Planethome takes over Renewa

The company intends to add energy-efficient refurbishment to its range of real estate services.

The real estate service provider Planethome has acquired 50.1 percent of Renewa's shares, making it the majority shareholder. With the takeover, the company intends to expand its real estate service offerings to include energy-efficient refurbishment, subsidy consulting and CO2-neutral real estate optimization.

The global building sector is responsible for 40 percent of all CO2 emissions. The real estate sector therefore bears a great responsibility for climate protection. Renewa offers a full-service concept to make buildings more energy-efficient. Pascal Tilgner, Philipp Schormann and Michael Suer founded the company in 2011. Starting out as a brokerage platform for tradesmen's services, the company has grown into a planning office for energy-efficient renovations. According to Renewa, it has 30 employees and is headquartered in Hamburg.

Planethome wants to further expand the Renewa model. So far, the market has been limited to northern Germany. The business model is now to be rolled out nationwide. "At the same time, as part of our value chain, we are investing in an area that is becoming increasingly important for the real estate market as a result of the CO2 tax and the Building Energy Act," says Dieter John, CEO of Planethome.