An entrepreneur since the age of 18. Landmark deals at Baker McKenzie. Built a PropTech: founded, financed, sold in 2023. More than €1 billion in transaction volume structured and advised. Base: Frankfurt am Main. Playing field: the world.
Capital follows clarity.
Those who structure cleanly, deliver reliably and
stand behind their word earn trust.
And trust is the only currency that counts.
I studied law, complemented by the business curriculum for lawyers as an additional module. I worked on major transactions at Baker McKenzie, sat on the founder's side of my own financing round, and advised between capital and projects. That is why I know what investors really scrutinise: the structure, the assumptions, the people behind them.
My projects are built from day one to withstand institutional scrutiny: clean documentation, robust calculations, clear governance. Not because it is demanded, but because I would demand it myself.
First entrepreneurial steps in the real estate market at the age of 18, in parallel with law studies in Mainz, complemented by the business curriculum for lawyers. The market was fragmented and unprofessional. That was exactly the opportunity, and exactly where I started.
One of the largest transaction firms in the world. Financing structures for two of Germany’s best-known landmark properties in Berlin and Frankfurt, plus portfolio structurings and several M&A transactions in the commercial real estate segment.
An Israeli major bank, a US federal proceeding in New York. I coordinated the Luxembourg office, led the full compliance investigation and reported directly to the partner lead in Switzerland. Cross-border, under pressure, with full responsibility.
Advisory work at the intersection of real estate, law and finance: financing structuring, transaction support and strategic mandates. The foundation of the network of private banks, funds and family offices that carries to this day.
A matching engine for the professional real estate market: more than 1,000 investor profiles, data-driven matching, first financing round signed. When one partner failed to pay in: round unwound, a family office from North Rhine-Westphalia won as the new partner, refinanced, kept building, and successfully sold in 2023. Crises are part of the journey. What matters is who solves them.
After the exit: founding of the advisory firm DD Partners. Financing structuring for commercial real estate clients, SME financing as well as interim CEO and CFO mandates. AI and technology as an integral part of every structure. DD Partners is one of my vehicles, not the limit: in parallel, my own real estate projects, participations and ventures take shape, under my own direction, with selected capital partners. Location-independent, global.
An excerpt from more than a decade of transaction practice, from billion-euro deals within the law firm team to my own mandates and my own exit. Anonymised for confidentiality, precise in substance.
Transfer of one of Germany’s best-known office and mixed-use ensembles to international investors, with a transaction volume of around €1.1 billion. Contribution to transaction and financing structures within the law firm team.
Acquisition financing for the purchase of a Frankfurt tower landmark by an international consortium of sovereign wealth and pension funds. Advising the two financing banks as joint bookrunners and mandated lead arrangers.
Majority acquisition of a long-established German fund house (around €10 billion in equity raised since inception) from a Landesbank by a listed investment manager. Involvement on the buy side, M&A and finance.
Takeover of a leading Swiss provider of mezzanine capital for the German real estate market: purchase price in the mid three-digit million range, financed through new shares, debt and a Luxembourg securitisation structure. Post-closing, the platform reached around €20 billion in assets under management.
Compliance investigation for a major Israeli bank in the context of US federal proceedings. Coordination of the Luxembourg office, reporting directly to the partner lead in Switzerland. The proceedings concluded with settlement payments of around $0.9 billion.
Supporting a listed investment group in the financing of several real estate portfolios. Recurring mandates across a range of financing structures.
Matching platform with more than 1,000 investor profiles, covered by Germany’s leading real estate trade press, financing round via an investor consortium, refinanced with a family office, successfully sold in 2023.
From venture debt and bridge capital to a €45m mezzanine district development financing (NRW) and a €75m portfolio refinancing. Full track record at ddpartners.de.
No half measures. I take responsibility, create structure and deliver, as a founder, advisor or co-investor. For investors, that means clear structures, clean documentation and direct access to the decision-maker. Base Frankfurt, projects worldwide.
Development and financing of residential and commercial real estate. Focus on the DACH region, open to opportunities worldwide. I am looking for capital partners with substance and a long-term horizon: no shortcuts, but resilient structures, transparent calculations and clear return paths.
Scalable business models at the intersection of AI, PropTech and traditional industries, with operational rigour instead of buzzwords. I know from my own experience what a round that actually closes looks like, and how an exit succeeds.
Tailor-made financing structures for portfolio holders, project developers and mid-sized companies, from private banks and mezzanine funds to joint venture partners and family offices. The complete capital structure from a single source, via DD Partners.
Executive responsibility on demand: structure in, chaos out. And then bringing the right capital or the right people into the room. Decision-maker. Executor.
Investors deserve a process, not a pitch. Four steps that underpin every collaboration with me: from the first conversation to ongoing reporting.
A first conversation, one on one. I disclose what I am working on, you disclose what you are looking for. If it does not fit, I will be the first to say so. Time is the scarcest asset on both sides.
A complete basis for decision-making: calculations, structure, collateral, exit scenarios. At the level I know from large-firm transactions and banking proceedings.
Clear responsibilities, clear milestones, clear governance. I stand in the project operationally myself, not as an intermediary, but as an executor with skin in the game.
Regular, unvarnished reports, even when things do not go to plan. Especially then. Anyone who has repaired a failed round knows: transparency is the only way.
Studied law with business as an additional module, worked on landmark projects in the nine-figure range at Baker McKenzie. I know how deals are built and where they fail. That precision flows into every structure that carries my name.
Took a PropTech from zero to more than 1,000 investor profiles, repaired a failed round, refinanced and sold successfully in 2023. I do not talk about execution. I prove it.
Private banks, mezzanine funds, family offices, project developers, in Germany and internationally. I call, and the call gets answered. That is no coincidence, but the result of more than ten years of consistent relationship work.
Most people talk about deals. I close them: with my own commitment, my own structures and full personal accountability for the outcome.
The questions that come up most often in first conversations, answered directly, without detours. Everything else we clarify in person.
It depends on the project: for real estate projects typically from mid six-figure amounts, for ventures also below that. More decisive than the volume is the fit: time horizon, risk profile and whether we speak the same language.
Yes, as a matter of principle. I do not believe in structures where the initiator carries no risk of his own. Skin in the game is not a sales argument for me, it is a core principle. The specific arrangement is discussed per project.
No. My base is Frankfurt am Main, my radius is global. I am location-independent and active wherever the best projects and the right partners are, in the DACH region as well as internationally.
Regular, written and unvarnished, including the points that are not going to plan. I have personally communicated and repaired a failed financing round. That experience shapes how I report today: early, honestly, with a proposed solution.
Yes, provided expectations are realistic. In the first conversation, I take the time to explain the structure and the risks in full. Anyone who invests should understand what they are investing in. For me that is a prerequisite, not a courtesy.
No. DD Partners is one of my companies, this site is my personal platform. This is also where participations, real estate projects and new ventures beyond the advisory business take shape. Those who work with me work with me, not with a brand.
Usually within 48 hours, personally, not from an assistant. No form, no CRM funnel, no waiting loop. You write to me, I answer you.
Interested in a real estate project, reviewing a co-investment or looking to scale a venture? Write to me directly: no form, no intermediary, no waiting loop. You will reach me personally, whichever continent I happen to be working on.
me@dominikdohren.com