UNIQA Real Estate Management GmbH (UNIQA Real Estate) is strengthening its institutional sales team as part of the process of opening up its investment platform to external investors. As Head of Sales Real Estate DACH, Mike Elsner is responsible for expanding the business and supporting institutional investors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He will also play a part in implementing bespoke mandates and further developing UNIQA Real Estate’s investment offering.
“By opening up our investment platform to external investors, we have taken an important step in the further development of our business. An experienced and well-connected sales team is crucial for building long-term partnerships with institutional investors. In Mike Elsner, we are gaining a proven expert in institutional property investment who has known the market and the requirements of professional investors for many years,” says Thomas Erdmann, Managing Director of UNIQA Real Estate.
In September 2026, UNIQA Real Estate announced that it would open up its property investment and management platform – previously used exclusively by the UNIQA Group – to external investors. In addition to fund vehicles, the plan also includes discretionary mandates and club deals. With the UQA Real Estate Fund, the company has already launched its first specific investment product for external institutional investors. The fund invests in core and core-plus office properties, with a focus on Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic, and aims to raise €600 million.
“UNIQA Real Estate combines decades of experience in the property sector with a strong presence and in-depth market knowledge in Austria, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. In my view, now is an excellent time to make this expertise available to external investors as well. As an insurance company in particular, the UNIQA Group has a very clear understanding of the long-term investment objectives and requirements of pension funds. I look forward to working with the team to build up the institutional business in the DACH region, to support existing and new investors, and to further develop the investment offering,” says Mike Elsner, Head of Sales Real Estate DACH at UNIQA Real Estate.
Elsner has more than 20 years’ experience in the finance and property sectors and has specialised in advising and supporting institutional investors for many years. Before joining UNIQA Real Estate, he worked in capital management at HIH Invest from 2020, most recently as Director of Capital Management and authorised signatory. Prior to that, he was responsible for supporting institutional clients as Sales Director at Deka Immobilien for just under eight years.
