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What happened to Deutsche's primary PE business?

CAM Private Markets bought the remainder of Deutsche Asset Management's primary business, the culmination of years of mergers, acquisitions and internal ructions.

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Meet Deutsche's new global head of secondaries

Five things you need to know about the former Credit Suisse executive who is leading Deutsche Asset Management's re-entry into secondaries.

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Terra Firma exits German motorway service firm

Tank & Rast has been sold by Terra Firma and RREEF Infrastructure to a group of four institutional investors.

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RREEF sale going ahead

Reports on Friday said Deutsche Bank had launched the sale of a large chunk of its Global Asset Management business, which includes its real estate, infrastructure and private equity platform.

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Crocker leaves Atlantic-Pacific for Deutsche Bank

The veteran fundraiser, who spent time in Citi’s placement business and Credit Suisse’s fund of funds group, has joined the bank's RREEF alternative investments group.

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Infra funds in race for over €2.5bn of Euro gas assets

Antin Infrastructure, AXA Private Equity, Allianz, Goldman Sachs, Infracapital Partners, Macquarie and RREEF are among the funds thought to be involved in the bidding processes for four gas assets across Germany, Spain and Portugal.

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AREA, Europa, RREEF buy 153 Spanish bank branches

A trio of private equity real estate firms have clubbed together to acquire a second portfolio of bank branches from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria.

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RREEF’s head of client relations departs firm

Susan Barlow has left the real estate investment arm of Deutsche Bank after two years. It follows news that Chuck Leitner was stepping down as global head to lead the non-profit Greenprint Foundation.

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Offices

marker iconMainzer Landstraße 11-17, Frankfurt am Main, 60329, Germany
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Contacts

NameJob titleLocationEmail
Key Contact
user imageMs. Maneli Farsi
Job titleSenior Investor Relations Manager
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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user imageMs. Vera Fehling
Job titleChief Investment Officer
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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user imageMr. Oliver Flade
Job titleGlobal Head of Investor Relations
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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user imageMr. Hendrik Keith
Job titleChief Operating Officer EMEA & Global Head of Business Management
LocationFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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DWS fund commitments

Known fund commitments: 6

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Commitment dateMar 2016
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Commitment dateDec 2018
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DWS funds managed

Closed funds: 5

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Close dateNov 2023
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Close dateJul 2023
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Industry consolidation: New investor classes drive acquisitions and partnerships

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Alternatives consolidation continues apace: Story of the Year

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How AXA's private markets unit plans to grow its AUM

The €34bn AXA Investment Managers Prime unit is building out its capabilities across GP stakes, NAV lending and secondaries.

Side Letter: Triton's €5.5bn target; PE's sector-specialist returns; Brookfield earnings

Europe's Triton has returned to market with its latest flagship fund. Plus: Proof that sector-specialists outperform their generalist counterparts; and key takeaways from Brookfield's latest earnings. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Side Letter: Ham Lane's $20,000 token ticket; Brookfield's niche secondaries approach

Hamilton Lane is using tokenisation to provide individual investors access to its direct equities platform for as little as $20,000. Plus: Brookfield is wasting no time with its secondaries offering. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Secondaries alignment: Sort out your own house

For the GP, internal alignment is another opportunity to manage team dynamics. Third parties will want to see that the right people participate in the economics.

Secondaries alignment: Working within the rules

When dealing with waterfalls, there are tools that can be used to create economic alignment from the outset.