Key Takeaways
- • Pro-invest Group manages over AUD 3 billion in assets under management across hospitality and commercial real estate platforms spanning Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East since its 2010 establishment.
- • Dr. Sabine Schaffer serves as Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and CEO for Europe at Pro-invest Group, overseeing the firm's regional operations and asset management strategy with 25+ years of private equity and real estate investment experience.
- • The firm has established market leadership in ESG-focused real estate, with all assets in the Pro-invest portfolio achieving among the highest environmental ratings, including ownership of the first carbon-neutral hotel per NABERS standards.
- • Pro-invest operates across diversified real estate asset classes including closed-ended funds, managed accounts, and co-investment programs focused on hospitality and commercial development.
- • Schaffer's career spans marquee institutional investors, including 3i Group (private equity), McKinsey & Company (finance and public affairs advisory), and GCC-based private equity firms where she established real estate development funds.
Summary
Dr. Sabine Schaffer is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pro-invest Group, additionally serving as CEO for the firm's European operations. She has been instrumental in establishing Pro-invest as a leading integrated real estate platform specializing in private equity, real estate investment, and asset management across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East since the firm's inception in 2010.
Pro-invest Group currently manages in excess of AUD 3 billion in assets under management concentrated across hospitality and commercial real estate. The firm's portfolio structure encompasses closed-ended funds, managed accounts, and co-investment programs, with comprehensive capabilities spanning real estate development, asset management, and day-to-day operations. A defining competitive positioning is the firm's emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards—all assets within the Pro-invest estate have achieved among the highest environmental ratings, including Pro-invest's ownership of the first carbon-neutral hotel certification under NABERS ratings.
Schaffer's career extends over 25 years in institutional private equity and real estate investment. Her professional trajectory includes senior roles at 3i Group managing private equity investments in retail schemes, consulting engagements with McKinsey & Company focused on finance and public affairs across European markets, and a Director of Investments position at a Gulf Cooperation Council-based private equity firm where she sourced and managed co-investment opportunities regionally. At the GCC firm, Schaffer established and directed a dedicated real estate development fund focused on newly constructed office buildings.
Schaffer holds a Master's degree from Harvard University and a PhD in Economics from Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria. Her academic and practical expertise positions her as a recognized voice on sustainable real estate investment, private equity deployment, and asset management strategy within institutional investment circles.
Pro-invest Group currently manages in excess of AUD 3 billion in assets under management concentrated across hospitality and commercial real estate. The firm's portfolio structure encompasses closed-ended funds, managed accounts, and co-investment programs, with comprehensive capabilities spanning real estate development, asset management, and day-to-day operations. A defining competitive positioning is the firm's emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards—all assets within the Pro-invest estate have achieved among the highest environmental ratings, including Pro-invest's ownership of the first carbon-neutral hotel certification under NABERS ratings.
Schaffer's career extends over 25 years in institutional private equity and real estate investment. Her professional trajectory includes senior roles at 3i Group managing private equity investments in retail schemes, consulting engagements with McKinsey & Company focused on finance and public affairs across European markets, and a Director of Investments position at a Gulf Cooperation Council-based private equity firm where she sourced and managed co-investment opportunities regionally. At the GCC firm, Schaffer established and directed a dedicated real estate development fund focused on newly constructed office buildings.
Schaffer holds a Master's degree from Harvard University and a PhD in Economics from Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck, Austria. Her academic and practical expertise positions her as a recognized voice on sustainable real estate investment, private equity deployment, and asset management strategy within institutional investment circles.
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