stations in his career were SILVERTON Asset Solutions and a long-standing position in a Cologne family office. Jörn Karwiese looks back on more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of real estate administration and asset management and is a qualified real estate specialist (IHK) and real estate manager (EBS).
Mario Elbert
Director
+49 151 1500 2725
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He previously worked for PATRIZIA AG and TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly IVG Institutional Funds GmbH) as Associate Director in the area of Technical Asset Management, where he had technical responsibility for office properties in the Core and Core + segments. A particular focus was the takeover of forward deals and the implementation of service providers. In addition to this knowledge, he has relevant practical experience in technical controlling, the acquisition of residential portfolios and the implementation of new construction projects with a housing company and also gained extensive experience as a construction and project manager at a property developer. Mr. Elbert has a degree in construction engineering as well as real estate economics and a technical apprenticeship.
Naghmeh Baybordi
Director
+49 151 1143 2541
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Previously, she worked for Officefirst GmbH and Dream Global Advisors GmbH as Senior Technical Asset Manager, where she had technical responsibility for commercial properties in the Core and Core+ segment.
She was mainly responsible for the realisation of capex and opex measures as well as the technical purchase and sales support of individual and portfolio sales. Mrs. Baybordi identified repair requirements, portfolio characteristics and value optimisation potential and took over the technical due diligence of commercial properties. During her professional career, she has gained extensive experience in technical assessments, needs analyses and feasibility studies. Mrs. Baybordi has more than 10 years of professional experience in technical real estate management and holds a degree in architecture.
Rogier van Veen
Director
+49 151 2209 0497
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Previously, he worked as a Senior Asset Manager for Commerz Real AG, where he was mainly responsible for the office and residential portfolio in the Cologne/Duesseldorf region and in the city Frankfurt am Main for an open-ended real estate fund. Other milestones in his career include Jones Lang LaSalle and BNP Paribas Real Estate. During that time he worked as a consultant in the leasing business and built up the Landlord Representation division for institutional investors in Cologne with a successful leasing of several tens of thousands of square meters. Rogier van Veen looks back on around 15 years of professional experience within the real estate sector and is a qualified real estate specialist (IHK).
Thorsten Straub
Director
+49 151 5171 1189
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Previously he worked as Director Asset Management at TRESONO Family Office AG, where he was responsible for the technical and commercial management of office, retail and special purpose (e.g. laboratories) buildings. Prior to TRESONO he held asset management positions at Savills Investment Management and SEB Asset Management. Particular focus lay on the setup and monitoring of developments for owners (leasing and construction), setup and controlling of service provider organisations as well as controlling of CAPEX and fitout measures. Thorsten Straub has a degree in architecture and real estate economics (ebs) and looks back on over 20 years of experience in the field of institutional real estate and construction management.
Andreas Trame
Director
+ 49 151 7248 4844
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Previously, he worked for BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management GmbH as Regional Director and Senior Project Manager. There he was responsible for the further development of the property management business in Northern Germany as well as the realisation of capex measures for office and logistics properties. Further stations in his career were Viva Dream Real Estate GmbH, where he was in charge of the Germany-wide technical property management, as well as Hamburg Trust Asset und Fonds Management HTAF GmbH, in the position as Asset Manager with focus on residential properties and shopping centers.
Andreas Trame looks back on more than 10 years of professional experience in real estate management and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Real Estate Economics and Management as well as a Master of Science in Real Estate Management and Construction Project Management.
Felix Bothmann
Director
+49 151 1552 0275
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Most recently, he worked for DEMIRE Deutsche Mittelstand Real Estate as Senior Technical Asset Manager, where he was responsible for extensive project developments in the portfolio and sustainability projects for commercial properties (office, hotel, retail) in the core and value-add segments.
Further asset management stations in his career were Commerz Real AG and Aurelis Real Estate. His particular areas of expertise included managing service providers, managing technical ESG projects and fire protection renovations, as well as tenant improvements for commercial portfolios in the value-add to core + range.
Felix Bothmann has over 10 years of professional experience in real estate management, a degree in civil engineering and real estate economics (ADI), as well as training as a fire protection planner.’
Margarita Schröder
Director
+49 151 5170 2658
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She previously worked for Bauwert AG as Head of Commercial Projects, where she was responsible for the commercial management of project developments, particularly in the office and hotel asset classes. Prior to that, she was part of the Investment Management team at TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly IVG Institutional Funds GmbH), where she oversaw real estate transactions in Germany and several European markets. Margarita Schröder holds degrees in Real Estate Economics (IREBS) as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Economics (HU Berlin) and has more than ten years of experience in project development and investment management.
Sarah Dörr
Associate Director
+49 151 5440 4361
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Previously, she worked for several years as senior consultant for VIVACIS Consulting GmbH advising international real estate investment firms, asset managers and alternative investment funds on a broad range of topics. During her studies Sarah Dörr worked for DIE WOHNKOMPANIE Rhein-Main (Zech Group) and KPMG AG Real Estate acquiring specialist knowledge and comprehensive expertise in the field of residential development as well as accounting and financial reporting of listed real estate companies. Sarah Dörr holds a degree in real estate economics (IREBS | University of Regensburg) as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration.
Susanne Junkers
Associate Director
+49 151 7283 8807
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She previously worked in investment management for PATRIZIA AG and TRIUVA Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly IVG Institutional Funds GmbH), where she was responsible for back- & middle-office activities. Prior to this, she was employed by GE Capital Real Estate in the asset management debt department as team assistant and later as property associate. Susanne Junkers is a qualified industrial business manager (IHK) and property specialist (IHK).
Justin Böse
Analyst
+49 151 5038 7762
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Previously, he worked as a property manager at Goldbeck Property Services GmbH, where he was responsible for properties throughout Germany for various clients, including contract management, budget control, reporting and the coordination of technical and infrastructural measures. Prior to that, he spent several years at SPIE Efficient Facilities GmbH in commercial project management, where he was responsible for the costs and risks management of a portfolio of core and core+ existing properties in Hamburg. Justin Böse holds both a degree in industrial business management (IHK) and a bachelor's degree in business administration.
Office Management
Merhawit Yemane
Office Managerin
+49 151 2122 4341
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She previously worked at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts GmbH as an executive assistant and at Forvis Mazars GmbH as a team and partner assistant, where she was responsible for events, administration, travel and scheduling. Prior to this, Merhawit Yemane successfully completed her training as a restaurant specialist at Sodexo Services GmbH in the ECB.