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Top private equity firms in Germany.

The 25 largest buyout and growth investors headquartered in Germany, ranked by assets under management. Every profile hand-checked from public filings. Updated weekly.

Last refreshed: · 135 verified Germany PE firms tracked
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1
Triton Partners
Triton Partners
€18.5B
2
Viessmann Generations Group
Viessmann Generations Group
€12.0B
3
Luxcara
Luxcara
€7.5B
4
BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital
BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital
€7.0B
5
L. Possehl & Co. mbH (Possehl Group)
L. Possehl & Co. mbH (Possehl Group)
€5.8B
6
Armira
Armira
€5.0B
7
Castik Capital
Castik Capital
€5.0B
8
NORD Holding
NORD Holding
€5.0B
9
Elvaston Capital Management
Elvaston Capital Management
€3.0B
10
DPE Deutsche Private Equity
DPE Deutsche Private Equity
€3.0B
11
CYCAP Asset Management
CYCAP Asset Management
€2.7B
12
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
€2.7B
13
Franz Haniel & Cie
Franz Haniel & Cie
€2.5B
14
Paragon Partners
Paragon Partners
€2.4B
15
AGIC Capital
AGIC Capital
€2.0B
16
AFINUM Management GmbH
AFINUM Management GmbH
€1.6B
17
capiton
capiton
€1.6B
18
ATON GmbH
ATON GmbH
€1.2B
19
Capmont
Capmont
€1.1B
20
Maxburg Capital Partners
Maxburg Capital Partners
€1.1B
21
EMH Partners
EMH Partners
€1.0B
22
Auctus Capital Partners
Auctus Capital Partners
€1.0B
23
MBB SE
MBB SE
€937M
24
Hannover Finanz
Hannover Finanz
€900M
25
Quadriga Capital
Quadriga Capital
€851M
AUM figures are sourced from public disclosures and annual reports, with aggregate fund sizes used when standalone AUM is not published. Venture-only and real-estate-only managers are excluded from this ranking. Only hand-verified profiles are listed. See our methodology for the full pipeline.

Common questions.

Who is the largest private equity firm in Germany?

Triton Partners is the largest private equity firm headquartered in Germany in the GP Intel database, with €18.5B in assets under management.

How many private equity firms are there in Germany?

GP Intel tracks 135 verified buyout and growth firms headquartered in Germany, within 290 hand-verified Germany investment firm profiles overall. Broader counts that include venture funds, advisors and holding companies run far higher.

How is this ranking compiled?

Firms are ranked by assets under management, sourced from public disclosures and annual reports, with aggregate fund sizes used when standalone AUM is not published. Only hand-verified firm profiles are included. Venture-only and real-estate-only managers are excluded.

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