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Private equity firms in Germany

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

240
Private equity firms in Germany
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
10
Other types here
100 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 Global Founders Capital Berlin, Germany 1,027 257 131 11
2 Rocket Internet Berlin, Germany 155 43 52 17
3 KFW DEG Cologne, Germany 120 47 24 150
4 Leblon Capital Munich, Germany 117 3 13 0
5 Cipio Partners Munich, Germany 93 28 43 6
6 DTCP Hamburg, Germany 87 27 28 35
7 bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thuringen Erfurt, Germany 70 42 7 11
8 Porsche Ventures Stuttgart, Germany 68 18 7 0
9 Allianz X München, Germany 55 25 12 15
10 Heliad AG Frankfurt, Germany 46 25 9 1
11 LEA Partners Karlsruhe, Germany 44 19 8 22
12 LeadX Capital Partners Munich, Germany 42 2 5 1
13 SHS Capital Tübingen, Germany 40 21 8 13
14 FinLab Frankfurt, Germany 35 24 8 0
15 Evergreen Investment Partners England, Germany 33 2 2 0
16 Astutia Ventures Munich, Germany 30 0 12 0
17 European Circular Bioeconomy Fund Bonn, Germany 29 18 0 12
18 ABACON Hamburg, Germany 28 4 7 0
19 COI Partners Frankfurt, Germany 26 5 13 9
20 Smac Partners Unterhaching, Germany 26 4 16 0
21 June Fund Berlin, Germany 25 8 1 0
22 blueworld.group Frankfurt, Germany 25 3 2 1
23 ApolloCapital Munich, Germany 22 4 4 0
24 Porsche Stuttgart, Germany 21 5 3 0
25 dievini Hopp Biotech Holding Walldorf, Germany 19 13 4 0
26 Allianz Global Investors Munich, Germany 17 6 6 193
27 Shio Capital Berlin, Germany 17 0 1 3
28 Varengold Bank Hamburg, Germany 16 11 0 0
29 Rivus Capital Munich, Germany 16 3 4 2
30 Nord Holding Hanover, Germany 15 11 6 30
31 Deutsche Beteiligungs Frankfurt, Germany 15 6 6 51
32 ViewPoint Capital Partners Frankfurt, Germany 15 6 9 0
33 EMH Partners Munich, Germany 14 10 2 11
34 S-UBG Group Aachen, Germany 14 7 3 0
35 Activum Berlin, Germany 14 2 2 13
36 Perpetual Growth Munich, Germany 14 1 2 10
37 Wachstumsfonds Mittelstand Sachsen Plus GmbH & Co. KG Leipzig, Germany 13 10 7 1
38 BWK Stuttgart, Germany 13 9 3 0
39 Armira München, Germany 13 8 0 26
40 Cinco Capital Hamburg, Germany 13 6 6 0
41 Summiteer Ravensburg, Germany 13 4 0 3
42 C3 Venture Capital Frankfurt, Germany 11 4 1 3
43 ALP.X Group Munich, Germany 11 2 0 9
44 BIF Partners Hamburg, Germany 11 0 2 0
45 Cadence Growth Capital Munich, Germany 10 7 2 6
46 JCMB Beteiligungs Hamburg, Germany 10 4 1 0
47 Haniel Duisburg, Germany 10 2 0 22
48 Global Asset Fund Landshut, Germany 10 1 2 0
49 Afinum Munich, Germany 9 7 2 13
50 Triginta Capital Düsseldorf, Germany 9 6 4 1
51 zwei.7 Osnabrück, Germany 9 4 0 0
52 New Energy Capital Hanover, Germany 8 5 2 0
53 FLOOR13 Utting, Germany 8 4 1 0
54 Allianz Capital Munich, Germany 8 3 4 0
55 VM Capital Düsseldorf, Germany 8 3 3 0
56 capiton Berlin, Germany 8 2 6 13
57 DEWB Jena, Germany 8 2 1 0
58 Ventegis Capital Berlin, Germany 8 2 4 0
59 AQAL Integral Investing Munich, Germany 8 1 0 3
60 Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Thüringen Erfurt-bindersleben, Germany 8 1 0 0
