Dr. Peters
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| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1975 |
| Seat | Dortmund , Germany |
| management | Kristina Salamon, Albert Tillmann, Björn Erik Jüngerkes, Christian Mailly |
| Number of employees | 400 |
| Branch | Issuing house |
| Website | www.dr-peters.de |
The Dr. Peters Group , based in Dortmund, has designed, placed and managed real asset investments in the legal form of a limited partnership since 1975 . Investment goals are mobile and immobile goods in the real economy such as ships, real estate and aircraft; on the secondary market for life insurance , Dr. Peters currently no longer active. The funds are offered to investors in Germany and Austria through banks and independent brokers. Since 2013, the Dr. Peters Group Fund for national and international institutional investors. The group is a member of the Federal Association of Property Values and Investment Assets eV and the Association of Capital Management Companies and Property Value Providers
Development of the company
Start with real estate investments
The first fund was launched and invested in a senior citizen center in Dortmund . The company has been running the product brand DS-Fonds (DS = Dynamic & Safety) since 1977. Until the end of the 1990s, the funds invested in various real estate segments such as hotels, care properties, shopping centers and office buildings in Germany.
Expansion through ship investments
Since 1990, the company has been investing in merchant ships, which were the focus of investment until 2007. After financing refrigerated ships, container ships and product tankers , the company introduced and established KG financing for tankers in the German market in 1998 with the concept of long-term charter. From 2001 investments were also made in bulk carriers , large container ships and real estate abroad (USA).
Expansion through aircraft investments
Since 2007 the company has been investing in aviation and a. by purchasing Airbus A380-800 aircraft . The Dr. Peters Group was thus a pioneer in the area of aviation investments in Germany and has expanded the segment since the beginning with 17 aircraft financed to date, making it its investment focus. The forecast distributions have so far all been made here. The company achieved market leadership in Germany in the aircraft funds sector with a cumulative placed equity capital of EUR 1.03 billion.
Problems due to the financial and shipping crisis
Several of the ship funds are experiencing sometimes severe financial problems due to the ongoing financial and shipping crisis. In some cases, distributions no longer take place. There have also been insolvencies of funds - for example Fund 111. Investors in other funds were requested by fund companies of the issuing house to repay their distributions. The Federal Court of Justice has put an end to this in part with different reasons; In the cases decided, it is not the funds themselves, but only their creditors who can claim back the distributions.
Concentration on real estate investments and partnership with Zinsbaustein.de
The company has been focusing on real estate investments since 2018. To develop new target groups through the digital distribution of alternative investment funds and to strengthen the real estate segment, a strategic partnership was concluded with the Berlin fintech zinsbaustein.de in October 2019. In the course of this partnership, Dr. Peters Group to zinsbaustein.de with 25.5 percent.
Subsidiary of Dr. Peters Group
Dr. Peters Asset Finance GmbH & Co. KG Capital Management Company (KVG)
The Capital Investment Code (KAGB), which was newly introduced in 2014, provides that a manager of alternative investment funds (AIF ) needs the permission of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) for his work . In addition, he must demonstrate and comply with continuous risk controlling, liquidity management and extensive organizational and documentation requirements for the management of alternative investment funds. The fulfillment of obligations by the managers of AIFs is continuously checked and monitored by BaFin. With the establishment of Dr. Peters Asset Finance GmbH & Co. KG Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft in May 2013, the group of companies fully adapted to the new regulations, which enables the further development of the group with its own new, fully regulated products. The Dr. On April 16, 2014, Peters Asset Finance received permission to operate as a capital management company ("Service-KVG") from BaFin and is therefore already implementing all new regulations and requirements of the legislature.
Dr. Peters Asset Invest GmbH & Co. KG
The Dr. Peters Asset Invest GmbH & Co. KG acts as a service provider for the KVG and is responsible for the sales and marketing of newly designed funds. For this purpose, Asset Invest has a large network of banks and independent sales partners throughout Germany.
Dr. Peters GmbH & Co. KG
The Dr. Peters GmbH & Co. KG represents the administrative unit of the group. Their area of responsibility includes the management of the fund companies that are not managed by the KVG, investor communication, all tax matters, as well as bookkeeping and accounting for both the funds and the entire fund Group.
DS Aviation GmbH & Co. KG
The asset management segment of the aircraft assumes the DS Aviation and is thus responsible for monitoring all aviation investment of Dr. Peters Group responsible. Within the group, DS Aviation is responsible for the acquisition of aircraft and the conclusion of contracts with the respective partners in the aviation industry. DS Aviation acts as a service provider for Dr. Peters Asset Finance GmbH & Co. KG capital management company and external customers.
DS Skytech Ltd.
DS Skytech Ltd. based in Great Britain is a joint venture between DS Aviation GmbH & Co. KG and Skytech AIC. With its own engineers and aviation experts, DS Skytech is responsible for technical asset management, for example the ongoing monitoring of the condition of the aircraft.
DS Schiffahrt GmbH & Co. KG
DS Schiffahrt GmbH & Co. KG (DS Schiffahrt) is responsible for the technical and commercial asset management of the ships in the group. The range of services extends from ship management and chartering to controlling and building supervision, from drawing up expert reports to selecting a crew. The fleet operated by DS Schiffahrt includes container ships in the order of 500 to 6,500 TEU as well as oil and product tankers of all sizes. DS Schiffahrt has a team of around 40 employees on land and more than 500 seafarers. It also offers its services to companies that do not belong to the group.
DS Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG
For the asset management of the real estate of Dr. Peters Group is responsible for DS Immobilien. She fulfills commercial tasks as well as property accounting, receivables management and daily controlling. In addition, DS Immobilien is responsible for various building services.
Financed portfolio of real assets
| property | A total of 54:
22 hotels, 12 retirement homes, 9 shopping centers, 6 foreign properties, 4 office / commercial buildings and a logistics property |
| Ships | 42 oil / product tankers, 33 container ships, 8 bulk carriers, 2 gas tankers, 2 refrigerated ships and one MPP ship |
| Planes | A total of 19, including u. a.
9 Airbus A380s , 4 Boeing 777s , 4 Boeing 787s (Dreamliner) and 2 Airbus A319s for airlines such as Air France , Emirates or Singapore Airlines |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint. In: dr-peters.de. Retrieved February 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Secondary market US life insurance. Dr. Peters Group, accessed March 6, 2015 .
- ^ Constituent founding event of the VKS. DPFA, accessed October 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Dr. Peters: Coup with four A380s. Das Investment.com, accessed March 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Numbers and facts. Dr. Peters Group, accessed March 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Dr. Peters with first-class performance in the aircraft asset class. Fund overview24, accessed on March 21, 2015 .
- ↑ Dr. Peters Group invests in largest passenger aircraft. Das Investment.com, accessed March 21, 2015 .
- ↑ VGF industry figures for closed funds 2012 (brochure, p. 30). Federal Association of Tangible Assets and Investment Assets (formerly VGF), archived from the original on October 30, 2013 ; accessed on March 21, 2015 .
- ↑ DS Fund No. 111 has filed for bankruptcy. Stiftung Warentest, accessed on March 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Ship fund provider alienates investors. Handelsblatt.com, accessed on March 27, 2015 .
- ^ Judgment of March 12, 2013. Federal Court of Justice, accessed on September 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Dr. Peters Group and zinsbaustein.de enter into partnership for digital sales of real estate investments. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
- ↑ KVG approval for Dr. Peters Group. Cash.online, accessed March 27, 2015 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 17 " N , 7 ° 31 ′ 59.3" E