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Total AUM
€1T+
across our 1,100+ GPs
Portfolio cos
5,526
active investments
Exits tracked
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292 firms matching of 1,100+ tracked · Page 2 of 6
| GP | Country | Strategy | Sector Focus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QCP Quantum Capital Partners Munich · 2008 |  Germany | Turnaround | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +4 | €135M | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
Fraunhofer Venture Munich · 2000 | Germany | VC | AgTechAI/ML +17 | – | 1 | 71 | 11 | |
Adiuva Capital Hamburg · 2011 | Germany | EvergreenSmall-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +4 | €800M | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
CornerstoneCapital Frankfurt · 2001 | Germany | BuyoutEvergreen | Business ServicesFintech +2 | €100M | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
Perusa Munich · 2007 | Germany | EvergreenTurnaround | ConsumerCybersecurity +2 | €357M | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
Maxburg Capital Partners Munich · 2014 | Germany | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +9 | €1.1B | 3 | 15 | 10 | |
Bertelsmann Investments Gutersloh · 2006 | Germany | VC | AI/MLConsumer +9 | €2.3B | 3 | 12 | 10 | |
LEA Partners Karlsruhe · 2002 | Germany | BuyoutVC | AI/MLClimateTech +15 | – | 2 | 42 | 10 | |
neosfer Frankfurt am Main · 2013 | Germany | Evergreen | ConsumerCybersecurity +5 | – | 1 | 27 | 10 | |
Bosch Ventures Stuttgart · 2007 | Germany | VC | BiotechClimateTech +10 | €1.2B | 4 | 38 | 10 | |
LIVIA Group Munich · 2013 | Germany | Evergreen | BiotechBusiness Services +4 | €782M | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Creathor Ventures Bad Homburg · 2003 | Germany | EvergreenVC | AdTechBiotech +10 | €230M | 3 | 16 | 10 | |
Holtzbrinck Digital Munich · 2010 | Germany | Evergreen | BiotechBusiness Services +6 | €500M | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
GENUI Hamburg · 2014 | Germany | Buyout | AI/MLBusiness Services +9 | – | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
D11Z. Ventures Heilbronn · 2005 | Germany | Evergreen | AdTechAI/ML +14 | €200M | 2 | 31 | 9 | |
pd ventures Augsburg · 2009 | Germany | Evergreen | Business ServicesE-commerce +4 | – | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
Yabeo Pullach im Isartal · 2011 | Germany | Evergreen | AdTechAI/ML +8 | – | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
Evonik Venture Capital Essen · 2012 | Germany | VC | AgTechAI/ML +8 | – | 1 | 20 | 9 | |
Leaps by Bayer Berlin · 2015 | Germany | Evergreen | AgTechBiotech +6 | €1.8B | 1 | 47 | 9 | |
EMERAM Capital Partners Munich · 2012 | Germany | Buyout | Business ServicesClimateTech +9 | €800M | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
AURELIUS Munich · 2005 | Germany | BuyoutGrowth +1 | AdTechBusiness Services +5 | – | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
Orlando Management Munich · 2001 | Germany | EvergreenTurnaround | Business ServicesConstruction +4 | €800M | 5 | 16 | 8 | |
EnBW New Ventures Karlsruhe · 2015 | Germany | Evergreen | ClimateTechCybersecurity +5 | €100M | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
CAPCELLENCE Mittelstandspartner Hamburg · 2005 | Germany | Evergreen | Business ServicesConsumer +2 | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
ARCUS Capital Munich · 1994 | Germany | Buyout | AdTechConsumer +4 | – | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
Brandenburg Kapital Potsdam · 1993 | Germany | GrowthVC | BiotechConsumer +12 | €235M | 3 | 51 | 8 | |
Porsche Ventures Stuttgart · 2016 | Germany | Evergreen | ClimateTechCloud Infrastructure +14 | €400M | 1 | 34 | 8 | |
Burda Principal Investments Munich · 2016 | Germany | Evergreen | AI/MLClimateTech +12 | €460M | 1 | 36 | 7 | |
