Welcome
EDM Advisors offers advice and brokerage for classical and alternative real estate financing. We provide tailored solutions to our three target groups:
Real Estate Developers
Raising Capital
Investors
Off-Market Investment Opportunities
PRIVATE BORROWERS
First Class Advice
Company Vision
„OUR VISION IS THE SEAMLESS CONNECTION BETWEEN PROJECTS AND CAPITAL”
That is why we keep rates competitive and ensure the affordability of our service and network to small and medium clients. We furthermore promote the open access to business specific know-how through academic teaching as well as the knowledge section within this website.
Management
The founders of EDM Advisors GmbH were working in the Valuation & Advisory department of Cushman & Wakefield in Frankfurt, until they joined the finance division of HGHI Holding in 2015. After pursuing separate career paths in project development and mezzanine financing for two years, they founded EDM Advisors GmbH together in 2018.

SVEN BAATZ
- Executive Partner
- Master of Finance (Cass Business School, London)
- Lecturer for Real Estate Finance (BBW Hochschule)
- Certified Investment Specialist (IHK)
- Certified Real Estate Financing Specialist (IHK)
After successfully graduating as a Master of Finance from Cass Business School in London, Sven started his career as an analyst within the Valuation & Advisory Team of Cushman & Wakefield in Frankfurt. He left the company in 2015 to join the finance department of HGHI Holding in Berlin, where he was responsible for the acquisition and administration of senior and mezzanine financing of large-scale commercial real estate projects. He gave up this position to take over leadership of the real estate department of iFunded, a digital investment platform, where he raised and structured senior and mezzanine capital for its clients. In December 2018, Sven founded EDM Advisors with his ex-colleague Magnus Keller. Since 2019, he is furthermore lecturer for real estate finance at BBW Hochschule Berlin. Sven has been awarded the title of certified specialist in the fields of real estate finance and investment by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

Magnus Keller
- Partner and Co-Founder
- Bachelor in Geography and City Planning (Universität zu Köln)
Magnus‘ career in the real estate industry began with his work in the Valuation & Advisory department of Cushman & Wakefield in Frankfurt. As an analyst, he specialised in the field of mortgage lending value appraisals and participated in the portfolio valuation of major international banks. After a study visit to Australia, he followed Sven to the finance department of HGHI Holding, where he managed the financing portfolio as well as for the acquisition audit of new projects. Magnus left the company to join Deutsche Reihenhaus AG in 2017 as a project developer and was responsible for the purchase and development of building plots in Greater Berlin.Together with Sven, he founded EDM Advisors GmbH in 2018. Magnus Keller holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and Urban Planning from the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn.
References
The EDM Advisors team has contributed to the following projects:
Shopping Center
Loan management and bank reporting |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 400 Mio. € |
Shopping center development
Project loan management and renegotiation |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 100 Mio. € |
Conversion of an office building
Refinancing |
Office |
Berlin |
> 100 Mio. € |
Revitalisation of a shopping center
Acquisition and negotiation of Project financing |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 100 Mio. € |
Shopping center development
Acquisition of mezzanine financing |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 20 Mio. € |
Revitalisation of a retail park
Acquisition and negotiation of project financing |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 25 Mio. € |
Acquisition and revitalisation of a mixed use property
Acquisition of project financing |
Residential and Retai |
Berlin |
> 45 Mio. € |
Shopping center development
Acquisition of project financing |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 150 Mio € |
Residential development
Acquisition of project financing |
Residential |
Berlin |
25 Mio. € |
Medical center
Refinancing |
Medical center |
Berlin |
30 Mio. € |
Retail park
Refinancing |
Retail |
Berlin |
25 Mio. € |
Leisure property development
Acquisition of project financing |
Leisure property |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
>40 Mio. € |
Shopping center
Acquisition financing |
Retail |
Berlin |
> 100 Mio. € |
Revitalisation of an apartment building
Equity refinancing through bond placement |
Residential |
Berlin |
10 Mio. € |
Retail park portfolio
Bond placement for growth financing |
Retail |
Germany |
20 Mio. € |
Subdivision of an apartment building
Structuring of mezzanine financing |
Residential |
Berlin |
< 1 Mio. € |
Subdivision of an apartment building
Structuring of mezzanine financing |
Residential |
Berlin |
< 2 Mio. € |
Subdivision of an apartment building
Structuring of mezzanine financing |
Residential |
Berlin |
< 1 Mio. € |
Mixed-use portfolio
Structuring of a portfolio junior loan |
Mixed-use portfolio |
Thuringia |
< 1 Mio. € |
Retail property
Refinancing |
Retail |
North Rhine-Westphalia |
> 40 Mio. € |
Student housing development
Acquisition of project financing |
Residential |
Bavaria |
> 25 Mio. € |
Student housing development
Acquisition of project financing |
Residential |
Hessia |
> 40 Mio. € |
Revitalisation of a hospitality property
Acquisition and structuring of a junior loan |
Hospitality |
Baden-Württemberg |
< 1 Mio. € |
Apartment building development
Structuring of mezzanine financing |
Residential |
Saxony |
< 1 Mio. € |