17 Long-term Financial Assets Accounted for Using the Equity Method

As of the reporting date, Vonovia held interests in 26 joint ventures and eight associates (Dec. 31, 2021: 26 joint ventures and seven associates).

The change is due to control of 20.5% of the shares in Adler Group S.A., which were previously held by Aggregate Holdings Invest S.A., passing to Vonovia as part of a debt recovery action on February 22, 2022.

The shares had been pledged to secure a loan that Vonovia had granted on October 7, 2021, to replace a bank loan of Aggregate Holdings Invest.

At the time of the debt recovery action, the shares in the Adler Group had been reported at their market value of € 251.4 million as investments in associates accounted for using the equity method.

As the value of the assets offered in the form of the call option of € 25.3 million and the other loan of € 215.3 million was lower than the value of the shares acquired, taking into account costs and interest this resulted in a negative difference of € 9.4 million, which was disclosed as other operating income in profit or loss.

Given the proximity to the preparation date for the financial reports, no adjustments were made in connection with the remeasurement of the assets and liabilities.

As of June 30, 2022, an impairment loss of € 160.6 million was recognized for the shares in the Adler Group as part of an ad hoc impairment test. The development of the Adler Group’s share price was identified as a triggering event within the meaning of IAS 28.

The impairment loss was recognized in the consolidated income statement under net income from non-current financial assets accounted for using the equity method.

Vonovia also holds 40% of the non-listed QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG with registered office in Leipzig, which was classed as an associate as of June 30, 2022.

Vonovia also holds interests in 11 non-listed financial investments of QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG, with equity interests of between 44% and 50% QUARTERBACK property companies), that were classified as joint ventures (previous year: 11).

The 40% stake in the non-listed QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG and QBI’s eleven non-listed financial investments in which Vonovia holds a stake of between 44% and 50% in each case was adjusted on the basis of the financial information as of March 31, 2022, that was available on the preparation cut-off date. The allocation of the total purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities was on a preliminary basis as of the reporting date.

The at-equity adjustment of the investments in the QUARTERBACK Group results in a negative result of € 4.9 million as of June 30, 2022 (H1 2021: € - million).

As of June 30, 2022, an impairment loss of € 120.8 million was recognized for QUARTERBACK Immobilien AG as part of an ad hoc impairment test. The increased cost of capital was identified as a triggering event within the meaning of IAS 28.

The impairment loss was recognized in the consolidated income statement under net income from non-current financial assets accounted for using the equity method.

In addition to these investments, Vonovia also holds interests in 21 (Dec. 31, 2021: 21) other entities that are accounted for using the equity method and are currently of minor importance; quoted market prices are not available.

The following table shows, in aggregated form, the carrying amount and the share of profit and other comprehensive income of these companies:

The interests were adjusted for these entities provided that corresponding financial information was available.

With regard to the other entities, Vonovia has no significant financial obligations or guarantees with respect to joint ventures and associates.