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital Munich · 2009 | Germany | Evergreen | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | – | 3 | 16 | 7 | |
Project A Ventures Berlin · 2012 | Germany | EvergreenVC | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +24 | €1.2B | 5 | 56 | 7 | |
DUBAG Group Munich · 2009 | Germany | EvergreenTurnaround | Business ServicesConsumer +4 | €120M | 3 | 15 | 7 | |
Arcadia Beteiligungen Bensel Tiefenbacher & Co. GmbH Hamburg · 2000 | Germany | Small-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +3 | €387M | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
AGIC Capital Munich · 2015 | Germany | Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceConsumer +4 | €2.0B | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
SquareOne Berlin · 2010 | Germany | VC | AI/MLBiotech +13 | €180M | 2 | 26 | 7 | |
Novum Capital Management Frankfurt · 2006 | Germany | Buyout | ConstructionConsumer +5 | €300M | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Atlantic Labs Berlin · 2013 | Germany | Evergreen | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +19 | – | 1 | 42 | 7 | |
Vorwerk Ventures Berlin · 2007 | Germany | EvergreenVC | ClimateTechConsumer +9 | €400M | 3 | 26 | 7 | |
S-UBG AG Aachen Krefeld Mönchengladbach Aachen · 1988 | Germany | Small-Mid BuyoutVC | BiotechBusiness Services +11 | €55M | 3 | 14 | 7 | |
TVM Capital Life Science Munich · 1983 | Germany | VC | BiotechHealthTech +2 | – | 2 | 26 | 7 | |
Yttrium Munich · 2015 | Germany | Growth | CybersecurityFintech +2 | €750M | 2 | 21 | 6 | |
EKK & Co. Investment Stuttgart · 2000 | Germany | Growth | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | – | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
COI Partners Capital Management Frankfurt · 2001 | Germany | Growth | Business ServicesConsumer +8 | – | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
matterwave Munich · 2021 | Germany | VC | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +12 | €250M | 2 | 37 | 6 | |
Endurance Capital Munich · 2003 | Germany | Evergreen | Business ServicesConsumer +1 | – | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
SevenVentures Unterfoehring · 2009 | Germany | Evergreen | Business ServicesConsumer +4 | – | 2 | 13 | 6 | |
Fidelium Munich · 2017 | Germany | Buyout | Industrials | €253M | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Seafort Advisors Hamburg · 2012 | Germany | Evergreen | Business ServicesIndustrials +1 | €260M | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Armira Munich · 2008 | Germany | BuyoutEvergreen +1 | AdTechAerospace & Defence +14 | €5.0B | 3 | 23 | 6 | |
Cipio Partners Munich · 2003 | Germany | Growth | Business ServicesConsumer +8 | €376M | 2 | 19 | 6 | |
Foundamental Berlin · 2019 | Germany | VC | Business ServicesDeep Tech +6 | €243M | 3 | 43 | 6 |
QCP Quantum Capital Partners
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Turnaround
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+4FundQCP Opportunity Fund III · 2024
AUM
€135M
Funds
3
Portfolio
10
Exits
11
Fraunhofer Venture
Munich
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AgTechAI/ML
+17FundFraunhofer Venture (spin-off equity) · 2001
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
71
Exits
11
Adiuva Capital
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenSmall-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+4FundAdiuva Fund III · 2022
AUM
€800M
Funds
3
Portfolio
8
Exits
11
CornerstoneCapital
Frankfurt
GermanyStrategy
BuyoutEvergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesFintech
+2FundCornerstoneCapital Fonds III · 2014
AUM
€100M
Funds
3
Portfolio
–
Exits
11
Perusa
Munich
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenTurnaround
Sectors
ConsumerCybersecurity
+2FundPerusa Partners II · 2011
AUM
€357M
Funds
2
Portfolio
5
Exits
11
Maxburg Capital Partners
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+9FundMaxburg Beteiligungen IV · 2022
