Cara Investment GmbH
Also known as Cara Investment, Cara Group, Cara Advisory
Frankfurt private asset manager (Cara Group, London office) investing in funds, PE co-investments, hedge funds and prime real estate in Europe and the US.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- OFFICES
- London, United Kingdom
- FOUNDED
- 2010
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Real Estate & PropTech
- GEOGRAPHY
- EuropeNorth America
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Real estatePrivate equityHedge fundsPublic equitiesFunds (as LP)
- TICKET
- Up to $250M
Overview
Cara Investment GmbH (Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main HRB 133831) is based at Goethestraße 34, Frankfurt, a building it bought in 2012 and redeveloped, and has a London office. It describes itself as a private asset manager investing across public equities, fixed income, hedge funds and private equity funds and co-investments (mainly US and European mid-market buyouts, plus growth and a venture sleeve), selected through bottom-up manager selection. Its real estate arm holds prime properties in Europe and the US, including buildings in London, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Florence and Frankfurt, and runs a short-term value-add portfolio, often in joint ventures. The group also supports projects through the Cara Foundation.
Investment thesis
Aims at real-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of traditional and alternative assets, investing alongside specialist managers; in real estate it targets long-term holds of prime assets in European and US gateway markets with gross investment values up to USD 250m, plus short- to mid-term value-add opportunities with downside protection.
Holdings & investments (13)
- Saks Building, Union Square, San FranciscoReal Estate & PropTech · since 2021
- 10 Trotter Drive, Medway (MA)Real Estate & PropTech · since 2021
- HP-Campus, BöblingenReal Estate & PropTech · since 2021
- Untermainkai 27-28, FrankfurtReal Estate & PropTech · since 2020
- 7–10 Waterloo Place, LondonReal Estate & PropTech · since 2020
- The Bank Building, Washington D.C.Real Estate & PropTech · since 2017
- Goethestraße 34, FrankfurtReal Estate & PropTech · since 2012
- Zero Bond Street (670 Broadway), New YorkReal Estate & PropTech
- 20 Soho Square, LondonReal Estate & PropTech
- Trianon Palace, Piazza della Repubblica, FlorenceReal Estate & PropTech
- TownUs, OberurselReal Estate & PropTech
- Miami Worldcenter condominium development (JV)Real Estate & PropTech
- 200 E 83rd Street, New York (JV condo development)Real Estate & PropTech · fully sold
People
- Jeannine DanielManaging Director, CIO (Cara Advisory) and Head of London Office · source
- Cristina AlcaideManaging Director, Head of Private Equity · source
- Tamilore FayemiDirector, Private Equity · source
- Julian KochExecutive Director, Real Estate Asset & Investment Management · source
- Soren NorgaardManaging Director, Head of Corporate (Geschäftsführer) · source
- Oliver Francis JochManaging Director, Tax, Legal and Corporate (Geschäftsführer) · source
- Christian HarlanderManaging Director, Head of Real Estate · source
- Igor PuljicManaging Director, Head of Liquid · source
- Thomas GabManaging Director, Reporting and Accounting · source
Frequently asked questions
Cara Investment GmbH is a single family office based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 2010.
Cara Investment GmbH invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes real estate, private equity, hedge funds, public equities and funds (as lp).
Cara Investment GmbH invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Real Estate & PropTech.
Cara Investment GmbH's stated ticket size is Up to $250M.
Key people at Cara Investment GmbH include Soren Norgaard (Managing Director, Head of Corporate (Geschäftsführer)), Oliver Francis Joch (Managing Director, Tax, Legal and Corporate (Geschäftsführer)), Jeannine Daniel (Managing Director, CIO (Cara Advisory) and Head of London Office) and Christian Harlander (Managing Director, Head of Real Estate).
Cara Investment GmbH's holdings and investments include Goethestraße 34, Frankfurt, The Bank Building, Washington D.C., Untermainkai 27-28, Frankfurt, 7–10 Waterloo Place, London, Saks Building, Union Square, San Francisco, 10 Trotter Drive, Medway (MA), HP-Campus, Böblingen and Zero Bond Street (670 Broadway), New York, among others.