At UNIVERSAL, we have a complete crew available for you – for every type of project, every form of property management and for any problem. Experience and expertise gained over decades… utilised for your goals.
To support the management and development of the company the advisory board is an important forum for the strategic orientation of UNIVERSAL. Experienced personalities from the construction and real estate world enrich the management with valuable expertise here.
restructuring
portfolio management
investment | divestment
since 2010
Managing Partner of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
2012-2014
seat on the Supervisory Board of SynergyOnline AG
2007-2010
member of the Executive Board of Cenda Invest AG
2005-2007
Head of Department and authorised officer holding a general power of attorney at Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, dealing with restructuring
2002-2005
member of the Executive Board of Universal Immobilien AG in the IBAG Group, asset and portfolio management
2000-2002
Managing Director of Bavaria Liegenschaftsmanagement GmbH, management and workout
1994-2000
establishment of the consultancy firm Gauer Liegenschaften GmbH, with subsequent takeover by Bankgesellschaft Berlin GmbH, construction management and restructuring
1992-1994
assistant to the management, Specker Group, project development
1990-1992
development and operational management of the commercial subsidiary of a housing association
1987-1990
real estate and residential property agent | professional training at Boenigk & Nagel Group; Ratingen-Hösel Private Academy of the Real Estate Industry
Setcard
Rüdiger Gauer
real estate and residential property specialist
key project
– financial restructuring | restructuring of the real estate sub-group Bankgesellschaft Berlin with approx. € 3.3 billion in assets under management
– restructuring | restructuring of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH and real estate investment funds, responsibility for the investment division with a transaction volume of approx. € 2.3 billion
competences
restructuring, portfolio management, investment | divestment
Setcard
Guido Riepe
Qualified Savings Bank Business Economist
key project
– responsibility as Manager of Portfolio Management for a real estate portfolio to the tune of approx. € 9 billion
– liquidation of a property development company operating throughout Germany
competences
finance, restructuring, portfolio management, management accounting
finance
restructuring
portfolio management
management accounting
since 2010
Managing Partner of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
2009-2018
seat on the Supervisory Board of value AG - the valuation Group Berlin
2008-2017
Managing Director of E&P Holding GmbH & Co KG, Managing Director and Labour Director of Neue Dorint GmbH, Managing Director of SenVital GmbH until the successful sale of the nursing home operator to another company group
2005-2008
Investment Funds Manager of Deka Immobilien Fonds und Deka Immobilien Europa, restructuring of fund assets totalling € 7 billion
2001-2005
spokesman for the Management | liquidator of Bavaria Objekt und Baubetreuung GmbH, restructuring of the company with 600 employees, 20 branches and a portfolio of € 1 billion.
1977-2001
employed at various banks, focusing on the fields of business consultancy, corporate banking, real estate lending, workout, restructuring, in the co-operative banking sector
1988-1989
Qualified Savings Bank Business Economist |Academy of the Municipal Savings Banks and Banking Business, Bonn
1985
Qualified Savings Bank Business Economist | German Savings Banks Academy, Hanover
1977-1980
Savings Bank Merchant | Osnabrück District Savings Bank
investment | disinvestment
real estate | project finance
real estate development
restructuring
since 2014
Director Investment Management at UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
2009-2014
Chief Operating Officer at I.Q. Projektmangement GmbH, Berlin
2000-2009
Head of Risk Management and Finance at IBAG Group
1998-2000
Head of International Financing at Immobilien- und Baumanagement der Bankges. Berlin
1996-1998
Project Manager Corporate Financing at ARWOBAU, Bankgesellschaft Berlin Group
1994-1996
Team Manager, expansion at the Eastern European Branch of CECO Leasing AG, Switzerland
1993-1994
Management Consultant for Treuhand Anstalt, Berlin
1986-1992
Studies of Economics and Information Technology at the Technische Universität Berlin
Setcard
Jan P. Verworner
Diplom Kaufmann (~MBA)
key project
– reorganisation and divestment of the mortgaging business of ARWOBAU and incorporation to the Bankgesellschaft Berlin Group
– financial restructuring | restructuring of the real estate sub-group Bankgesellschaft Berlin with approx. € 3.3 billion in assets under management
