Categories: Greenman NEXT, Greenman OPEN, Insights, Real AssetsIn a world where uncertainty looms and markets fluctuate, one thing remains constant: people need to eat. Grocery stores serve as the backbone of our daily lives, providing not just food but also a sense of community and convenience. If you’re considering your next investment move, why not focus on German grocery real estate? With
Categories: Greenman NEXT, Greenman OPEN, InsightsAccording to a recent Irish Times report, Irish citizens are among the least likely in Europe to invest their savings. Despite having significant capital on hand, most people are not putting it to work in long-term assets or growth-oriented products. In Ireland, there is now more money sitting in savings than in the entire pensions
Categories: Greenman OPEN, Networks, Real Assets, Resources, UtilitiesOPEN is more than a grocery real estate fund. While our core portfolio is anchored by some of Germany’s strongest retailers, our strategy reaches further. We invest across four connected zones: Real Estate, Utilities, Resources, and Networks. Each zone plays a role in strengthening our assets, unlocking new revenue, and staying ahead of where the
Categories: Greenman OPEN, Real AssetsOn May 1st, financial advisors from across Ireland gathered at the beautiful Glasson Lakehouse resort for OPEN INVEST 2025—an event that marked Greenman’s 20th anniversary and looked ahead to the future of long-term investment in Ireland.The day opened with a keynote from Minister Jack Chambers, who addressed the Government’s strategy to increase retail participation in
Categories: Greenman OPEN, Press Releases, Real AssetsGreenman OPEN has received approval to redevelop Stadtgalerie Datteln, a shopping centre in its portfolio located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.This planning milestone paves the way for a complete upgrade of the centre, focused on future-proofing the building and delivering long-term value to the community it serves.The redevelopment is being delivered by Greenman Group subsidiaries. White
Categories: Greenman OPEN, Press Releases, Real AssetsGreenman OPEN has finalized a long-term strategic framework agreement with Kaufland, securing leases for seven key retail centers across Germany. This deal enhances OPEN’s portfolio by extending its Weighted Average Rent Lease Term (WARLT) to 10.4 years and increasing rent to term by €190 million. A key component of the framework agreement is an innovative
Categories: Greenman OPEN, Press Releases, Real AssetsGreenman is delighted to announce that our flagship fund, Greenman OPEN, has successfully been converted into an ELTIF under the new ELTIF 2.0 framework marking a new chapter for the fund. Below, we outline what has changed:What is an ELTIF?A European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) is a regulated investment framework introduced by the European Union
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Investing in retail real estate has never been more accessible. Meet the Greenman OPEN app, designed to streamline your investment experience with exclusive access to Europe’s largest Article 9 real estate fund. Here’s what makes it the ideal choice for those seeking retail investmemt: Effortless Investing: The in-app subscription option simplifies the entire investment process,
Categories: Greenman OPENGreenman OPEN has successfully taken handover of a newly built EDEKA supermarket located in Freyburg, Saxony-Anhalt. The property, let to EDEKA on a 15-year lease with a let area of approximately 2,515 sqm, is one of the newest additions to the fund’s growing portfolio and is part of OPEN’s commitment to sustainable and future-proof real
Categories: Greenman OPEN, NetworksThe Beezdorf Project is expanding to new locations this year following the success of the Beezdorf Kitchen in Biesdorf in 2023. Beezdorf has expanded its cooperation with local schools in the close vicinity of OPEN’s retail centres, now working with 3 additional schools in Plauen, Hohen Neuendorf and Berlin.The projects launched with not only the
Categories: Greenman OPEN, InsightsThree retail parks acquired in Germany for €90 million, increasing Greenman OPEN’s AUM to over €1 billionGreenman OPEN (OPEN), one of the largest food retail-focused investment funds in Germany, has acquired three retail parks for a combined value of c.€90 million, increasing the fund’s AUM to more than €1billion.OPEN has acquired a retail centre in
Categories: Greenman OPEN, InsightsLast year Luxembourg modernised its investment fund laws, updating certain elements of the Luxembourg investment fund toolbox in order to increase the competitiveness of the Luxembourg financial centre by easing access to products for non-professional investors.Due to these recent legislative changes in Luxembourg, the definition of what constitutes a “Well-Informed Investor” has been updated and
Categories: GFORM, Greenman OPEN, NetworksGreenman OPEN and its sister company GFORM, manager of OPEN’s portfolio of German food retail properties, have celebrated the topping-out ceremony for a local retail centre in a four-level building in Dinkelsbühl in the district of Ansbach in Middle Franconia together with OPEN’s general contractor Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt. A full-range Edeka supermarket is being
Categories: Greenman OPENOn Thursday, October 5th, 2023, at 11 a.m., the first donation handover took place at Berliner Tafel e.V. at Beusselstraße. We were able to handover nearly €500 in donation funds, which was collected through the sale of our Beezdorf Honey at the Biesdorf Center.Our honey originates from our rooftop beehives, which we established in the
Categories: Greenman OPENSmart buildings, as opposed to mere data collectors, are the future of real estate because they offer dynamic, real-time adaptability. By integrating and linking the many projects at our centres we will be able to take a step towards a building that can autonomously optimise energy consumption, lower operational costs, and enhance occupant comfort. By
