Where is ECM Equity Capital Management headquartered?

ECM Equity Capital Management is headquartered in Germany.

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ECM Equity Capital Management

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About ECM Equity Capital Management

ECM Equity Capital Management is a 30-year DACH succession and carve-out specialist with approximately €1.0 billion of cumulative equity commitments as of December 2024 (GEP V active at €325 million committed), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main at Taunusanlage 18. The firm was founded in 1995 and operates as a partner-owned independent firm (current partners include Axel Eichmeyer) with no parent. The proven cycle-through-cycle track record positions ECM as a pure-play German-speaking mid-market specialist.

Investment thesis

ECM Equity Capital Management deploys capital through five flagship funds (German Equity Partners I through V, GEP V 2018 vintage €325 million currently active, GEP IV 2014, predecessors GEP I-III), targeting DACH mid-market buyouts with majority stakes via succession, partnership models and corporate carve-outs in niche-leader Mittelstand companies with €20-250 million enterprise value. Sector focus spans software and tech, healthcare and dermatology, industrials and automotive, education and training, business services and specialty recruitment. Geographic deployment is exclusive to DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include software and fleet management (YellowFox, October 2025), financial services and factoring (DATAPART Factoring, May 2025) and healthtech and software (MediFox, 2018). Recent acquisitions include education and training (Education Group via GEP V, 2024) plus a pipeline of mid-market succession deals across 2024-2026. The platform continues active deployment of GEP V across the DACH succession mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.