The owner-managed real estate and infrastructure firm GARBE is stepping up its activities in the segment of wealthy private clients and institutional family wealth. For this purpose, GARBE Private Capital AG has been founded with headquarters in Zurich. Going forward, the new company will serve as the central point of contact for family offices, private banks and entrepreneurial families wishing to invest alongside the Hamburg-based group.
The operational focus of the Swiss unit is on club deals, co-investments, joint ventures and tailored investment models. A key feature of this structure is the financial co-investment by the shareholder families of GARBE. They commit their own capital to the transactions to ensure an alignment of economic interests between the initiator and the investors.
Focus on the "Sheds, Beds & Infrastructure" investment strategy
Across Europe, GARBE manages assets of more than EUR 15 billion and has a long-standing track record of working with institutional investors and international private equity firms. Through the Zurich entity, partners gain direct access to the firm's established platform and operational value chain, which comprises more than 23 offices across 16 countries in Europe, the USA and the Middle East.
The investments follow the firm's sectoral investment strategy and cover a broad spectrum of asset classes:
- —Logistics and industrial real estate as well as food retail
- —Residential properties and hotels in European target markets
- —Data centres and selected infrastructure projects
Leadership by Peter Paschke and a family-to-family approach
Peter Paschke assumed the management of the new unit on 1 October 2026 and also sits on its board of directors. Paschke brings more than 14 years of industry experience in private markets. Most recently, he oversaw a real estate portfolio for a single-family office in Zug, Switzerland. Previous positions included roles at Pangaea Life Capital Partners and New York hedge fund manager Muirfield Capital, where he was jointly responsible for business in Germany. In addition, Paschke is a co-founder of the Swiss network Off Record.
According to Peter Paschke, family offices and private banks particularly value direct access, transparent structures and a reliable implementation partner. Christopher Garbe, Managing Partner of the group, also emphasises the collaborative character of the initiative. As a family-owned business, GARBE combines its own capital and operational market expertise with the requirements of major private investors, an approach the firm defines as investing from family to family.
