Dr. Sabine Schaffer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Pro-invest Group
Dr. Sabine Schaffer is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Pro-invest Group. She also leads the European team, serving as CEO for the region. Established in 2010, Pro-invest Group is a leading integrated platform, specialising in private equity real estate, fund and asset management in Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.
Since inception of the business, she was instrumental in establishing Pro-invest Group as one of the leading integrated real estate platforms within Australasia covering all aspects of development, asset management as well as day-to-day operations. The Group currently managing in excess of 3 billion AuM across hospitality and commercial assets in the form of closed ended funds, managed accounts as well as co-investment programs. One of the biggest achievements is the positioning of Pro-invest as a leader when it comes to ESG proven by the fact that all the assets within the Pro-invest Group estate to date are achieving some of the highest environment ratings (including the very first carbon neutral hotel according to NABERS ratings).
Sabine’s career started more than 25 years ago and spans from looking after Private Equity investments at 3i into retail schemes, working on high profile projects with McKinsey & Company focusing on Finance and Public Affairs in Europe to working as Director of Investments at a GCC based Private Equity firm responsible for setting up and managing Private Equity Funds and sourcing co-investment opportunities across the region. Sabine focused on Real Estate and established a Real Estate Development Fund in the GCC for newly built office buildings.
Sabine holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University as well as PhD in Economics from Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria.
Established in 2010, Pro-invest Group is a leading integrated platform, specialising in private equity real estate, fund and asset management in Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.
Pro-invest Group has c. $3 billion in assets under management through a combination of discretionary funds, joint ventures, and managed accounts. Pro-invest Group’s integrated platform spans the entire asset lifecycle, from securing funding and developing, operating and asset managing, through to exit strategy. Pro-invest Group’s assets include 25 hotels (approximately 6,000 rooms across open and pipeline assets), in addition to commercial and mixed-use properties. The Group’s focus on anticipating future trends in technology, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), services, and design delivers enhanced future value and protection.
Having successfully cemented its position as a leading independent management platform in Australasia, Pro-invest Group’s London office is focused on growth in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Building on its strong track record in hospitality, Pro-invest is actively diversifying into broader real estate assets including urban accommodation and commercial offices in addition to its hotel assets. The Group will increasingly focus on Flex-Living, Build-to-Rent (BTR), further strengthening its commitment to the future of urban lifestyle solutions tailored to evolving trends.
Pro-invest Group has a strong commitment to ESG, believing that an active focus on a business’s ESG impact has direct competitive, financial, social, and environmental benefits. Pro-invest Group has established its own dedicated ESG brand and ethos, ‘One Earth, Countless Experiences’ which focuses on integrating leading ESG principles and initiatives throughout the business and the assets under its management.
Further information found here www.proinvestgroup.com.
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