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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 8 SOURCES

CORVIS Family Office

Also known as JUST the CORVIS Family Office, CORVIS GmbH

Essen family office (CORVIS GmbH) of an owner family, running four divisions: commercial real estate, machinery (Heesemann), wine and organic food brands.

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Family & background

HEADQUARTERS
Essen, Germany
FOUNDED
2003

Investment approach

SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingFood & AgricultureConsumer & E-commerceReal Estate & PropTech
GEOGRAPHY
Germany
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsReal estate

Overview

JUST the CORVIS Family Office (CORVIS GmbH, Amtsgericht Essen HRB 18262) is based in Essen and is active through four business divisions: JUST Real Estate, JUST Machinery, JUST Wine and JUST Organic Food. Holdings named on its site include wood-sanding machine maker Karl Heesemann Maschinenfabrik, fine-wine merchant Collectors Wine World, Weingut Korrell and organic food brands such as THE VEGAN COW and Marbacher Ölmühle. Its real-estate arm invests long term in commercial property in German cities and also manages real-estate portfolios for other family offices. The owner family set up the Stiftung Carolinenhof, which offers riding therapy.

Investment thesis

Acquires established mid-sized organic food producers; in real estate, buys commercial property (retail, logistics, special-use) in growing German cities with a long-term, sustainability-led approach.

Holdings & investments (10)

  • Karl Heesemann Maschinenfabrik
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Collectors Wine World
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Weingut Korrell
    Food & Agriculture
  • Slice of Pleasure
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Lisa's
    Food & Agriculture
  • Lubs
    Food & Agriculture
  • THE VEGAN COW
    Food & Agriculture
  • Flor de Sal
    Food & Agriculture
  • Marbacher Ölmühle
    Food & Agriculture
  • Schnitzer
    Food & Agriculture

People

  • Carsten Knauer
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), CORVIS GmbH · source
  • Jörg Matuschek
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), CORVIS GmbH · source
  • Jens Heit
    Managing Director, CORVIS Immobilien Management GmbH (JUST Real Estate) · source
  • Jochen Horstmann
    Managing Director, just-organic sales GmbH (JUST Organic Food) · source
  • David R. Huber
    Founder · source
  • Michael Bortz
    Advisory Board · source
  • Kim D. Larsen
    Key Principal · source

Frequently asked questions

CORVIS Family Office is a single family office based in Essen, Germany, founded in 2003.

CORVIS Family Office invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and real estate.

CORVIS Family Office invests in Industrial & Manufacturing, Food & Agriculture, Consumer & E-commerce and Real Estate & PropTech.

Key people at CORVIS Family Office include Carsten Knauer (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), CORVIS GmbH), Jörg Matuschek (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), CORVIS GmbH), Jens Heit (Managing Director, CORVIS Immobilien Management GmbH (JUST Real Estate)) and Jochen Horstmann (Managing Director, just-organic sales GmbH (JUST Organic Food)).

CORVIS Family Office's holdings and investments include Karl Heesemann Maschinenfabrik, Collectors Wine World, Weingut Korrell, Slice of Pleasure, Lisa's, Lubs, THE VEGAN COW and Flor de Sal, among others.