DWS Group (DWS) is a Germany -based fund manager that invests in private equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources, and hedge funds. DWS offers integrated investment solutions, stability, and innovation across a full spectrum of investment disciplines for clients globally, providing individuals and institutions access to investment capabilities across all major asset classes and solutions aligned to growth trends. DWS has significant expertise across Active, Passive, and Alternatives asset management, and is committed to offering environmental, social, and governance solutions, being among the early signatories of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2008. DWS's strategic investment approach is guided by the firm's expertise and on-the-ground knowledge of economists, research analysts, and investment professionals that are incorporated into one consistent global CIO View. DWS's Private Equity arm provides equity and structured capital solutions to private equity firms in North America and Europe. Typical investments include follow-on equity capital to fund M&A for an existing portfolio company, taking a minority interest in a portfolio company to allow for partial liquidity, or providing flexible capital for continuation situations around a single asset. DWS, formerly known as RREEF Real Estate, is the real estate investment management business of Deutsche Bank. The firm also acquires and manages investments in commercial and residential properties and real estate securities on behalf of its institutional and private clients worldwide. Its product offering is global and comprehensive, including core, value-enhanced, and high-yield property investments as well as investments in publicly traded real estate securities globally. The firm also manages funds that invest in infrastructure assets such as energy, renewables, utilities, and transportation.
