BRAND BERGER real estate consulting

Thomas Heppe

Thomas Heppe qualified as an HVACR engineer in 2000 before gaining a degree in Building Technology at Biberach University of Applied Sciences in 2004. He completed his academic career as a graduate Industrial Economist at the Technical University of Munich.

Thomas started his career as a Project and Division Manager at Imtech (2004-2014), where his main areas of focus were project planning and energy efficiency. In 2014 he moved to Drees & Sommer as a specialist in technical economic controlling. 2017 saw him take over the management of MEP planning at Seidl & Partner, and in 2018 he was appointed Munich Branch Manager at ZWP Ingenieur AG.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Thomas Heppe to its specialist MEP Consulting Team in 2018. As a Senior Consultant he is responsible for providing technical advice on all building services.

Michael Fischer

Michael Fischer is a graduate architect and gained experience at architects from 2001 onwards. After planning and site management of residential developments and healthcare projects he switched to real estate management in 2007.

From 2008 Michael worked for a Munich-based international fund initiator. As a Technical Asset Manager, he was responsible for a portfolio of office, logistics, retail and hotel properties and transaction processes. He also led a number of restructuring and development projects around Europe.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Michael as a Senior Consultant in 2018. His main area of focus is the delivery of consultancy services within the context of project controlling assignments and real estate transactions. He also advises our clients on all issues they face as tenants or lessors.

Sophie Peter

Sophie Peter studied Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (Germany) before gaining a Master of Science in Civil Engineering at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg (Sweden) in 2012. She rounded off her studies with a further master’s programme in Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich in 2014.

Sophie began her professional career at a firm of experts in Aachen. In addition to the surveying of structural damage and structural biology, her work primarily focused on property valuations for banks, project developers, investors and family offices.

Sophie joined BRAND BERGER as a Consultant in 2016. Her main responsibilities are technical project controlling and the provision of support to our clients within the context of transactions and property valuations.

Sabrina Hild

Sabrina Hild studied Geography at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg until 2012 before gaining a Master of Science in Real Estate Economics at the International Real Estate Business School (IRE|BS) in Regensburg in 2015.

After gaining initial practical experience in the fields of real estate consulting and asset management at firms including Savills (Berlin) and GRR (Erlangen), Sabrina strengthened the Real Estate Consulting team at Drees & Sommer’s Munich office upon her arrival as a Project Manager in early 2015.

Sabrina has been a Consultant at BRAND BERGER since 2016, and uses her real estate expertise in areas such as technical due diligence, property valuation and technical project controlling to successfully fulfil our clients’ demanding requirements.

Felix Sacksen

Felix Sacksen graduated with a BA in Architecture from the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden in 2014.

Having gained extensive project management experience while working at a firm of architects in Wiesbaden during his studies, Felix began his professional career as a Project Manager at Preuss GmbH in Munich in 2014. Two years later he moved to Hitzler Ingenieure, where he supported prestigious developers in the realization of their projects in the role of Project Leader.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Felix as a Consultant in 2018. He looks forward to successfully tackling a range of tasks in the fields of project management, corporate real estate management and controlling.

Toni Ser

Toni Ser completed his vocational studies in 2011, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering - Façade Technology from DHBW Mosbach and the Open University in Milton Keynes (UK). He went on to gain a Master of Business Administration in Industrial Engineering from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, where he specialized in the construction sector.

Having already gained a wealth of specialist experience in the field of façade technology at TREFZ GmbH and aluplast GmbH, Toni’s decision to move to AECOM Deutschland GmbH in 2013 enabled him to continue his successful project management career in an international context.

Toni has been a Consultant at BRAND BERGER since 2016. His main areas of focus are project management and controlling.

Birgit Steger

Birgit Steger took a vocational degree split between academic study at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) and workplace training at the Bavarian bank BayernLB. After graduating in Business Administration (Specialty: Banking) in 2004 she went on to train as a qualified banker at the IHK before joining Hannover Leasing as a specialist in asset management and the restructuring of closed real estate funds.

