RECanInvest Inc.

Canadian European Investment Management
Advisory Boutique - Asset Management
Family Office

Canadian European Investment Management

Advisory Boutique - Wealth Management

Family Office

International wealth management in Canada

RECanInvest Inc. is an experienced investment advisor with a focus on real estate, specializing in the needs of German-speaking wealthy clients. With our focus on investment, wealth accumulation/management in Canada, we offer our clients a strictly confidential, highly personalized and individual service independent of banks and brokers.

Personal advice from experienced financial and real estate experts, tailored to your needs.

Development of long-term investment strategies to secure and increase your assets.

Development of regionally diversified core+ portfolios (residential and/or commercial with a focus on logistics) as well as in the area of renewable energies and other asset classes as part of individual mandates.

Comprehensive risk management to minimize losses and maximize returns.

Support in the development of real estate projects and active asset management on site.

Highest standards of confidentiality and data protection.

Every client receives customized support and individual investment strategies.

Our team consists of experienced financial and real estate experts with in-depth market knowledge in Canada and Germany.

Access to an extensive network of banks, law firms and tax experts.

Access to exclusive real estate projects in the best locations in Canada‘s target markets

Investments in projects that meet environmental, social and governance criteria.

Strategies to minimize your tax burden and maximize your net return by experienced experts in Canada.

Comprehensive legal support from experienced lawyers in Canada and Germany.

Investments in projects in the field of renewable energies and sustainable technologies.

Why invest in Canada?

Canada offers one of the most stable political, social and economic environments in the world with a AAA credit rating; the banking system is also one of the best

Canada ranks second in overall prosperity among the G7 / G20 countries and eighth in material wealth and personal well-being among the top 149 industrialized nations

Canada has not only led the OECD countries in economic growth in the past, its future prospects are also positive

Canada is considered a “safe harbor” country, as it ranks second in the global FDI Confidence Index, ahead of all European countries

Large, institutionally controlled real estate market with a value of over CAD 1 trillion (€ 680 billion)

Diversification benefits due to low correlation between European and Canadian real estate markets and between individual Canadian cities

Safe harbor

Canada as a future alternative to Europe

Stable economy

Canada enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide for political and economic stability.

Strong real estate market

The Canadian real estate market is robust and offers numerous opportunities for long-term investments.

Immigration policy

With a progressive immigration policy, Canada attracts highly qualified professionals and entrepreneurs, which leads to a high demand for housing and promotes economic growth.

Innovative strength

Canada is a leader in technology, renewable energy and sustainable development.

Attractive tax policy

Canada offers competitive tax rates and an attractive legal framework for European investors.

At your side in Canada since 2010

Why invest in Canadian real estate?

Market stability and diversification

Canadian real estate offers stability and security of cash flow throughout the economic cycle

Excellent diversification given the large number of properties and tenants as well as different economic drivers in the individual target markets

Great market size / liquidity

There are over 1.5 million housing units in Canada’s major urban markets (1.25 million in RECan’s target markets, the major cities in Central and Eastern Canada)

The Canadian market for multi-family housing is currently estimated at more than CAD 300 billion (approx. € 200 billion)

Sustained high investor demand for apartment buildings, with an annual transaction volume of almost CAD 10 billion (approx. € 7 billion)

Market demand

Low vacancy rates and rising demand for multi-family homes: immigration alone, with over 400,000 new immigrants per year, is growing the Canadian population by 1.2% p.a.. This is particularly true in RECanInvest Inc.’s target markets, the most important cities in central and eastern Canada. As a result, the logistics market is also benefiting and the demand for supermarkets is growing.

Given the imbalance between supply and demand, the vacancy rate for rental apartments nationwide has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 at 1.5% (Rental Market Report 2024 by CMHC)

Why RECanInvest?

RECanInvest is a local German/Canadian company with a clear focus on Canada.

Independent owner-managed company that acts solely on behalf of the investor without any conflicts of interest.

Strong local market access and market knowledge in Canada, as the RECan team has been active locally for more than 20 years.

Highly experienced investment and asset management team in Canada and Germany.

On-site support for German-speaking investors both in the DACH region and in Canada.

Investment focus on supermarkets, home improvement centres, retail properties and shopping plazas

The investment strategy includes a focused geographic allocation across all relevant Canadian asset classes, tailored to the individual needs of German-speaking clients.

Investment focus on residential and commercial real estate (focus on logistics)

Investment focus on infrastructure (focus on renewable energy)

Quotes

"The pension funds of ageing countries will go bankrupt if they don't invest in the places where their own young people are moving to - wherever that may be"
"Canada has become one of the most important immigration countries. (...) Canada embodies the reality that immigration policy is also economic policy"
"Canada will become one of the main winners of climate change, while Australia will be one of the losers."

Address

RECanInvest Inc.

5832 St. Margaret’s Bay Road
Head of St. Margaret’s Bay
Nova Scotia B3Z 2E3, Canada

Nova Scotia Registry Number: 3329847
Business Number: 776165136

Director Corporate Communications: Jan Kaulfuhs-Berger,
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Senior management

The founder and owner of RECanInvest Inc. is Sven J. Matten, a German citizen and Canadian Permanent Resident with over 25 years of experience, who has already served a large number of professional and institutional investors and companies from Europe in Canada, accompanied several market entries of European companies in Canada and built up investment companies in this context.

He is supported by an experienced team of professional investment and asset managers, lawyers and tax advisors as well as asset managers on both sides of the Atlantic, who specialize in long-term wealth preservation and the sustainable development of investments in individual structures on a very personal trust basis. The team has been working together for more than 10 years and has a combined track record of several billion euros.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of RECanInvest Inc. is actively supported by Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz, Prof. Dr. Hanns-Ferdinand Müller and Dr. Jörg Maier-Erbacher.

After 30 years of experience in real estate management, including 24 years as Vice President/Executive Director at the international pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim with activities in more than 130 countries, Dr. Jörg Maier-Erbacher has been working as a real estate consultant since 2020. He has a partnership with CGN RE Consulting Group and advises on various real estate transactions in Germany.

Hanns-Ferdinand Müller is the founder and CEO of adcompanium, where he works as an executive and business coach for C-level supervisory boards, advisory boards and founders. Prior to that, he spent 8 years as CEO of FORIS AG, Bonn, one of the leading companies for medium-sized litigation financing in Europe, after working for RWE for 13 years, most recently as CEO and CFO of RWE Vertriebs AG, one of the leading European electricity and gas companies with more than six million customers and more than 13 billion euros in annual sales.

Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz is Managing Director and sole shareholder of DC Placement Advisors (DCPLA), a leading advisory firm and global capital placement agency. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Dohr-Pawlowitz and her team have led the advisory and fund placement for numerous blue-chip infrastructure managers. Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz and the DCPLA team have been instrumental in raising more than €5.5 billion in capital across all European and various selected pan-Asian regions.

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