AUM
€1.1B
Funds
3
Portfolio
15
Exits
10
Bertelsmann Investments
Gutersloh
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AI/MLConsumer
+9FundBertelsmann India Investments (BII) · 2013
AUM
€2.3B
Funds
3
Portfolio
12
Exits
10
LEA Partners
Karlsruhe
GermanyStrategy
BuyoutVC
Sectors
AI/MLClimateTech
+15FundLEA Venturepartner (VC) · 2017
AUM
–
Funds
2
Portfolio
42
Exits
10
neosfer
Frankfurt am Main
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
ConsumerCybersecurity
+5Fundneosfer CVC (balance sheet) · 2013
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
27
Exits
10
Bosch Ventures
Stuttgart
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
BiotechClimateTech
+10FundBosch Ventures Fund VI · 2025
AUM
€1.2B
Funds
4
Portfolio
38
Exits
10
LIVIA Group
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+4FundLIVIA Corporate Development · 2013
AUM
€782M
Funds
1
Portfolio
2
Exits
10
Creathor Ventures
Bad Homburg
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenVC
Sectors
AdTechBiotech
+10FundCreathor Venture Fund IV · 2018
AUM
€230M
Funds
3
Portfolio
16
Exits
10
Holtzbrinck Digital
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+6FundHoltzbrinck Digital Balance Sheet · 2010
AUM
€500M
Funds
1
Portfolio
10
Exits
10
GENUI
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
AI/MLBusiness Services
+9FundGENUI III · 2022
AUM
–
Funds
3
Portfolio
10
Exits
9
D11Z. Ventures
Heilbronn
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AdTechAI/ML
+14FundBorn2Grow Seedfonds · 2013
AUM
€200M
Funds
2
Portfolio
31
Exits
9
pd ventures
Augsburg
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesE-commerce
+4Fundpd ventures Evergreen (PDV Inter-Media Venture) · 2009
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
4
Exits
9
Yabeo
Pullach im Isartal
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AdTechAI/ML
+8Fundyabeo Impact · 2019
AUM
–
Funds
2
Portfolio
15
Exits
9
Evonik Venture Capital
Essen
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AgTechAI/ML
+8FundEvonik Venture Capital · 2012
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
20
Exits
9
Leaps by Bayer
Berlin
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AgTechBiotech
+6FundLeaps by Bayer · 2015
AUM
€1.8B
Funds
1
Portfolio
47
Exits
9
EMERAM Capital Partners
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesClimateTech
+9FundEMERAM Private Equity Fund II · 2022
AUM
€800M
Funds
2
Portfolio
8
Exits
8
AURELIUS
Munich
GermanyStrategy
BuyoutGrowth
+1Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+5FundAURELIUS Opportunities V · 2025
AUM
–
Funds
4
Portfolio
10
Exits
8
Orlando Management
Munich
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenTurnaround
Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+4FundOrlando Capital V · 2024
AUM
€800M
Funds
5
Portfolio
16
Exits
8
EnBW New Ventures
Karlsruhe
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
ClimateTechCybersecurity
+5FundEnBW New Ventures Evergreen Vehicle · 2015
AUM
€100M
Funds
1
Portfolio
16
Exits
8
CAPCELLENCE Mittelstandspartner
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+2FundCAPCELLENCE Evergreen Holding · 2005
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
4
Exits
8
ARCUS Capital
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
AdTechConsumer
+4FundARCUS Capital · 1994
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
8
Exits
8
Brandenburg Kapital
Potsdam
GermanyStrategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
BiotechConsumer
+12FundEigenkapitalfonds Brandenburg · 2023
AUM
€235M
Funds
3
Portfolio
51
Exits
8
Porsche Ventures
Stuttgart
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
ClimateTechCloud Infrastructure
+14FundPorsche Ventures Balance-Sheet Vehicle · 2016
AUM
€400M
Funds
1
Portfolio
34
Exits
8
Burda Principal Investments
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AI/MLClimateTech
+12FundBPI Evergreen · 2016
AUM
€460M
