BTG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg

About BTG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg

BTG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg is Hamburg's mid-market equity development institution, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Hamburg. The firm operates under the same roof as MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg (a sister and equivalent entity), as a state-backed economic development institution supported by federal and Hamburg state governments with Bürgschaftsbank Hamburg as a partner. The institution is public-mission rather than return-driven, with annual new-investment portfolio volume of approximately €5-6 million and roughly 49 active participations.

Investment thesis

BTG Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg deploys capital through approximately four product lines (Growth and Investment Financing, HamburgInnoGrowth, Micro-Mezzanine Fund, Early-Stage Financing), targeting typical silent partnerships up to €2.5 million per project to strengthen equity bases and credit ratings while preserving founder independence, explicitly prioritising securing and creating jobs over exit returns. Sector deployment is sector-agnostic across trade, industry, IT, hospitality and restaurants, services, crafts and free professions. Geographic deployment is Hamburg exclusively (company HQ and investment location must be in Hamburg).

Recent activity

As a silent-partnership provider, BTG's participations expire or repay rather than exit, with no transaction-style exits published across 2024-2026. Recent acquisitions include approximately 30 new silent-partnership participations approved in a typical year across trade, industry, IT, hospitality and services. The platform continues active deployment as Hamburg's mid-market equity backstop. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.