Birgit strengthened her knowledge in the field of real estate by taking an IHK distance course which saw her qualify as a Real Estate Professional. In 2014 she joined the Investment Advisory division at Duff & Phelps REAG.

Birgit joined the BRAND BERGER team in 2019. Her main area of focus is transaction support, and in particular data room management.

Agnieszka Karolczak

Agnieszka Karolczak studied at the WSB University (Faculty of Finance and Management) in the Polish city of Wrocław, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Management & Business Administration in 2008.

Having started her professional career at BHW Postbank Finanzberatung in Munich, in 2010 Agnieszka moved to 2Net IT GmbH in the role of Office Manager responsible for actively supporting the firm’s managers and project team.

In early 2014 she was appointed Assistant to the Branch Manager at engineering firm ZWP Ingenieur AG in Munich, where she expanded her areas of expertise to include project controlling.

Agnieszka joined the BRAND BERGER team as an Office Manager and Controller in 2019.

Philipp Nigges

Philipp Nigges studied Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Having graduated with an M.Sc. in 2014, he spent the next 5 years as a Technical Asset Manager at the Munich-based firm Real I.S.

His role focused on the management of an extensive portfolio of office, hotel, retail, logistics and residential real estate. This involved participation in transactions as well as responsibility for major refurbishment and conversion projects at portfolio properties.

He has been an EIPOS-certified Surveyor of Structural Damage since 2019.

Philipp joined the BRAND BERGER team as a Consultant in 2020. His main areas of activity are technical due diligence and project monitoring as well as technical asset management advisory.

Sebastian Brand

Sebastian Brand studied Architecture, Urban Planning and Real Estate Economics in Germany, China and the USA. He began his career in 2001 as an architect with both planning and site management responsibility for a wide range of projects involving both existing and new buildings. In early 2008 he was recruited to the role of Real Estate Economist by Drees & Sommer in order to strengthen the firm’s real estate consulting activities.

Sebastian Brand has been a full member of the internationally renowned Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) since 2012. He is also a registered member of theBavarian Chamber of Architects (reg. no. 185.679).

Sebastian Brand is married and lives with his wife and son in Munich. Together with Martin B. Berger he is the owner and managing director of BRAND BERGER.

Eva-Maria Ullrich

Eva-Maria Ullrich studied Business Economics – specializing in Real Estate Economics – at University Regensburg and the International Real Estate Business School IRE|BS. Her strong profile is rounded off by specialist knowledge in the fields of real estate development and economics.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Eva-Maria Ullrich in 2017. She has already successfully tackled a range of tasks in the fields of technical due diligence and project controlling

Christina Jao

Christina Jao completed her apprenticeship as a hotel manageress in Essen (Germany) before embarking on an international career at the prestigious London Hilton on Park Lane hotel (UK).

Christina switched to the real estate sector in 2006, soon assuming responsibility for the administration of large residential portfolios. In 2013 she joined Drees & Sommer’s Munich office, where she supported the Real Estate Consulting division in her role as a Project & Team Assistant.

Christina has been an Office Manager as well as an active Project Assistant at BRAND BERGER since 2015, and is primarily responsible for assisting the firm’s managing directors.

Rüdiger Brunschlik

Rüdiger Brunschlik studied Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology in Munich before graduating as an Industrial Engineer in Kaiserslautern.

A certified expert in the valuation of built and unbuilt properties and the assessment of soil contamination, from 1994 onwards Rüdiger worked for Sakosta Euro Consult and HypoVereinsbank AG in Munich. In 2004 he joined AMEC Earth & Environmental, where he specialized in real estate consulting and held the roles of Branch Manager and Authorized Signatory. In 2012 he was recruited by Duff & Phelps REAG to set up the firm’s Munich office.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Rüdiger as a Senior Consultant and Head of Transaction Advisory in 2018. His main areas of focus are technical due diligence, project controlling and the establishment of data rooms for property transactions.

