AV Holding

AV Holding

AV Holding serves as the family office for the Ackermans-Voelkel family. Gerhard Ackermans created the core wealth through the 1989 transaction involving Allkauf-Gruppe, which he co-founded with Eugen Viehof. The office was organized in 2012 to consolidate asset management and operating activities. The firm allocates across four main classes: public securities, private equity, corporate participations, and real estate including project developments. Confirmed holdings include commercial properties such as Airgate Düsseldorf and Schadowstraße Düsseldorf in Germany. Geographic reach centers on Germany with additional exposure through AV Holding International Belgium and prior ties to One United Properties in Romania. Deal access occurs via direct co-investments and SPVs rather than broad fund-of-funds programs. Markus Voelkel, Thomas Schröder, and Katrin Ackermans-Voelkel serve as managing directors. The team maintains memberships in the Institutional Investor Network and PEI Infrastructure Global Passport. No headcount figure is published. The firm sold its logistics subsidiary AV Logistic Center GmbH in 2023, which had served clients including Piatnik and Breitling. Governance rests with family principals alongside independent director Vincent Doumier at the Belgian entity. This setup keeps investment decisions inside the family while allowing targeted external input on cross-border holdings.