PATRIZIA shares jump 21% after partial cash offer at 30.2% premium
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PATRIZIA shares rose more than 21% on Thursday, November 12, 2026, after major shareholder First Capital Partner announced plans to make a partial cash takeover offer at 8.20 euros per share, according to Investing.com. The price represents a premium of about 30.2% to the share’s closing price on the Xetra exchange the previous day, according to the offeror’s announcement published via EQS News. The proposed offer gives shareholders the option to sell their shares for cash, but does not seek to acquire the entire company. First Capital Partner said the number of shares covered by the offer would be set out in the offer document. The stock moved higher in the session following the announcement, while Investing.com did not report whether the upward momentum continued afterward.
First Capital Partner said the proposed cash price was 8.20 euros for each PATRIZIA share, about 30.2% above the previous close. The comparison was based on the close on November 11, 2026, while the offer was announced on November 12. The offeror aims to increase its existing stake to as much as 73% of the share capital. It currently holds 54,385,663 shares, equivalent to about 58.89% of the share capital, according to its announcement. The target stake does not mean the final number of shares offered for sale is known; the company said that figure would appear in the offer document.
First Capital Partner described the offer as voluntary and partial, and said it would not include a minimum acceptance threshold. The offer will remain subject to customary conditions, according to the announcement, and publication of the offer document will require approval from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, known as BaFin. The company said the plan provides a route for shareholders who wish to sell amid a planned move to a lower listing segment. It called the offer an “attractive exit option for shareholders who wish to sell their shares as a result of the downlisting,” although it is not legally required. The available information in the announcement did not state the final number of shares the document would cover.
First Capital Partner pledged not to enter into a control agreement or a profit and loss transfer agreement with PATRIZIA for three years after completion of the offer. The commitment ties the period to completion of the transaction, not the announcement date. In its results for the first nine months of 2026, PATRIZIA said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose 37.3% to 61.3 million euros, from 44.6 million euros in the same period of 2025. The margin on those earnings widened to 30.1% from 22.1% a year earlier, an increase of 8.1 percentage points, the company said. Chief Executive Asoka Wöhrmann said investors “are returning to real assets, but have become more selective and expect a clear premium compared with fixed income.”
The company raised the lower end of its annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization forecast to 65 million euros, while keeping the upper end at 75 million; its previous forecast was 60 million to 75 million euros. By contrast, it cut its expected range for assets under management in 2026 to 53–57 billion euros from 55–60 billion previously, excluding currency effects. Assets under management stood at 55.0 billion euros on September 30, 2026, compared with 56.2 billion euros on December 31, 2025. The company also reported open equity commitments of 1.5 billion euros at the end of September. The figures place the offer announcement in a period of earnings growth alongside a lower forecast range for assets under management.
PATRIZIA said the value of transactions closed in the first nine months of 2026 rose 11.9% to 2.6 billion euros, from 2.3 billion euros a year earlier. The value of signed transactions also increased 3.2% to 2.4 billion euros, compared with 2.3 billion euros in the same period of 2025. The offer’s next step depends on its document, which will specify the number of shares covered and the detailed offer terms. Publication of the document requires BaFin approval, according to First Capital Partner. The announcement did not set a date for publication of the document or completion of the offer.