Florian Benning

Florian Benning graduated with a master’s degree in Geography from FAU in Erlangen/Nuremberg in 2013. He also studied at the Wilhelm Büchner Mobile University of Technology in Darmstadt, where he qualified as a Professional Software Engineer in 2018.

From 2013 onwards Florian gained valuable practical experience in the field of real estate consulting at BNP Paribas Real Estate in Berlin and Frankfurt. He then moved to the Duff & Phelps Real Estate Advisory Group in Munich in 2016.

Florian joined the BRAND BERGER team as a Consultant in 2019. His main area of focus is transaction consulting, and in particular data room management.

Dr.-Ing. Monika Fischer

Dr.-Ing. Monika Fischer completed her degree in Processing Technology for Construction Materials in Weimar in 1977. She combined her subsequent doctoral studies with a role as a research associate, and gained her doctorate from the HAB Bauhaus University in Weimar in 1982.

Monika began her professional career at CBP Cronauer in 1992, where her work focused on the planning of building services. She was appointed Head of Division for Heating / Aircon / Ventilation in 1993. Her move to Drees & Sommer’s Munich office in 2002 was followed by 15 years as Head of Technical & Commercial Controlling.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Monika as a Senior Consultant in 2017. Among other responsibilities, she is currently establishing a team specializing in HVACR consulting and technical controlling.

Doreen Heinzelmann

Doreen Heinzelmann studied Civil Engineering at Biberach University of Applied Sciences (Germany), and can already look back on 20 years of success in the real estate sector. In 2008, she gained her MBA – specializing in International Real Estate Management – from Bauakademie Biberach, Institute of Real Estate Management in Zurich (Switzerland) and Southbank University in London (UK).

Having begun her career at Hochtief AG in Stuttgart, Doreen later joined Drees & Sommer, where she held the roles of Project Manager, Senior Project Partner and Team Leader in the Real Estate Consulting division before moving on in 2016.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Doreen as a Senior Consultant in 2017. Her main areas of focus are financial and investor controlling and the project management of real estate developments and construction projects.

Jan Rokicki

Jan Rokicki studied Sociology at Leipzig University before gaining a degree in Industrial Engineering (Facility Management) at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Dessau in 2004.

Having begun his career in Munich at architects Schnell & Partner, he went on to join Dr. Sasse Facility Management as an Account Manager with nationwide responsibility for the Microsoft Deutschland GmbH account and all facility services. 2010 saw him move to AECOM, where he held the role of Account Manager for Telefónica Germany before being appointed Operations Director in charge of HR, IT, Operations & Projects in 2013.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Jan Rokicki as a Senior Consultant in 2015. His professional experience and expertise enables him to successfully tackle a range of tasks in the fields of project management and controlling.

Mirko Kirch

Mirko Kirch graduated from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with a BSc in Civil Engineering before gaining an MSc in Civil Engineering (specializing in Construction Process Management, Massive Construction and Project Development) from the Technical University of Munich in 2018.

A variety of roles in the construction sector both in Germany and overseas have enabled Mirko to gain wide-ranging experience and develop his expertise in the fields of project and site management. Working on behalf of developers and contractors alike, he has successfully tackled a variety of tasks in connection with turnkey properties, hospitals and industrial buildings as well as rail and roadbuilding projects.

Mirko joined the BRAND BERGER team as a Consultant in 2018. His main areas of focus are project management, technical project controlling and technical project monitoring.

Angela Jao

Angela Jao completed a degree in East Asian Studies at the Gerhard Mercator University in Duisburg (Germany) in 1999 before gaining a Master of Arts in Pacific Asian Studies at the University of London (UK) in the year 2000.

Angela started her professional career as a Senior Market Researcher at the London-based firm Datamonitor plc in 2001. She subsequently relocated to Switzerland, where she was a Project Manager at ALSTOM Ltd and Ernst & Young AG. Her last role before joining us saw her gain further international experience as an International Sales Executive for the German-speaking area, Asia and Eastern Europe at Quick SpA in Ravenna (Italy).

