A joint venture between DFI and Evervest has launched komvi, a new single-family rental platform in Denmark targeting €500m in assets under management. The platform has secured a cornerstone €72m equity commitment from Grosvenor's Diversified Property Investments business, marking the group's first investment in the Danish market.
The venture has been seeded with a €150m off-market forward funding acquisition of approximately 400 newly built homes across five development projects in Zealand, Jutland and Greater Copenhagen. The multigenerational properties will meet DGNB Gold and EPC A sustainability standards, positioning Komvi to capitalise on Denmark's constrained housing supply and growing rental demand.
The Danish single-family rental market presents a compelling opportunity for institutional investors, particularly as traditional multifamily development faces increasing regulatory pressure around rent controls and tenant protections. Single-family rentals offer a strategic alternative, with fewer regulatory constraints whilst still capturing the demographic shift towards rental tenure, a dynamic that has attracted significant capital in mature markets like the United States but remains relatively untapped across Continental Europe.
"This deal marks Grosvenor's first investment in Denmark and exemplifies our approach to backing specialist local partners who share our values and have a deep understanding of their markets," said Andy Yates, Chief Investment Officer at Grosvenor Diversified Property Investments. "The DFI and Evervest teams' commitment to providing high-quality, sustainable homes that meet local needs aligns with our strategy to deliver long-term value while promoting environmental responsibility, social wellbeing and community support."
Denmark's residential vacancy rate stands at approximately 2.5% nationally, having fallen by around 1.5 percentage points year-on-year, driven by favourable demographics and constrained construction activity. DFI has established a strong track record in Danish living platforms, having previously sold student accommodation platform Blaekhus to PATRIZIA in 2022 for €314m, whilst also developing Mylo Living, a flex living platform seeded with a 350-unit asset in Copenhagen.
"Komvi marks the launch of Evervest's first dedicated residential investment strategy and is a major milestone for us as a company," said William Kanta, CEO of Evervest. "Our partnership with DFI and Grosvenor reflects exactly what Evervest was created to do, develop clear investment strategies and execute them with strong local expertise and purpose." Evervest manages over DKK 6.5bn (€870m) of assets across multifamily, senior housing and private care home sectors, with Kanta having previously founded BoStad, a residential property group that exited to AP Pension in 2021 and Goldman Sachs in 2025.
People mentioned:
- Andy Yates, Chief Investment Officer, Grosvenor Diversified Property Investments
- Paul Nearchou, Partner, DFI
- William Kanta, CEO and Co-Founder, Evervest
- Sune Ingemann, COO and Co-Founder, Evervest
Companies mentioned:
- DFI, pan-European private equity real estate platform
- Evervest, Danish investment firm
- Grosvenor Diversified Property Investments, global property investment business
- komvi, Danish single-family rental platform
- PATRIZIA, real estate investment manager
- PFA, Danish pension fund
- AP Pension, Danish pension provider
- Goldman Sachs, financial services firm
- Nrep, Nordic real estate investor
