The Akara Group was founded in 2016 and has since evolved into a FINMA-regulated fund provider with a focus on residential and commercial real estate. The group employs around 50 real estate specialists and offers real estate services in the areas of development, realisation, management and marketing. The real estate assets under management, amounting to around CHF 2.3 billion, comprise a real estate fund for tax-exempt pension funds, a private equity product for qualified investors, and a development pipeline of more than CHF 240 million.

The plan is to integrate the Akara Group into Swiss Prime Site Solutions during the course of the 2022 financial year and to merge the two fund management companies. Through the planned merger, Swiss Prime Site Solutions will grow into one of the leading Swiss real estate asset man­agers, with real estate assets under management (including development pipeline) of more than CHF 6.5 billion and an expected EBIT contribution of CHF 27–28 million in 2022. The acquisition will enable Swiss Prime Site Solutions to increase its customer base considerably and to expand the existing investment platform with additional product and fund categories, such as real estate private equity investments.

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