Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG is a German bank that specialises in real estate and public sector financing.[1] As of 2016, it is a constituent of the SDAX trading index of German small-cap companies.[2] It is based in Garching in Bayern, a suburb of Munich. Pfandbriefe is a German term for bonds issued in property financing.
In May 2018, the German state – through HRE – placed around 22 million shares in PBB with institutional investors for 12.95 euros apiece in an accelerated bookbuilding; the sale raised around 287 million euros ($339.7 million) and slashed its stake in PBB to 3.5 percent from 20 percent.[5] German public sector trust RAG Foundation bought a 4.5 percent stake.[6]