61 Deutsche Effecten -und Wechsel Beteiligungsgesellschaft Jena, Germany 8 0 4 0
62 Golzern Holding GmbH Leipzig, Germany 8 0 1 1
63 Mic Munich, Germany 8 0 2 0
64 S-Kap Unternehmensbeteiligungs Pforzheim, Germany 8 0 2 0
65 GENUI Partners Hamburg, Germany 7 6 0 12
66 Direttissima Growth Partners München, Germany 7 5 1 4
67 Hannover Finanz Hanover, Germany 7 5 1 18
68 MEAG München, Germany 7 3 3 74
69 Obotritia Capital Potsdam, Germany 7 3 1 0
70 High Tech Private Equity Deutsch, Germany 7 2 1 0
71 Kalodion GmbH Berlin, Germany 7 2 0 2
72 CFH Management GmbH Leipzig, Germany 7 1 2 5
73 Süd Beteiligungen GmbH (Sued BG) Stuttgart, Germany 7 1 1 4
74 Nordwind Growth Munich, Germany 6 5 0 8
75 BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital München, Germany 6 4 0 58
76 Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer Stuttgart, Germany 6 2 0 4
77 SCE Freiraum Ventures Munich, Germany 6 2 0 0
78 UCA München, Germany 5 5 0 0
79 Nordwind Capital München, Germany 5 4 0 8
80 Patrizia Augsburg, Germany 5 4 1 58
81 Crosslantic Capital Bochum, Germany 5 3 0 4
82 Skybrain GmbH Waldshut-tiengen, Germany 5 3 1 0
83 AdAstra München, Germany 5 2 4 0
84 WEGVISOR Neukirchen, Germany 5 2 1 1
85 Alpha Future Funds Munich, Germany 5 1 0 2
86 Aurelia Private Equity Frankfurt, Germany 5 1 1 0
87 FIDURA Capital Consult München, Germany 5 1 4 1
88 E.R. Capital Holdings Hamburg, Germany 5 0 1 2
89 FRIBA Investment Bremen, Germany 5 0 1 3
90 Steadfast Capital Frankfurt, Germany 5 0 1 0
91 Neuhauss Capital UG Hamburg, Germany 4 4 0 1
92 Carbyne Hamburg, Germany 4 2 1 4
93 EMERAM Capital Partners Munich, Germany 4 2 3 14
94 HeidelbergCapital Private Equity Heidelberg, Germany 4 2 1 0
95 MPC Capital Hamburg, Germany 4 2 0 23
96 Picea Capital Hamburg, Germany 4 2 2 1
97 The BraWo Capital Group Braunschweig, Germany 4 2 0 0
98 THI Investments Stuttgart, Germany 4 2 2 16
99 Deutsche Balaton Heidelberg, Germany 4 1 2 1
100 2b AHEAD Ventures Fund Leipzig, Germany 4 0 0 1

Table 1. Private equity firms in Germany, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 240.

Investment stages

Among these 240
Private equity investors157 Early stage investors105 Late stage investors69 Seed investors62 Venture investors47 Debt investors13 Post IPO investors8 Secondary market investors5

Other investors in Germany

Venture capital firms831 Angel investors590 Investment partners227 Family offices102 Startup accelerators90 Corporate venture capital87 Angel groups86 Micro VC funds72 Startup incubators57 Investment banks25

Private equity firms elsewhere

United States4,112 China844 United Kingdom656 Canada286 France277 India202 Singapore173 Hong Kong163 Switzerland152 South Korea150 Australia134 The Netherlands134 United Arab Emirates110 Spain97 Sweden94 Brazil93 Italy90 South Africa81 Israel75 Japan72 Luxembourg64 Belgium51 Russian Federation44 Mexico42
Cite: FundingWatcher, 240 private equity firms in Germany, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/private-equity-firms/germany/