Angela has been an Office Manager at BRAND BERGER since 2016.

Genoveva Graff

Genoveva Graff studied Architecture at TU Wien, where she graduated from the Institute of Architecture and Design under Prof. William Alsop in 2007. She has been a member of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects since 2010.

Having already enjoyed success in a number of project and site management roles specializing in the construction of airports and hotels, from 2011 onwards Genoveva was the Managing Director of a general contractor and oversaw the planning and construction of a range of buildings. In 2016 she joined Duff & Phelps REAG, where her remit included construction monitoring and technical due diligence for both buyers and vendors.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Genoveva as a Senior Consultant in 2018. Her outstanding expertise in the fields of technical due diligence and technical project controlling enables her to make a decisive contribution to our customers’ success.

Bernd Obermeier

Bernd Obermeier qualified as an electrician in 1987. After gaining 2 years of professional experience and spending 8 years with the German armed forces, in 1998 he qualified as a state-approved electrical engineer specialising in automation technology.

From 1998 to 2012 Bernd was head of department responsible for measuring, control and regulation technology at Neuberger-Anlagen-Technik AG. In 2012 he joined PORR GmbH, where he focused on calculation and specialist site management. From 2016 onwards his career took him to Drees & Sommer as an expert in measuring, control, regulation technology and electrical engineering - appointed the firm’s Head of Technical Consulting & Controlling.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Bernd to our Technical Advisory team as a Senior Consultant in 2019. His main area of focus is the delivery of specialist consulting in connection with building services.

Matthias Hierl

Matthias Hierl graduated with a master’s degree in Building Services Engineering from Munich University of Applied Sciences in 2012. His programme included a foreign study at the Dublin Institute of Technology. During his studies he also gained valuable practical experience in the field of building services at planning and surveying offices.

Matthias began his professional career in 2012 as a Project Engineer responsible for planning and energy efficiency at Imtech. In 2014 he moved to Climaplan, where his role as a Consultant Engineer included the planning of building services.

In 2020 Matthias joined BRAND BERGER as a Consultant in our Building Services Consulting & Technical Controlling team. He has already taken on responsibility for a number of challenging consulting projects in the field of building services.

Fred-Rainer Rack

Fred-Rainer Rack completed a degree in Architecture at TU Berlin in 1972.

Rainer spent the start of a career now spanning four-and-a-half decades as a planner of large projects at Heinrichs and Partner (Berlin) and von Gerkan, Marg and Partner (Hamburg, both Germany). He went on to join Drees & Sommer GmbH in 1989, working out of the firm’s Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich offices as a Project Manager, Construction Supervisor and Quality Controller for prestigious projects such as Potsdamer Platz, the Olympiastadion (both in Berlin) and the Infineon Campeon in Munich-Neubiberg.

BRAND BERGER welcomed Rainer as a Senior Consultant in 2015. Our clients benefit from his wealth of experience in the fields of technical due diligence and quality controlling.

Martin B. Berger

Martin B. Berger studied Construction Engineering in Munich. Having begun his career at Boh Bros. Construction in New Orleans (USA) in 1997 he went on to join Kaiser Baucontrol in 2001. Martin B. Berger was recruited by Drees & Sommer in 2007 in order to set up the real estate consulting division at its Munich office, where he successfully held the position of the Managing Director for three years ending in the autumn of 2015.

In addition to his technical and commercial expertise (he has been an EBS-qualified Real Estate Manager since 2013) Martin B. Berger is also characterized by his great commitment to sustainability and ESG subjects. He has been an Energy Efficiency Expert since 2007 and a DGNB Auditor since 2009.

Martin B. Berger is married and lives with his wife and four sons in Munich county. Together with Sebastian Brand he is the owner and managing director of BRAND BERGER.