Funds
1
Portfolio
36
Exits
7
Lafayette Mittelstand Capital
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundLafayette Mittelstand Capital Fund III · 2022
AUM
–
Funds
3
Portfolio
16
Exits
7
Project A Ventures
Berlin
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenVC
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+24FundProject A Ventures V · 2025
AUM
€1.2B
Funds
5
Portfolio
56
Exits
7
DUBAG Group
Munich
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenTurnaround
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+4FundLenbach Equity Opportunities III · 2024
AUM
€120M
Funds
3
Portfolio
15
Exits
7
Arcadia Beteiligungen Bensel Tiefenbacher & Co. GmbH
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
Small-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+3FundArcadia II · 2007
AUM
€387M
Funds
2
Portfolio
1
Exits
7
AGIC Capital
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceConsumer
+4FundAGIC Fund II · 2021
AUM
€2.0B
Funds
2
Portfolio
7
Exits
7
SquareOne
Berlin
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
AI/MLBiotech
+13FundSquareOne III · 2022
AUM
€180M
Funds
2
Portfolio
26
Exits
7
Novum Capital Management
Frankfurt
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
ConstructionConsumer
+5FundNovum Capital Special Opportunities Fund II · 2021
AUM
€300M
Funds
3
Portfolio
3
Exits
7
Atlantic Labs
Berlin
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+19FundAtlantic Labs I · 2013
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
42
Exits
7
Vorwerk Ventures
Berlin
GermanyStrategy
EvergreenVC
Sectors
ClimateTechConsumer
+9FundVorwerk Ventures Fund IV · 2023
AUM
€400M
Funds
3
Portfolio
26
Exits
7
S-UBG AG Aachen Krefeld Mönchengladbach
Aachen
GermanyStrategy
Small-Mid BuyoutVC
Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+11FundTechVision Fonds I · 2020
AUM
€55M
Funds
3
Portfolio
14
Exits
7
TVM Capital Life Science
Munich
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
BiotechHealthTech
+2FundTVM Life Science Innovation · 2016
AUM
–
Funds
2
Portfolio
26
Exits
7
Yttrium
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Growth
Sectors
CybersecurityFintech
+2FundDigital Growth Fund II · 2023
AUM
€750M
Funds
2
Portfolio
21
Exits
6
EKK & Co. Investment
Stuttgart
GermanyStrategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundEKK & Co. Investment GmbH · 2000
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
13
Exits
6
COI Partners Capital Management
Frankfurt
GermanyStrategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+8FundCOI Partners Deal-by-Deal · 2001
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
10
Exits
6
matterwave
Munich
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+12FundMatterwave Industrial Technologies II · 2023
AUM
€250M
Funds
2
Portfolio
37
Exits
6
Endurance Capital
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+1FundEndurance Capital Holding · 2003
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
6
Exits
6
SevenVentures
Unterfoehring
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+4FundSevenGrowth · 2021
AUM
–
Funds
2
Portfolio
13
Exits
6
Fidelium
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Buyout
Sectors
Industrials
FundFidelium Fund II · 2020
AUM
€253M
Funds
2
Portfolio
6
Exits
6
Seafort Advisors
Hamburg
GermanyStrategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesIndustrials
+1FundSeafort Advisors II · 2015
AUM
€260M
Funds
2
Portfolio
2
Exits
6
Armira
Munich
GermanyStrategy
BuyoutEvergreen
+1Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+14FundArmira III · 2025
AUM
€5.0B
Funds
3
Portfolio
23
Exits
6
Cipio Partners
Munich
GermanyStrategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+8FundCipio Partners Fund VIII · 2021
AUM
€376M
Funds
2
Portfolio
19
Exits
6
Foundamental
Berlin
GermanyStrategy
VC
Sectors
Business ServicesDeep Tech
+6FundFoundamental Fund III · 2024
AUM
€243M
Funds
3
Portfolio
43
Exits
6