Erck Rickmers assumes full ownership of Quest Group
Hamburg, 14 November 2025. Hamburg-based entrepreneur Erck Rickmers has acquired all shares in Quest Group and will join the company’s management board with immediate effect. Former managing partner Theja Geyer has sold his stake to pursue new ventures. Rickmers and Geyer jointly established the company in 2016.
The decision was reached by mutual agreement. Geyer will support the transition to ensure an orderly handover of projects, client relationships and internal processes.
Alongside Rickmers, the management board continues to include Kira Groth, Nils Femmer and Martin Görge, ensuring full operational continuity.
Quest Group has maintained strong momentum in 2025, with substantial transaction and development activity. In Hamburg, the properties Haus der Seefahrt and Admiralitätsstraße were acquired and are now being repositioned. The development projects Tichelhaus (Willy-Brandt-Straße 69, Hamburg) and LEO 7 (Leopoldstraße 7, Munich) were successfully completed and sold. The investment strategy remains unchanged, focusing on well-located assets with significant value-creation potential.
Rickmers will transfer all existing family-owned properties into the group, underscoring his long-term commitment.
Theja Geyer:
“After intense and highly rewarding years, the time is right for me to embark on a new chapter. My priority is a responsible and orderly transition. I would like to thank the entire team, our partners, and especially Erck Rickmers for their trust and collaboration. I wish Quest Group every success for the future.”
Erck Rickmers:
“I would like to thank Theja Geyer for his drive and his significant contribution to the development of Quest Group. The company is operationally strong, financially sound and strategically well positioned. We will continue to seize market opportunities, manage growth with discipline and develop the group with a long-term, value-led perspective.”
About Quest
Quest Group is an integrated real estate company active across development, asset and property management, and investment. Headquartered in Hamburg, it also operates offices in Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt. The group focuses on commercial real estate in prime locations across Germany’s major cities.
- 35 projects delivered since 2016
- 500,000 m² of developed space
- 125 assets under management, totalling 550,000 m² (Quest Property Management)
- CO₂-neutral energy infrastructure via Quest Energy (PV systems on existing assets)
- € 3.7 billion of assets under management in the VIVAO joint venture (with Competo Capital Partners)