Best Private Equity Funds Companies in Germany
The 423 best Private Equity Funds companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MHP Hotel.
Germany's Private Equity Funds sector is smaller than the headlines suggest, and our ranking of 423 tracked companies by disclosed equity funding makes that gap visible fast. Total disclosed funding across the directory sits at $31M, with MHP Hotel claiming the largest single ticket at $20M and The Landbanking Group close behind at $11M. That's a concentrated pool. Two companies account for nearly all of it, while names like Aureus Capital and Schauenburg International show zero disclosed funding on record. So if you're trying to map where capital actually lives in this market, the directory does the work.
And the broader signal is worth watching. Fundraising and private equity apps are posting median install growth of roughly +17% year-on-year across 37 tracked platforms, which tells you retail and institutional appetite is moving even when disclosed deal sizes stay modest. Hot themes right now include stock performance, equity markets, and currency ETFs, and I'd note that access to top-tier PE funds is itself becoming a product category, not just a privilege. Meanwhile, new fund launches globally keep raising the bar on what "serious capital" looks like. Germany's numbers are modest by comparison, but the momentum underneath them is real.
Ranked: Best Private Equity Funds companies in Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MHP Hotel Private equity fund focused on hotels and multiple sectors | $20M | 42 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2005 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | — |
| 2 | The Landbanking Group Developer of a platform for natural capital investment. 27Talent top 28%Tech bottom 46%Funding bottom 43%Market bottom 34% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techbottom 46% Fundingbottom 43% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 19 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $11M | 31 mo ago | Seed | Sonja Stuchtey Founder & Managing Director | 2022 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | — |
| 3 | emdequity Provider of capital and operational expertise for sustained business development | $342K | 60 mo ago | Funding Raised | Malte Daun Founder & Managing Director | 2006 | — | — |
| 4 | Aureus Capital Private equity fund and investment bank focused on multiple sectors | — | 30 mo ago | Funding Raised | Nicole Schepanek Founder & Managing Partner | 2021 | — | — |
| 5 | SCHAUENBURG International Private equity firm focused on multiple sectors | — | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | Florian Schauenburg CEO & Managing Director | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 6 | 23 Oaks Provider of venture capital and private equity firm | — | — | Unfunded | Kai Hoyer Owner | 2019 | — | 1 job opening |
| 7 | 2invest AG Private equity firm focused on acquiring companies | — | — | Unfunded | Hansjorg Plaggemars Board Member | 1997 | — | — |
| 8 | 4GC Private equity and M&A advisory firm focused on e-commerce, B2B services, and education sectors | — | — | Unfunded | Philipp Hartelt Director and Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — |
Top 5 Private Equity Funds companies in Germany
#1
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2022 · 27 employees$11Mraised▾
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- Oct 2023Seed$11M
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#2
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2005 · 47 employees$19.7Mraised▾
Private equity fund focused on hotels and multiple sectors
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$4M
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$3.5M
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$12.2M
#3
Funding Raised · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2006$342.4Kraised▾
Provider of capital and operational expertise for sustained business development. They offer strategic support to foster growth and modernization. The firm focuses on established business models with future-oriented market potential. Investment activities include trade, production, real estate, and services. They consider both majority and minority shareholdings.
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$342.4K
#4
Funding Raised · Schonefeld, Brandenburg · founded 2021—raised▾
Private equity fund and investment bank focused on multiple sectors. Investor specializing in B2B financial services companies with a focus on technology. Provides corporate finance advisory, and merger and acquisitions advisory services.
#5
Funding Raised · Mulheim, North Rhine Westphalia—raised▾
Private equity firm focused on multiple sectors
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