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- Catella AB (publ) Catella AB (publ) is a leading operating group in the European property and capital markets sector that generates income through three core business areas: Corporate Finance, providing strategic advisory, capital markets transactions, and high-end transaction services to real estate companies, financial institutions, property funds, and owners; Investment Management, offering institutional and professional investors regulated property funds, asset management, and project management in early-phase developments across residential, logistics, mixed-use, and other asset classes; and Principal Investments, deploying the group's own capital via development partnerships, co-investments with clients, and direct investments through subsidiaries in diversified property assets. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company operates in 12 countries with local offices in 26 cities, serving professional investors with a pan-European platform and approximately EUR 14.5 billion in assets under management as of Q3 2025. Its geographic footprint spans Europe, including key markets in Germany, France, the UK, Finland, Denmark, Poland, and others, with a focus on sustainable investments driven by urbanization, savings growth, and digitalization trends.
Recent strategic developments include the November 2025 divestment of its French subsidiary Catella Valuation Advisory SAS to Newmark Group Inc. to sharpen focus on core capital markets activities, expected to contribute nearly SEK 50 million to shareholder EBIT in Q4 2025; the formation of a new fund investment platform combining Catella Investment Management GmbH and Catella Real Estate AG effective January 1, 2025; and a joint venture with Edge for a build-to-rent residential project in Berlin marking Edge's entry into the German market. In investment management, Catella European Residential III expanded with acquisitions such as a 192-unit complex in Vienna-Floridsdorf, a student residence in Dublin, and residential properties in Berlin and Hanover, alongside logistics portfolio purchases in France for Catella Logistik Deutschland Plus. Leadership changes feature the appointment of Dominik Röhrich as Head of Investment Management effective March 2026 and Petra Blazkova as Head of Research & Strategy in October 2025, supporting pan-European growth initiatives.