Widerker Group
Stuttgart family business group of the Widerker family: German commercial real estate plus stakes in UNIVERSAL facility services, GUA beverages and listed securities.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Widerker
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Real estate investment built up by founder Martin Widerker from the 1970s
- HEADQUARTERS
- Stuttgart, Germany
- OFFICES
- Berlin, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 1970
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Germany
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Real estateDirect investmentsPublic equities
Overview
Widerker Group is a family-owned real estate group based in Stuttgart with an office in Berlin, holding and developing German retail, office, logistics and hotel property with in-house teams (Widerker Investment Management and bc Boden-Commercial). Founder Martin Widerker made his first real estate investments in the 1970s; his sons Bernard and Benny Widerker run the group. It says it invests only its own capital and also holds UNIVERSAL Gebäudemanagement (acquired 1999) and Widerker Beverages (GUA), invests in global listed securities and develops villas in Palma de Mallorca.
Investment thesis
Long-term holder investing its own capital; private equity stakes must have a solid business model and fit the group's values, with active involvement as a long-term partner.
Holdings & investments (2)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Widerker Investment Management GmbH & Co. KGInvestment management, portfolio management and project development
- bc Boden-CommercialAsset and property management, construction and technical operations
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- Real Estate & PropTech · since 1999
- Consumer & E-commerce
People
Frequently asked questions
Widerker Group is a family holding based in Stuttgart, Germany, founded in 1970.
Widerker Group invests on behalf of the Widerker family (Real estate investment built up by founder Martin Widerker from the 1970s).
Widerker Group invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes real estate, direct investments and public equities.
Widerker Group invests in Real Estate & PropTech and Consumer & E-commerce.
Key people at Widerker Group include Martin Widerker (Founder), Bernard Dov Widerker (Managing Director, Widerker Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG), Benny B. Widerker (Managing Director, Widerker Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG) and Karolina Widerker (Advisory Board Member).
Widerker Group's holdings and investments include UNIVERSAL Gebäudemanagement und Dienstleistungen GmbH and Widerker Beverages GmbH (GUA).
No. Widerker Group invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.