H.I.G. launches €1B German housing platform Highground

What's the deal? H.I.G. CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has launched Highground Living, a €1 billion German residential platform headquartered in Berlin. The firm, which manages $75 billion in capital, formed Highground by consolidating existing investments in the Berlin area alongside a new €450 million residential portfolio in Leipzig and Dresden.

What's the endgame? Highground pairs institutional ownership with a local operating platform. It aims to improve asset performance while delivering housing in Germany's strongest urban markets, and plans to expand its portfolio and operations over time.

The expansion: The new €450 million portfolio takes Highground beyond Berlin into Leipzig and Dresden, extending its footprint across eastern Germany's larger cities as it builds regional scale.

Why now? H.I.G. points to Germany as one of Europe's largest residential markets, citing a structural housing shortage, resilient demand, and limited new supply. It believes these long-term factors support continued investment and platform growth.

Who's behind it? "We have identified German residential as one of our high-conviction markets and have built a scalable platform to capitalise on the current market opportunity," said Riccardo Dallolio, managing director and head of H.I.G. Realty in Europe. Fellow managing director Stelios Theodosiou said Highground offers "an institutional operating platform capable of creating long-term value through active asset management and disciplined portfolio growth."

The signal: Institutional capital continues to chase European residential assets, with Germany's supply-demand gap making it a prime target. H.I.G.'s move to consolidate holdings into a single operating platform reflects a broader shift toward scaled, operationally led real estate strategies.

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