Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe

The Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe is a German real estate group headquartered in Munich. It was founded in 1967 by Alfons Doblinger as a property developer under the name "Alfons Doblinger Anlagenbau" in Straubing, Lower Bavaria. Over more than five decades the group has grown into one of the significant players in the German residential and commercial property market, with a broad portfolio spanning project development, rental and management of its own property holdings, and logistics and commercial real estate. The group is organised under a holding company, Doblinger Beteiligung GmbH, based in Munich. Its core operating companies include DIBAG Industriebau AG, a nationwide project developer and property company; Wohnungs- und Siedlungsbau Bayern GmbH & Co. oHG (WSB Bayern), one of Bavaria's largest private residential landlords; Bayerische Gewerbebau AG, focused on logistics properties and commercial parks; DIBAG Hausverwaltung GmbH, responsible for property management; and Monachia Grundstücks-GmbH, active in asset management and letting in Munich and the surrounding area. According to the company, the group employs around 650 people in the real estate sector and generates annual revenue of approximately EUR 600 million (as of September 2022). Wikipedia reports over 1,500 employees and annual revenue of more than EUR 600 million, with net rental income of around EUR 170 million per year. The group's founder, Alfons Doblinger, remains chairman of the board of DIBAG Industriebau AG and is personally associated with the group's sustainable site development and product quality. The group's history includes the acquisition of the Bavarian part of the Neue Heimat housing group in 1990, which brought more than 32,500 apartments into its portfolio and led to the creation of WSB Bayern. In 2023 the group acquired a majority stake in Bauer AG, a globally active construction and machinery company based in Schrobenhausen. The group is privately held and family-controlled.

The Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe traces its origins to 1967, when Alfons Doblinger founded the property developer "Alfons Doblinger Anlagenbau" in Straubing, Lower Bavaria. The company initially focused on real estate development and construction. In 1975 the group undertook its first major expansion by acquiring the glass factory Carborundum Deutschland GmbH in Regenhütte, Lower Bavaria, which was leased to Hans Neuberger, the tenant of the Ludwigsthal glassworks. Alfons Doblinger and Hans Neuberger founded the "Arber-Verkaufsring Gesellschaft" for direct glass sales. Between 1980 and 1985 the company took over the furniture plywood and veneer factory Bartels-Ibus in Langenberg, East Westphalia, including its land, as well as the IBUS plant in Lüneburg. Alfons Doblinger also purchased 960 apartments from a non-profit housing company in Augsburg. After relocating its headquarters to Munich, the group acquired the Glas- und Spiegel-Manufactur AG in Gelsenkirchen-Schalke in 1986/1987. Founded in 1873, that company at the time only managed and rented its own real estate. From this acquisition emerged today's DIBAG Industriebau AG, the core company of the Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe. In 1987 a repair and spare parts company for buses in Fellbach near Stuttgart was also acquired. In 1989 the Siepe & Doblinger GmbH & Co. KG Industriebeteiligung was founded in Düsseldorf, which shortly afterwards took over a Düsseldorf engineering company with around 300 employees. The group also acquired the majority of Markt- und Kühlhallen AG, the foundation of today's Bayerische Gewerbebau AG. In 1990 the Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe took over the Bavarian part of the real estate group "Neue Heimat", which had run into a financial crisis, acquiring "Neue Heimat Bayern" and with it more than 32,500 apartments. In the same year, today's Wohnungs- und Siedlungsbau Bayern GmbH & Co. OHG was founded from this acquisition, with its core business being the rental and management of its own residential property portfolio. In 2002 the group acquired Monachia Grundstücks-GmbH from the Löwenbräu brewery, focusing on customer- and market-oriented property and land management, with core activities in letting and managing its own property holdings in Munich and the surrounding area. In 2006 Markt- und Kühlhallen AG was restructured into Bayerische Gewerbebau AG. The main shareholder of Bayerische Gewerbebau AG is Doblinger Beteiligung GmbH, the holding company of the Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe. In 2007 the group made headlines when a former business partner and several investors who had invested in funds initiated by DIBAG Industriebau AG filed criminal complaints, alleging that Doblinger had manipulated these funds to conceal financial problems. The Munich I public prosecutor's office discontinued all investigation proceedings. In 2023 the Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe acquired the majority of shares in Bauer AG in Schrobenhausen, a globally active construction and machinery company with the segments specialist foundation engineering, machinery and resources. Today the group is one of the significant market participants in the German residential and commercial real estate market, with over five decades of steady growth. It employs over 1,500 people and generates annual revenue of more than EUR 600 million (as of 2022), with net rental income of around EUR 170 million per year. The holding company is Doblinger Beteiligung GmbH, based in Munich.

