Our real estate debt management team

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A well-established team with a new perspective

In the summer of 2020, we founded Aukera Real Estate AG with the aim of continuing our successful relationship with investors and borrowers but in our own setting. With Aukera, we are creating our own platform to continue our success story.

We see ourselves as a young, modern team recognised for its efficient and straightforward way of working. We are very well connected in the Real Estate industry and are familiar with our investors’ individual requirements from our own first-hand experience.

You can rely on us! We are some of the most successful German-speaking real estate debt management professionals in the European investment market.

Lars Armgart

CEO

Lars Armgart is CEO of Aukera, an independent debt advisory firm he founded in 2020 with his colleagues. Lars has more than 14 years of relevant work experience, working for an alternative lender, an institutional investor, a mortgage bank and a CMBS / RMBS advisor.

Dr. Patrick Züchner

CIO

Dr. Patrick Züchner is CIO of Aukera, an independent debt advisory firm founded in 2020. Patrick has more than 25 years of experience in real estate, banking and private equity, as Co-founder and CIO of an alternative lender and Head of Real Estate of an institutional investor.

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Markus Habbig

Head of Co-Investments

Markus Habbig is Head of Co-Investments at Aukera and responsible for the development of this business area. He has more than 15 years of experience in direct and especially indirect real estate investments. Before joining Aukera, he was Head of Real Estate at Gothaer Asset Management AG, where he built up and managed a portfolio of almost EUR 4 billion. Markus Habbig has invested more than EUR 3 billion in real estate loans in Europe (incl. UK) and the USA over the last years. He has an extensive network and knowledge of real estate debt managers and has first-hand knowledge of the needs of German institutional investors from a legal and regulatory perspective. Markus Habbig studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, where he focused on investments and accounting. He holds a degree in business administration and a degree in real estate economics (ebs).

Sven Seibold

Head of Legal

Sven Seibold is Head of Legal of Aukera. Sven has gathered more than 11 years of experience as lawyer in international law firms in advising lenders (e.g. debt funds, banks, insurance companies) as well as borrowers (e.g. private equity, listed companies) in connection with real estate financings, development projects, acquisition- and corporate financings. In this capacity, Sven advised on more than 100 financings with a total financing volume of more than 10 billion euros.

Antje Bonnewitz

Investment Manager

Antje Bonnewitz is investment manager at Aukera Real Estate AG. Antje has over 20 years of experience in the finance, real estate and banking industry. At Aukera she is part of the investment team and supports the closing and monitoring of debt transactions. In addition, she is responsible of the development of the Luxembourg fund structure and investor relations.

Florian Niebur

Investment Manager

Florian Niebur is investment manager at Aukera Real Estate AG and has 15 years of practical and academic experience. He worked, among others, for alternative lenders and in the structure finance segment. At Aukera he is part of the investment team with the main focus on new transaction.

Markus Oelmann

Manager Fund Operations

Markus Oelmann is manager fund operations at Aukera Real Estate AG. Markus has more than 16 years of experience in the finance industry. At Aukera he is responsible for the operational management of the Luxembourg-based fund and securitisation structures. Markus holds a degree in business studies from the University of Dortmund.

Markus Schulz

Investment manager

Markus Schulz is investment manager at Aukera Real Estate AG. Markus has more than 15 years of practical and academic experience in the field of real estate financing. He is a graduate political economist and supports the analysis, closing and monitoring of debt transactions.