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Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen

Pension institution of Ärztekammer Niedersachsen

Also known as ÄVN, AeVN, Aerzteversorgung Niedersachsen

Hannover pension scheme for Lower Saxony's doctors; €10.9bn of investments (2025), 8.7% in alternative investments (2024), adding private debt and infrastructure funds.

Doctors' pension scheme of the Ärztekammer Niedersachsen in Hannover. Its office also administers the Ärzteversorgung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Ärzteversorgung Sachsen-Anhalt (separate records), which share its address. Not the Rechtsanwaltsversorgungswerk Niedersachsen.

HEADQUARTERS
Hannover, Germany
FOUNDED
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AUM
€10.9B (2025)
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only
TEAM LISTED
7 people

FOCUS

STAGES
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SECTORS
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ASSET MIX
Private creditReal estatePublic equities
GEOGRAPHY
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WHAT IT IS

Institutional LP. Pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign funds that commit capital to funds and, sometimes, directly.

  • Ärzteversorgung Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Separate scheme administered by the ÄVN (Geschäftsbesorgung)
  • Ärzteversorgung Sachsen-Anhalt
    Separate scheme administered by the ÄVN (Geschäftsbesorgung)
  • Steuerberaterversorgung Niedersachsen
    Separate scheme administered by the ÄVN (Geschäftsbesorgung)
  • Tierärzteversorgung Niedersachsen
    Separate scheme administered by the ÄVN (Geschäftsbesorgung)

ABOUT

The Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen (ÄVN) is the pension institution of the Ärztekammer Niedersachsen, based in Hannover. It invests in equities, bonds, real estate and alternative investments, and had 44,028 members, 16,451 pensioners and €10.93bn of investments at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024 its allocation was 41.7% bonds, 25.5% equities, 20.7% real estate, 8.7% alternative investments and 3.4% cash and other. Its 2023 report says it invested more in private debt and infrastructure funds within alternatives. Its office also administers the doctors' schemes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony-Anhalt and two other Lower Saxony schemes.

TEAM

  • Dr. med. Christian Thiele
    Chair of the Vorstand (legal representative) · source
  • Dr. Günter Meyer
    Deputy Chair of the Vorstand · source
  • Dirk Dreiskämper
    Vorstand member, finance expert (Finanzsachverständiger) · source
  • Dr. med. Franz Bernhard M. Ensink
    Chair of the Aufsichtsrat · source
  • Kirsten Gutjahr
    Chief Executive (Hauptgeschäftsführung) · source
  • Dr. Petra Enß
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführung) · source
  • Christian Markert
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführung) · source

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FAQ

Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen is a institutional investor based in Hannover, Germany.

Yes. Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen invests directly in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.

Key people at Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen include Dr. med. Christian Thiele (Chair of the Vorstand (legal representative)), Dr. Günter Meyer (Deputy Chair of the Vorstand), Dirk Dreiskämper (Vorstand member, finance expert (Finanzsachverständiger)) and Dr. med. Franz Bernhard M. Ensink (Chair of the Aufsichtsrat).

No. Ärzteversorgung Niedersachsen invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.