DEFAMA Deutsche Fachmarkt AG
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ISIN
DE000A13SUL5
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-38.36
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-15.09
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-27.42
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- CEO
- Matthias Schrade
- Full Time Employees
- 45
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Real estate development
- Address
- Nimrodstr. 23 Berlin BE Germany 13469
- IPO Date
- Jul 18, 2016
- Website
- defama.de
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- DEFAMA Deutsche Fachmarkt AG is a Germany-based real estate company specializing in the acquisition, management, and long-term rental of retail parks, specialty retail stores, and small shopping centers. The company focuses primarily on small and medium-sized towns in northern and eastern Germany, as well as Rhineland-Palatinate. Its portfolio mainly consists of retail properties rented to creditworthy tenants including major retail chains such as Netto Marken-Discount, REWE, and Kaufland. DEFAMA pursues a buy-and-hold strategy targeting sustainable double-digit returns, with core operations centered around small commercial properties with minimal vacancies and investment needs. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Berlin and operates a network that integrates real estate, retail, and financial sectors. DEFAMA’s main products and services include purchasing and long-term leasing of retail parks, small shopping centers, and specialist retail locations. The company provides property management, leasing, and renovation services with a focus on increasing asset values and rental income. Its portfolio comprises around 91 properties with a total lettable space exceeding 320,000 square meters and a high occupancy rate above 95%. Key tenants represent essential sectors such as food retail, home improvement, and drugstore markets, underpinning the company’s recession-resistant revenue streams. Recent major changes include significant portfolio expansion through acquisitions, with 13 acquisitions completed in the first half of 2025, adding approximately €1.8 million in annual net rental income. Noteworthy purchases include retail centers in Havelberg, Wienhausen, and a portfolio of eight drugstore markets in cities like Dresden, Leipzig, and near Hamburg. DEFAMA also finalized the acquisition of six specialist retail locations in Northern Germany in November 2024. The company has actively reallocated capital, funding €28 million in purchases from proceeds of asset sales, markedly increasing annual rental income. Operationally, DEFAMA has enhanced its property management capacity and expanded its transactional staff to support higher acquisition volumes. These strategic moves have reinforced DEFAMA’s position in the niche retail property market with an emphasis on quality assets in smaller urban centers. Overall, DEFAMA Deutsche Fachmarkt AG operates in the real estate industry focusing on retail and commercial properties within Germany, targeting small to mid-sized cities. It benefits from a specialized market niche where property sizes are often too small for larger institutional investors, allowing DEFAMA to acquire assets at favorable prices. The company’s subsidiaries include property management and inventory operation entities that support its core business activities, maintaining a tightly integrated portfolio management approach. DEFAMA is publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker DEF.DE. This description incorporates the company’s core business model, recent acquisitions, geographic focus, and operational expansions up to late 2025.