– restructuring of an existing property portfolio
competences
investment | disinvestment, real estate | project finance, real estate development, restructuring
Setcard
Guido U. Longo
Diplom-Kaufmann (FH)
key project
– sustainable portfolio management
– development, construction and distribution of high-quality residential real estate in greater Ruhr area
– M & A mandate for the takeover of a golf course by a hotel group
– analyzes | concepts for leading hotel companies in terms of QM, CRM, MICE
competences
value investment, asset and portfolio management, project development and management
value investment
asset and portfolio management
project development and management
since 2018
Senior Consultant to UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
2013-2017
various mandates as consulting business economist for real estate, hotels and golf courses in fields of management, quality management, customer relationship management, MICE
since 2010
Chief Representative of a private asset management in terms of real estate and capital investment
2001-2010
operational management of a private asset management
since 2001
Managing Partner of Longo GmbH, Bochum (founded 1951)
2009
Basic Certificate shipping industry investments, Germanischer Lloyd, Hamburg
1998-2003
Study of Business Administration | International School of Management ISM Dortmund and FFH Hamburg (Dipl.-Kfm. FH) with various internships in banks and companies
asset management
warranty management
building and architectural law
since 2014
Senior Consultant to UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
2010-2012
trainee in the building and architectural Law Department at Salans LLP, Berlin
2006-2008
freelance work at Dehl, Engineering Consultants, Project Control | work for Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG, warranty and complaints management, construction management
2006
Kühn Malvezzi, Architects, blueprint and approval planning for the Hotel Cap Vermell, Majorca
2005
freelance work at ebp, Engineering Consultants, Halberstadt, approval and execution planning
2007-2014
attended Law School at Humboldt University, Berlin, 1st state examination
1997-2004
degree course in architecture | Technical University, Berlin and Universidad Técnica de Sevilla
Setcard
Katja Holmer
Qualified Architect, Ph.D student in Law
key project
– international project management and approval planning for a new hotel development in Spain
competences
asset management, warranty management, building and architectural law
Setcard
Bernhard Strobl
Qualified Civil Engineer
key project
– new construction of the Hypo-Bank Headquarters in Munich, approx. 800 € million – developing residential and commercial estates in Thuringia, worth approx. € 100 million – project development at Zerndorfer Weg, Berlin for Groth Group, 120 semi-detached houses, worth approx. € 30 million – new development of the InterCityHotel, as well as the new construction of a Malteser care home in Essen, worth approx. € 20 million – new development of headquarters for ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in Ruwais) – new stadium development in Djeddah | Saudi Arabia
competences
project development, consulting, project and cost management, inter-disciplinary coordination
project development
consulting
project and cost management
inter-disciplinary coordination
since 2010
building project management at UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
since 2005
consultant to construction companies and project developers of residential and commercial property in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, focusing on economic optimisation and resolving conflicts
since 2000
member of the Chamber of the Construction Industry in Berlin as a consultant engineer
1999-2005
development, construction and sale of high quality residential property in Greater Berlin
1999
establishment of CONFOR GmbH as Managing Partner
1996-1999
project management on behalf of DEMOS, new development of 500 residential units
1989-1996
developing industrial and residential estates in Thuringia, residential and hotel construction
1978-1991
civil engineer in Salzburg, site supervision/project management
1972-1978
assistant to the management in regard to the new development of the Hypobank Headquarters in Munich, site supervision
1978
Appointed Civil Engineer by the respective Federal Ministry
1967-1972
Qualified Architect | TU Graz
strategic advice
restructuring
interim management
since 2013
Managing Partner of BMT-1-KJK Betriebs GmbH and BMT-KJK Beteiligungs GmbH
since 2012
Managing Partner of Karl-J. Kraus & Partner GmbH
since 2010
Chairman of the Advisory Board of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
since 2010
Managing Partner of Karl Kraus & Co HC GmbH
since 2008
Teaching assignment in the field of company reorganisation at Heidelberg University
