(DGAP-Media / 09.07.2014 / 09:09) MPC Capital expands student housing platform and launches joint venture with Sparinvest Hamburg, 9 July 2014 - MPC Capital has set up a joint venture with the Danish property investor Sparinvest for which multiple student housing facilities will be developed in Germany. After the MPC Deutschland 11 retail fund launched in 2011, which invested in four student housing facilities run by a third-party operator, the Hamburg investment and asset manager MPC Capital is now establishing its own development and operating platform. The joint venture will invest in properties at various attractive university locations in Germany. The property specialists from MPC Capital will handle the project development and management themselves. Rainer Nonnengässer, a proven expert for student housing in Germany, is heading the platform. MPC Capital discovered the appeal of the market for student housing at an early stage and in 2011 set up a fund for private investors that invested in student housing at several locations in Germany. In light of rising participation in education and growing internationalisation, the forecasts for long-term development in student figures are positive; around 2.5 million students in Germany are projected for 2025. At the same time, there is growing demand - which will already exceed supply for some time - for small-scale living space on account of the trend towards living alone. "Our concept is built on convenient, efficient and affordable living space - and therefore satisfies the requirement structure for broad student groups," explained Rainer Nonnengässer. "We are happy to form a student housing platform with Sparinvest, where both parties are significant investors" said Director of Products and Sales, Dr. Roman Rocke, of the transaction. "Sparinvest acknowledged our team's specialisation in this niche sector in which we offer the full value chain from a single source, from structuring and project development to the operation and sale of the properties. The investment decision was preceded by extensive due diligence by Sparinvest." Sparinvest invests on behalf of their third global fund, Sparinvest Property Fund III, which has just announced a final close of EUR 317 million in total committed capital from a group of leading pension funds, foundations and family offices. MPC Capital AG MPC Capital (ISIN DE000A1TNWJ4/WKN A1TNWJ) is a Hamburg-based investment and asset manager for real asset investments. Since 1994, MPC Capital has developed, initiated and sold real asset investments that it actively supports as a fund manager throughout the product cycle in the interests of private and institutional investors. To date, more than 180,000 customers have invested a total of around EUR 7.9 billion in 326 MPC Capital investment products. The total investment volume since the company was founded amounts to around EUR 18.9 billion. MPC Capital AG is listed in Deutsche Börse's entry standard in Frankfurt. www.mpc-capital.com Sparinvest Property Investors Sparinvest Property Investors (SPI) was established in 2005 with the aim to provide investors with exposure to real estate through carefully selecting local partners in the Americas, Europe and Asia. SPI manages three funds with total commitments of approximately EUR 1 billion. SPI's team consists of 11 dedicated professionals with vast experience in property investment and management, corporate finance and private equity. SPI is owned by its three leading partners and Sparinvest. www.property.sparinvest.dk Contact MPC Capital AG Public Relations Tel +49 (40) 38022-4347 Fax +49(40) 38022-4878 E-mail presse@mpc-capital.com This is non-binding PR information. End of Media Release --------------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG Key word(s): Real estate 09.07.2014 Dissemination of a Press Release, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG Palmaille 75 22767 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 380 22-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 380 22-4878 E-mail: kontakt@mpc-capital.com Internet: www.mpc-capital.de ISIN: DE000A1TNWJ4 WKN: A1TNWJ Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of News DGAP-Media --------------------------------------------------------------------- 277238 09.07.2014