David Rückel is founder and managing partner of PIA.

Prior to starting PIA in 2015 he held senior positions structuring and placing investment funds for German regulated managers. He was Deputy Head of Sales with Hamburg Trust REIM and Head of Institutional Business for Catella Real Estate KAG. From 2008 until 2012 he was Managing Director at Wells Real Asset Management. In this role he headed the European efforts in structuring investment vehicles and raising capital for the subsidiary of the US SEC-regulated real estate manager Wells Real Estate Funds. He started his career in 2005 in project finance for Oppenheimer Investments in New York.

Mr. Rückel attained his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in International Affairs from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. and an Executive Master in Real Estate from the International Real Estate Business School (IREBS) at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

Achim Pütz is Managing Partner at PIA with a focus on law, structuring and project acquisition.

He is also a partner at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. Previously, he was Managing Partner of the Frankfurt office of Dechert LLP and Head of the German Financial Services Group. He has extensive experience in advising German and international clients on traditional and alternative investment funds and specializes in the design, documentation and distribution of structured financial products and packaging solutions.

Achim Pütz is recommended by renowned professional publications such as Who’s Who Legal, Chambers, The Legal 500 and JUVE.

Achim Pütz is also founder and chairman of the Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI).

Mr. Bierich manages the arsago group, an asset management boutique for alternative investment products in Germany. He and his partners founded arsago in 2001 and have since invested roughly € 1 billion in German residential real estate property. Before forming arsago he was with J.P. Morgan for ten years. After forming the swap marketing team focused on interest rate derivatives, he became Head of Corporate Risk Management. Finally, in 1998 he took over responsibility as Geschäftsführer (managing director) for fixed income funds within J.P. Morgan’s asset management business in Frankfurt.

Mr. Bierich studied law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and successfully completed the first state exam. Following he attained an MBA degree from Duke University, North Carolina.

Mr. Bierich currently serves on the supervisory board of Mercurius Real Estate AG.

Stefan Dreiser is Head of Institutional Investors at PIA. Before joining PIA in September 2022, Stefan Dreiser held senior positions in investment banking at various financial institutions. Most recently, he headed the fixed income and alternative assets sales team of Commerzbank for the client groups, insurance companies, pension institutions, funds and banks. From 2009 to 2011, Stefan Dreiser was responsible for the fixed income business of insurance companies at BNP Paribas. He started his career in the financial industry in 1994 in Emerging Markets Sales at JP Morgan in Frankfurt. During this time he also worked in Buenos Aires and New York until 2009. In addition to various fixed income sales roles, he was also responsible for structured fixed income and alternative asset sales for the entire DACH region.

Stefan Dreiser holds a degree in business administration from the Hochschule für Bankwirtschaft, now Frankfurt School of Finance.

Friedrich Meinikat is Managing Director at PIA and responsible for the expansion of the PSO Platform through sourcing and managing Preferred Partners and the respective Investments as well as supporting Placement Advisory with the selection of new mandates.

He has gained experience on both sides, as real estate manager and as investor. Over the past ten years he worked six years as Executive Director in the family office of SAP Founder Hasso Plattner. Afterwards he consulted other investors on their European Real Estate strategy and worked as interim manager for real estate developers. His career started as Asset Manager for the Austrian conwert SE. He managed investments in different asset classes in a leading role until 2013.

Mr. Meinikat attained his Master degree from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and an Executive Master in Real Estate from the International Real Estate Business School (IREBS) at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

Ines Linnemann is an Executive Director at PIA and responsible for Finance, Legal, Compliance and Operations.

Ms. Linnemann brings more than 10 years of international finance experience with a focus on financial planning & analysis to the team. Before joining PIA, Ines Linnemann spent four years as Head of Financial Planning & Analysis for Europe & Asia at PGIM Real Estate, a fund manager focused on institutional investors and global commercial real estate investments. Previously, she worked as Finance Business Partner at The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH. In 2009 she started her career at KPMG Vienna in auditing, with a focus on trade and manufacturing.

Ms. Linnemann holds a Master’s degree in Social and Economic Sciences from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration with a focus on Accounting & Auditing and Corporate Finance.

Charlotte Cesario is Senior Associate at PIA, supporting sales as well as investor and manager relations.
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Prior to joining PIA in 2020, Ms. Cesario worked with a financial services firm for almost 10 years in operations, project management and event organization, liaising with the international network of the company. Previously she supported a real estate property manager.
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Ms. Cesario is an office management clerk and holds a Bachelor Professional for Office and Project Organization. Furthermore, she is currently obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Digitalization.

Juanita Stevenson is a Senior Associate at PIA in the Sales and Marketing Department also spearheading the external events.

Prior to joining PIA in 2022, Ms. Stevenson spent over seven years at Real I.S., an international asset manager, in administrative roles. Her responsibilities included supporting Institutional Fund Management, Corporate Development & Governance, and Asset & Fund Operations. Prior to that, she worked as an executive assistant for well-known international corporations, including a renowned Munich-based tour operator.

Ms. Stevenson studied business administration (specializing in tourism) at the Munich University of Applied Sciences and started a part-time training as a human resources manager.

Rüya Bizde is Senior Associate Operations and Finance at PIA. She is responsible for office management and supports finance and accounting.

Ms. Bizde has 20 years of experience as executive assistant. Before joining PIA in 2022, Ms. Bizde worked as a medical practice manager, where she was responsible for optimizing, coordinating, and controlling processes as well as client acquisition. Previously, she worked as an executive assistant for various national and international companies in Munich and Istanbul.

Ms. Bizde holds a Bachelor Professional of Trade and Commerce (CCI) and is a trainer according to AEVO.

Christian is an associate at PIA Pontis.

Tobias is a working-student at PIA Pontis and is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Economics at the IU International University in Munich. Before he started as an intern at PIA Pontis in 2022, he graduated from Robert-Bosch Business School.

He is currently supporting both the PSO and Placement Advisory teams in significant capacity.

Antonio is a working-student at PIA Pontis and is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Economics at the IU International University in Munich. Before he started as an intern at PIA Pontis in 2024, he graduated from Gymnasium Kirchseeon.

He is currently supporting both the PSO and Placement Advisory teams in significant capacity.