since 2007
Managing Partner of New Energy GmbH & Co. KG
since 2006
Managing Partner of KJK Management und Beteiligungen GmbH
2010-2012
Senior Advisor at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
2003-2010
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Roland Berger Beteiligungs GmbH
2000-2003
Chairman of the Management Committee for Germany of RBSC
1994
appointment to the Management Committee of RBSC
1990
made a Senior Partner at RBSC, Head of the (global) Reorganisation Competence Center
1986-1990
made a partner at RBSC
1981-1986
Project manager and Head of a Division at RBSC
1977-1981
Head of Sales and Marketing in the Fichtel & Sachs Group
since 2013
Member of the Supervisory Board | Medical Park AG
since 2011
Chairman of the Advisory Board | Vautid Gmbh
since 2009
Member of the Senate of the Economy
since 2008
Member of the Supervisory Board | Tapetenfabrik Begrüder Rasch GmbH & Co. KG
since 2008
Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board | HgGUR Beiratsvorsitzender | HgGUR
since 2006
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board | GROB-Werk GmbH & Co. KG
since 2006
Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Investment Committee | Konrad Hornschuh AG
since 2002
Member of Berlin Capital Club
since 1990
Member of VBKI Verein Berliner Kaufleute und Industrieller e.V. (reg. association of Berlin traders and industry tycoons)
1973-1977
Dipl.-Betriebswirt (~MBA) | studies of business administration
property development
project management
Consulting
since 2018
Member of the Advisory Board of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
since 2017
Managing director of ArtProjekt Real Estate GmbH in Berlin in Berlin
2012
Foundation of ALPHA Austria - Strategic Facility Management Consulting and Green Building Audits
2011
Foundation of the real estate consultancy kai.plan GmbH in Vienna kai.plan GmbH in Vienna
2008-2017
Area Manager at Frankonia Eurobau Projektentwicklung - acquisition and execution of developments in the offices Berlin, Hamburg, Warsaw
since 2008
Teaching assignment for Real Estate at the University of Economics and Law Berlin
2007-2008
Managing director at Mautner Markhof Immobilien Entwicklungs GmbH in Vienna - conception of a closed Real Estate fund
2005-2007
Director of the department BauTec (project development/ construction technology/ stock management) at DEKA Immobilien Invest GmbH in Frankfurt a.M. - restructuring of the fund company / project development / workout
2001-2005
Entry into IBAG (Immobilienholding der BankGesellschaftBerlin) - Head of management at BAVARIA Projektentwicklungs GmbH
2001
Authorship and coordination of the EU research project "urban relaunch"
1999
Co-founder of the interdisciplinary planning and service platform plan-4-21
1993
Foundation of the architecture office S/K SchluderKastner in Berlin
1988
Foundation of the architecture office S/K SchluderKastner in Vienna
1983-1988
Work in various architecture offices in Vienna
since 2010
Accreditation at the Austrian Association of RICS
since 1992
Member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects
2002
Real Estate Economist (ebs) | European Business School Berlin
1980-1989
Graduate Architect | Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe and Technische Universität Wien
Real Estate / Investment review
project development
asset management
digitization processes
since 2019
Member of the Advisory Board of UNIVERSAL Real Estate Associates GmbH
since 2013
Managing partner of interfaceMA GmbH, Berlin (digitization tools and processes for the real estate industry)
since 2008
Managing Partner of BMP Immobilienentwicklung Berlin GmbH (project development and asset management)
since 2006
Sole managing partner of DEVAL Entwickeln+Bewerten GmbH (valuation / project development / participations)
2004-2006
Managing partner of akm: entwickeln+bewerten GmbH (real estate valuation / project development)
1997-2003
Managing director of various companies at IBAG-Gruppe (residential and commercial)
1991-1996
Real estate expert/ property valuer at Bayrische Hypothekenbank AG
1990-1991
Construction manager at Philipp Holzmann AG
since 2018
Chairman of Value AG the valuation group
since 2009
Main shareholder and CEO of Value AG the valuation group (real estate valuation nationally and internationally)
2005
Certified real estate appraiser CIS HypZert (F/M)
1983-1990
Architectural studies, Degree Dipl. Ing. (FH)
Setcard
Harald Müller
Graduate engineer (FH) architecture
Key projects
Project developments hotel / office / shopping center each > € 50 million
Establishment and management of the largest German owner-managed valuation company
Establishment of a leading company for digitalization in the real estate industry
Competencies
Real estate / investment valuation, project development, asset management, digitalization processes