Verka
Also known as Verka VK Kirchliche Vorsorge VVaG, Verka PK Kirchliche Pensionskasse AG, Verka-Verbund
Berlin Protestant-church pension fund group (Verka VK, Verka PK); €1.74bn group investments (2025); impact, renewable, infrastructure and timber fund holdings.
Berlin pension fund group of the Protestant church (Verka VK and its subsidiary Verka PK); not the EZVK (Darmstadt) or the KZVK (Catholic, Dortmund).
- HEADQUARTERS
- Berlin, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 1924
- AUM
- €1.7B (2025)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 2 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
- —
- SECTORS
- Climate & Energy
- ASSET MIX
- ImpactFunds (as LP)
- GEOGRAPHY
- Global
WHAT IT IS
Institutional LP. Pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign funds that commit capital to funds and, sometimes, directly.
- Wholly owned Pensionskasse subsidiary of Verka VK, consolidated in the group accounts
ABOUT
Verka VK Kirchliche Vorsorge VVaG is a Berlin pension fund operating in the Protestant church, and parent of the wholly owned Verka PK Kirchliche Pensionskasse AG. Group investments were €1.74bn at the end of 2025, and the group says it manages almost €2.6bn including assets administered for other pension institutions. Besides bonds and liquid fund mandates it holds participations of €55.6M and fund stakes such as the Luxembourg timber vehicle AQUILA TIMBER; its 2022 sustainability report describes a diversified portfolio in renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid, social and digital infrastructure, micro-apartments and sustainable timber, including impact funds.
PORTFOLIO (4)
- AQUILA TIMBER (Luxembourg SICAF-SIF; forest real estate and participations, global) — €21.0M book value at end-2025Climate & Energy
- Impact Fonds I — invests in companies giving access to health and financial services in developing and emerging countries (2022 report)
- Impact Fonds II — finances energy-efficiency measures in Germany and Western Europe (2022 report)Climate & Energy
- Investment Fonds III (Wald) — sustainable forestry in Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and Finland (2022 report)Climate & Energy
TEAM
LINKS
FAQ
Verka is a institutional investor based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1924.
Verka does not primarily invest directly in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Verka invests in Climate & Energy.
Key people at Verka include Charlotte Klinnert (Member of the Board of Management (investments, accounting, HR, IT, legal)) and Arnd Köhler (Member of the Board of Management (actuarial, policy administration, risk management, sales; since 1 February 2026)).
Verka's investments include AQUILA TIMBER (Luxembourg SICAF-SIF; forest real estate and participations, global) — €21.0M book value at end-2025, Impact Fonds I — invests in companies giving access to health and financial services in developing and emerging countries (2022 report), Impact Fonds II — finances energy-efficiency measures in Germany and Western Europe (2022 report) and Investment Fonds III (Wald) — sustainable forestry in Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and Finland (2022 report).
No. Verka invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.