MARX City Investor
Essen-based family office of the Marx family group that buys residential, retail, commercial, hotel and special-use property across Germany to hold long term.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Marx
- HEADQUARTERS
- Essen, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 2010
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Real Estate & PropTech
- GEOGRAPHY
- Germany
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Real estate
- INBOUND
- Accepts submissions
Overview
MARX City Investor GmbH & Co. KG, based at Schloss Baldeney in Essen, describes itself as a family office that buys and manages real estate across Germany. It belongs to the Marx family group of companies, which says it has acquired property in prime locations for over 40 years and has never sold one. Acquisitions are financed largely with equity, and buildings are kept and managed by its own team. Managing director Gunnar Marx founded the GmbH & Co. KG in 2010.
Investment thesis
Buys retail-use properties, development sites, residential, commercial, hotel and special-use real estate in prime (1A) locations across Germany, financed largely from equity, and holds every acquisition long term without resale.
People
- Gunnar MarxManaging Director (Geschäftsführer); founder of the GmbH & Co. KG · source
Frequently asked questions
MARX City Investor is a single family office based in Essen, Germany, founded in 2010.
MARX City Investor invests on behalf of the Marx family.
MARX City Investor invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes real estate.
MARX City Investor invests in Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at MARX City Investor include Gunnar Marx (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer); founder of the GmbH & Co. KG).
MARX City Investor states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.