Direct Investment & Co-Investment

Own portfolio and strategic partnerships, nationwide.

As an owner-managed family office, we invest our own capital directly in residential property between Bremen and Hamburg, and in commercial assets nationwide. Whether as sole buyer for our own portfolio or as co-investor in complex capital structures and large-scale projects — we stand for reliability and entrepreneurial judgement.

What we do

Two paths, one goal: preserve value and grow it sustainably.

UPEC acts as a well-capitalised investor and operating partner for complex real estate projects.

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Portfolio building & value creation.

We invest steadily in building our own residential portfolio in northern Germany, focusing on assets with optimisation potential that we grow in value over the long term through targeted modernisation, densification and repositioning within our own holdings. Commercial assets we source nationwide.

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Operating partner for co-investments & participations.

We act as a strategic transaction partner for large-scale institutional investments. UPEC identifies attractive market opportunities, secures exclusive deal flow and supports execution as an operating co-investor. Through flexible minority participations via equity or mezzanine components we ensure a perfect alignment of interests, as equals.

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Investment profile for co-investments and participations
Asset class Region Risk classes Volume
Residential, commercial uses Nationwide · top 50 cities Core+ and Value-Add € 10 – 100M Core+ € 8 – 50M Value-Add

Within that · Northern Germany — Bremen to Hamburg

Investment profile for sole portfolio building
Asset class Region Risk classes Volume
Residential Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Bremen, Oldenburg, Bremerhaven, Hamburg Core+ and Value-Add € 500,000 – 5M
Commercial uses Nationwide € 1.5 – 5M

Background

Fundamental strength, professional structure.

Our own capital base meets full-scope real-estate expertise.

UPEC acts as the strategic investment arm, backed by the solid capital base of the family-run Miss Pepper Gruppe. This equity base lets us act as an independent investor, decide with agility free of rigid structures, and create long-term value.

Shaped by many years of experience in private equity as well as in full-scope transaction, investment and asset management, we bring deep operational know-how. We structure complex transactions to institutional standards and combine that professionalism with the flexibility and speed of a dynamic family office.

Recent transactions

A selection from 2024 – 2026.

Apartment building from the northern German residential portfolio

With UPEC – Residential

Residential portfolio in northern Germany

4 apartment buildings - 40 units since 2025

Building a regional residential portfolio with active optimisation and densification potential. Focus on sustainable value growth through in-house asset management.

Apartment building in Düsseldorf after repositioning

With UPEC – Residential

Modernisation & ESG measures in Düsseldorf

Apartment building repositioning

Comprehensive repositioning of a vacant residential building: energy-efficiency refurbishment (ESG upgrade), clearing the maintenance backlog and subsequent full letting.

New-build American diner in Düsseldorf

With Miss Pepper – Commercial

Düsseldorf

Project development & new build · completed 2025

Realisation of a modern American Diner restaurant including filling-station infrastructure as part of the nationwide site expansion.

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