• 2023

  Acquisition of the majority of shares in Bauer AG, a globally active construction and machinery company based in Schrobenhausen.

• 2007

  Criminal complaints by a former business partner and investors regarding alleged fund manipulation; the Munich I public prosecutor's office discontinued all proceedings.

• 2006

  Restructuring of Markt- und Kühlhallen AG into Bayerische Gewerbebau AG.

• 2002

  Acquisition of Monachia Grundstücks-GmbH from the Löwenbräu brewery.

• 1990

  Takeover of the Bavarian part of the Neue Heimat group, acquiring over 32,500 apartments; founding of Wohnungs- und Siedlungsbau Bayern GmbH & Co. OHG.

• 1989

  Founding of Siepe & Doblinger GmbH & Co. KG Industriebeteiligung in Düsseldorf, which soon took over a Düsseldorf engineering company with around 300 employees.

• 1987

  Acquisition of a bus repair and spare parts company in Fellbach near Stuttgart.

• 1986

  Acquisition of the Glas- und Spiegel-Manufactur AG in Gelsenkirchen-Schalke (founded 1873), from which DIBAG Industriebau AG emerged.

• 1980

  Start of the takeover of the furniture plywood and veneer factory Bartels-Ibus in Langenberg, East Westphalia, including its land, and the IBUS plant in Lüneburg (completed 1985).

• 1975

  First major expansion: acquisition of the glass factory Carborundum Deutschland GmbH in Regenhütte.

• 1967

  Alfons Doblinger founds the property developer "Alfons Doblinger Anlagenbau" in Straubing, Lower Bavaria.

A family-run German real estate group focused on sustainable site and neighbourhood development, with a strong regional presence in Bavaria and nationwide activities in residential, commercial and logistics properties.

• DIBAG Industriebau AG

  Core company of the group; a nationwide project developer and property company focused on sustainable site and neighbourhood development, active in project development, letting, property management and sales. It plans and realises complex projects in residential, commercial, industrial and administrative sectors. Headquartered in Munich with regional offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, active in over 35 cities. It has realised 1,760 projects, employs around 220 people and manages 220 properties. Chairman of the board is founder Alfons Doblinger.

• Wohnungs- und Siedlungsbau Bayern GmbH & Co. oHG (WSB Bayern)

  One of the largest private residential companies in Bavaria, with around 19,500 own apartments, about 100 commercial units and more than 10,000 parking spaces and garages. Nearly 900 apartments (about 4.6%) are price-controlled. Regional focus on Munich, Augsburg, Nuremberg, Haar, Bayreuth and Fürth.

• Bayerische Gewerbebau AG

  Active in the letting and development of logistics properties as well as office and commercial parks. The company aims to preserve and secure its property portfolio for the long term. It looks back on a history of over 125 years and is thus one of the oldest German stock corporations. Its early years are closely linked to Carl von Linde, a pioneer of refrigeration and frozen food. Main shareholder is Doblinger Beteiligung GmbH.

• DIBAG Hausverwaltung GmbH

  Responsible for the management of the Doblinger Group's property portfolio, providing holistic care of the properties with a focus on technical aspects.

• Monachia Grundstücks-GmbH

  Acquired in 2002 from the Löwenbräu brewery. Focuses on customer- and market-oriented property and land management, with core activities in letting and managing its own property holdings in Munich and the surrounding area.

1. 1Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe – Official Websitedoblinger-unternehmensgruppe.de
2. 2Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Doblinger Unternehmensgruppe – Wikidatawikidata.org