Company Profile
Description
ECM is a trusted growth partner for mid-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs in German-speaking Europe. Since 1995, ECM has raised the private equity funds GEP I-V with aggregate equity commitments of more than €1 billion and currently invests out of the fifth fund GEP V (€325 million). The funds invest primarily in leading mid-market companies with attractive growth potential in the context of ownership successions, partnership transactions and corporate spin-offs.
Number of employees in Switzerland
14 (Germany), 0 (Switzerland), 1 (USA)
Capital under Management
EUR 555m
Fund Names
German Equity Partners I-V
Number of Portfolio Companies
12
Examples of Portfolio Companies
Intermate Group, DETAX, ACADEMY Group, YellowFox, SIS, PikeTec, Uroviva, Apostroph Group, Dermatologikum, Albrecht & Dill, Leitner, Bergmann Automotive; for further information please refer to the ECM website
Year of Establishment
1995
Investments
Type of Firm
Institutional Investor
Investment Stages
Buyout - Buyin, Delisting, Expansion - Development Capital, Replacement Capital
Industrial Sectors
All
Geographical Focus
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Type of Financing
Equity Financing
Investment preferences
Currency
-
Size of Investment
EUR 10-100m
Funds available to invest
German Equity Partners V
Minimum investment considered
-
Maximum investment considered
-
