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Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN)

Also known as VZN, Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein, VZN Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein K.d.ö.R.

Dentists' pension scheme for Nordrhein (Düsseldorf, founded 1957), about €4bn invested; LP in private equity, private debt and infrastructure funds incl. a cable-car fund.

Dentists' pension scheme for the Nordrhein chamber area (Düsseldorf); not the Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung (doctors), the Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Berlin (VZB) or the Zahnärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe scheme.

HEADQUARTERS
Düsseldorf, Germany
FOUNDED
1957
AUM
~€4B (2025, press estimate)
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only
TEAM LISTED
4 people

Focus

STAGES
—
SECTORS
Real Estate & PropTechMobility & LogisticsClimate & Energy
ASSET MIX
Private equityPrivate creditFunds (as LP)Real estateImpact
GEOGRAPHY
GermanyEurope

Overview

The Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) is the compulsory pension scheme of the Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein, a public-law corporation, and was founded in 1957. In a 2020 interview its managing director Uwe Zeidler said about 20% of its roughly €4bn was in alternatives: close to 7% in private equity (diversified across fund vintages), 7% in mezzanine and private debt and 10–12% in infrastructure, notably renewables, partly with partners such as Golding Capital Partners. Together with two insurers it capitalised the Luxembourg cable-car fund Funis europe+, it was the sole investor in a Kita real-estate fund and invests in a Franklin Templeton social-infrastructure fund. It also grants mortgage loans, holds direct real estate and in 2024 was named among the largest shareholders of the real-estate manager aik.

PORTFOLIO (6)

  • Funis europe+ (sub-fund of Funis Infrastructure Investments S.C.S. RAIF SICAV, Luxembourg; finances European cable-car operators; VZN capitalised it with two insurers)
    Mobility & Logistics
  • Omega (now Terra) Kita-Welten Rheinland (closed Spezial-AIF for nursery buildings; VZN sole investor; €75M target reached, fully invested by Jan 2023)
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2018
  • Franklin Templeton European social-infrastructure evergreen fund (Article 9)
    Real Estate & PropTech
  • aik Immobilien-Investmentgesellschaft (real-estate investment manager; VZN among the largest shareholders after Apo-Bank sold its stake)
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 2024
  • Police training centres in North Rhine-Westphalia (construction, with a partner; let long-term to the Land NRW)
    Real Estate & PropTech
  • Aves One AG (rail-freight-car lessor; about 15% stake, first reported 2015; tendered in the 2021 takeover)
    Mobility & Logistics · since 2015 · Exited

People

  • Uwe Zeidler
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), responsible for investments · source
  • Dr. Thomas Treptow
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) since Oct 2021: insurance operations, accounting, risk management, HR, internal audit · source
  • René Hermanns
    Head of the Investment Department (Leiter der Investmentabteilung) · source
  • Tobias Gorgs
    Deputy Head of the Real Estate Department · source

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Frequently asked questions

Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) is a institutional investor based in Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 1957.

Yes. Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) invests its own capital in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.

Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) invests in Real Estate & PropTech, Mobility & Logistics and Climate & Energy.

Key people at Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) include Uwe Zeidler (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), responsible for investments), Dr. Thomas Treptow (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) since Oct 2021: insurance operations, accounting, risk management, HR, internal audit), René Hermanns (Head of the Investment Department (Leiter der Investmentabteilung)) and Tobias Gorgs (Deputy Head of the Real Estate Department).

Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN)'s investments include Funis europe+ (sub-fund of Funis Infrastructure Investments S.C.S. RAIF SICAV, Luxembourg; finances European cable-car operators; VZN capitalised it with two insurers), Omega (now Terra) Kita-Welten Rheinland (closed Spezial-AIF for nursery buildings; VZN sole investor; €75M target reached, fully invested by Jan 2023), Franklin Templeton European social-infrastructure evergreen fund (Article 9), aik Immobilien-Investmentgesellschaft (real-estate investment manager; VZN among the largest shareholders after Apo-Bank sold its stake), Police training centres in North Rhine-Westphalia (construction, with a partner; let long-term to the Land NRW) and Aves One AG (rail-freight-car lessor; about 15% stake, first reported 2015; tendered in the 2021 takeover).

The most recent publicly reported investment by Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) is aik Immobilien-Investmentgesellschaft (stake bought from Apo-Bank with other Versorgungswerke), announced in Mar 2024.

No. Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Nordrhein (VZN) invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.