Erste Asset Mangement acquires REICO investiční společnost in Czech Republic

Effective today, 20.12.2024, REICO investment company (REICO) is officially part of Erste Asset Management (see organization chart below). The transaction has been approved by the Czech National Bank. REICO manages open-ended real estate funds in the Czech Republic and is one of the leading real estate asset management companies in the Czech market. The main investment focus is on the Czech Republic and selected markets in the CEE region. The company has 21 employees and manages assets amounting to 1.6 billion EUR (as of Nov 2024). The assets will be consolidated into Erste AM's numbers as of year-end 2024. The incorporation of REICO into EAM will have no impact on clients (fund investors) or their existing investments. The funds will continue to be administered in the Czech Republic.

As a result of this transaction, the name of REICO investiční společnost České spořitelny, a.s. is changed to REICO investiční společnost Erste Asset Management, a.s. The managed funds will be renamed REICO NEMOVITOSTNÍ, otevřený podílový fond, and REICO LONG LEASE, otevřený podílový fond. The REICO ČS NEMOVITOSTNÍ retail fund is the largest and oldest open-end real estate fund in the Czech Republic. Along with the REICO ČS LONG LEASE fund, it invests in premium commercial real estate and is one of the most popular real estate funds in the country.

Heinz Bednar, CEO Erste Asset Management: “We are glad to welcome the successful and well-recognized team and specialists of REICO. With REICO, we now have all three countries, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, under one roof. I am sure that this will bring synergies for us and will help us grow our real estate business.”

Erste AM Corporate Structure (as of 20.12.2024)

Erste Asset Management GmbH gehört zu 64,67% der Erste Group Bank AG, zu 22.17% der Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG und zu 13,16% anderen Gesellschaften. Töchter der Erste AM sind zu 100% die Zweigstellen in der Tschechischen Republik und der Slowakei, die Tochtergesellschaften in Rumänien, Kroatien und Deutschland sowie die Zweigstelle und Tochtergesellschaft in Ungarn. Weiters gehören zu 100% die Erste Private Capital, die Impact Asset Management und die REICO Erste Asset Management dazu. Zu 75,1% gehört die ERSTE Immobilien Kapitalanlagegesellschaft und zu 49% die Tauros Capital dazu.

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Erste Asset Management GmbH (Erste AM) is an international asset management company with a strong position in Central and Eastern Europe. Erste Asset Management is backed by the financial strength of Erste Group Bank AG (Erste Group). At its locations in Austria, Germany, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, Erste AM manages assets of EUR 84.0bn (as of 30 October 2024). 

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