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.
| # | GP | AUM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triton Partners | €18.5B |
| 2 | Viessmann Generations Group | €12.0B |
| 3 | Luxcara | €7.5B |
| 4 | BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital | €7.0B |
| 5 | L. Possehl & Co. mbH (Possehl Group) | €5.8B |
| 6 | Armira | €5.0B |
| 7 | Castik Capital | €5.0B |
| 8 | NORD Holding | €5.0B |
| 9 | Elvaston Capital Management | €3.0B |
| 10 | DPE Deutsche Private Equity | €3.0B |
| 11 | CYCAP Asset Management | €2.7B |
| 12 | Deutsche Beteiligungs AG | €2.7B |
| 13 | Franz Haniel & Cie | €2.5B |
| 14 | Paragon Partners | €2.4B |
| 15 | AGIC Capital | €2.0B |
| 16 | AFINUM Management GmbH | €1.6B |
| 17 | capiton | €1.6B |
| 18 | ATON GmbH | €1.2B |
| 19 | Capmont | €1.1B |
| 20 | Maxburg Capital Partners | €1.1B |
| 21 | EMH Partners | €1.0B |
| 22 | Auctus Capital Partners | €1.0B |
| 23 | MBB SE | €937M |
| 24 | Hannover Finanz | €900M |
| 25 | Quadriga Capital | €851M |
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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