4 Friends Investment
Also known as 4FI, 4FI Management GmbH
Frankfurt investment platform founded 2016 as a family office; invests own and co-investor capital in German and Polish real estate, fitness and growing companies.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- OFFICES
- Frankfurt am Main · Warsaw
- FOUNDED
- 2016
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes — also manages others' money
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- GermanyPoland
- STAGES
- Growth
- ROUTES
- Direct investments
- STRATEGIES
- Real estateDirect investments
- TICKET
- €1M–€150M
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
4 Friends Investment (4FI Management GmbH, HRB 134534, Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main) was founded in Berlin in 2016 to invest its founders' own capital alongside associated investors and institutions. It describes itself as a former family office that became an investment platform with offices in Frankfurt and Warsaw and about 30 staff. It focuses on real estate in Germany and Poland, fitness, health and lifestyle (it founded TRU Fitness in 2017), and minority stakes in growing companies. It reports holding and managing property worth more than €350 million.
Investment thesis
Invests its own capital with selected co-investors and institutions in value-add/opportunistic and core real estate in Germany and Poland (€1m–€150m), fitness, health and lifestyle, and long-term minority equity in early or growth-stage companies, preferably in its core sectors.
Holdings & investments (10)
- Südcenter OranienburgReal Estate & PropTech · since 2021
- Real Estate & PropTech · since 2019
- Wielicka, KrakowReal Estate & PropTech · since 2019
- Stalowa, WarsawReal Estate & PropTech · since 2019
- Real Estate & PropTech · since 2019
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2017
- Tierpark Center BerlinReal Estate & PropTech · since 2017
- Origami European Holdings (joint venture with Origami Capital Partners)Real Estate & PropTech · since 2016
- Real Estate & PropTech · since 2010
- ACREST Property GroupReal Estate & PropTech · Exited
People
- Nathalie WeberPortfolio Manager · source
- Stefan ZimmermannCo-Founder and Managing Partner; Geschäftsführer, 4FI Management GmbH · source
- Matthias SchmitzCo-Founder and Managing Partner; Managing Partner TRU Fitness · source
- Lars RybakManaging Director · source
- Christoph WöstefeldManaging Director · source
- Sebastian SchicklManaging Director; CFO TRU Fitness · source
- Friedrich LammersTransaction Manager · source
Classification
Family-anchored Fund. Started with one family's capital but now also manages money for third parties. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
4 Friends Investment is a family-anchored fund based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 2016.
4 Friends Investment invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes real estate and direct investments.
4 Friends Investment invests at Growth stage in Real Estate & PropTech and Consumer & E-commerce.
4 Friends Investment's stated ticket size is €1M–€150M.
Key people at 4 Friends Investment include Stefan Zimmermann (Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Geschäftsführer, 4FI Management GmbH), Matthias Schmitz (Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Managing Partner TRU Fitness), Lars Rybak (Managing Director) and Christoph Wöstefeld (Managing Director).
4 Friends Investment's holdings and investments include TRU Fitness, nxl RE, ACREST Property Group, Origami European Holdings (joint venture with Origami Capital Partners), Südcenter Oranienburg, Tierpark Center Berlin, Wielicka, Krakow and Stalowa, Warsaw, among others.
4 Friends Investment states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.
Yes. 4 Friends Investment manages capital from outside investors.