With Leiv Pfizenmaier and Max Andreae, Savills has gained two new additions to the Berlin office. Together, they will move from PTXRE to Savills, where they will work in the Capital Markets division. Pfizenmaier will take over the position of Director Investment on October 1, 2026. In this role, he will further strengthen the company’s market position in the Berlin investment market together with Prof. Dr. Tayfun Erbil, Director Investment at Savills in Berlin since 2022. He will report directly to Karsten Nemecek, Deputy CEO at Savills Germany. Max Andreae will strengthen the investment team as a consultant in the future.
Savills is thus continuing its strategic course in commercial investment, focusing its team on the top 6 locations as well as on all living asset classes such as hotel, PBSA, residential and healthcare. With the acquisition of Eastdil Secured Savills at the beginning of August 2026, Savills Group has significantly strengthened its capabilities in investment banking services, including debt and M&A advisory, benefiting clients across Germany and EMEA.
“With these new additions, we are driving forward the strategic expansion of our Capital Markets division in Berlin as well. With Leiv Pfizenmaier, we are gaining an experienced investment specialist with extensive market knowledge and a strong network of relevant market participants. His experience from numerous transaction processes and his expertise in the Berlin investment market will strengthen our team and help to further expand our market position. At the same time, his experience offers our clients additional perspectives and real added value in complex transactions,” says Karsten Nemecek.
Pfizenmaier has almost ten years of experience in the real estate and investment sector. Most recently, he worked as Director Transactions at PTXRE GmbH and managed transactions nationwide from Berlin. Prior to that, he spent over seven years in various positions in the Capital Markets division at Colliers in Berlin and Frankfurt.
“I am very pleased to be taking the joint step towards an international brand like Savills together with Max Andreae. Together with the entire National Investment team, we will expand our market position in Capital Markets. In the current market environment, in addition to creativity and perseverance, it is above all important to identify and understand active sources of capital. Savills’ international platform, in particular a strong London Desk and our nationally active Capital Markets team, offer excellent coverage of the relevant national and international capital sources,” says Leiv Pfizenmaier, Director Investment Capital Markets at Savills.
