DWS to acquire real estate manager Peakside Capital Advisors

Frankfurt-based asset manager DWS is acquiring all shares in Zug-based real estate investment manager Peakside, which specialises in value-add and opportunistic investments in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe, manages about €1.7bn and has some 45 staff in Frankfurt, Zug, Warsaw, Prague, Munich and Luxembourg. The sellers are the shareholders around founders Stefan Aumann and Boris Schran, who are staying on; no price was disclosed, and closing is planned by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval (finews.ch, 5 Oct 2026).