Blagoje Antić, owner and CEO of DHG Holding - Swiss quality, global vision

(Blagoje Antić) From a small construction company in Zurich to an international group which has realized over 300 projects so far - this is the path that DHG Holding, under the leadership of Blagoje Antic, has built a reputation as a company that brings Swiss quality and fully integrated services to the real estate sector. DHG creates modern residential and commercial spaces today, and we discussed current projects in Switzerland, Serbia and Dubai with Blagoje Antic, owner and general manager of DHG Holding.

- DHG Holding is a Swiss company with more than three decades of tradition, during which it has grown constantly and steadily, and I am very proud of that. I started as a young man in 1994, when I founded a small construction company in Zurich. I started with smaller residential projects, but my philosophy of quality and precision without compromise gave immediate results and set us apart in the market. We have been working on projects of increasing scope, throughout the canton of Zurich. I expanded my business year after year, from project to project - from renovation and reconstruction work to construction, and very quickly I started investing in real estate and buying buildings and construction land. Today, the Construction division is one of the five divisions of DHG Holding, from which a group with a fully integrated business model has grown. The Development division deals with real estate investment and development, the Real Estate division deals with real estate management and rental in Switzerland, i.e. sales on foreign markets, the Facility Division is responsible for the maintenance and care of facilities primarily in our portfolio, but also externally, while within the Hospitality division, the business of hotels and apartments in our ownership is managed. Today, DHG Holding stands behind more than 300 successfully implemented projects, and in addition to the headquarters in Zurich, we also opened offices in Belgrade and Dubai, and started international expansion. I would also like to mention that the entire residential and commercial portfolio in Switzerland is owned by DHG and is used for rental, while in the United Arab Emirates and Serbia, we opted for a develop-and-sell strategy.

-Exactly. I strategically developed the company so that I "close the circle" and manage the entire cycle of a project - from acquisition, to design and construction, to management and maintenance. In addition to internal teams, we also work with external associates, but we manage and control the entire process and all its stages. In Switzerland, this integrated model has been in full use for a long time.

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- We opened an office in Dubai in 2022, and in just three years launched three projects with a total value of over USD 350 million. Our first project with which we introduced ourselves to this market is Helvetia Residences, whose construction is taking a long time and completion is planned for the end of the second quarter of 2026. There are 430 apartments in Jumeirah Village Circle, within the complex, which has great accompanying facilities: an Olympic swimming pool, a children`s pool and a playground, a large gym, a yoga area, a padel court, a running track, a landscaped garden... Now we are in the final stage of sales, because over 90% of the apartments have already been sold. The fact that we come from Switzerland set us apart from the competition in this market. Swiss quality, precision and business standards are something that DHG guarantees to perform in any market. That is why we have achieved success in such a short time. We started this year with two new acquisitions at very attractive locations, whose value will only increase, because the government of the Emirates has identified them through the master plan as key zones for the further development of Dubai. The first is located in the Meydan Bukadra area, and the second is on the Dubai Islands. We are preparing exceptional, modern residential facilities for both locations, also with accompanying lifestyle amenities for recreation and enjoyment. We are currently finishing the projecting and interior design, and a large number of interested parties have already contacted us, and that, among others, from Serbia, even though the preparatory construction works will start at the end of the year. Because the earlier you invest in real estate in this situation, the higher return on investment you can achieve.