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As of 4 November 2026, 3,934 holding & investment companies companies are based in Germany; 161 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,934
- Hiring now
- 161 · 48 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Private equity firms · 1,214
- Top city
- Berlin · 330
- Parent market
- Business & finance services · 263,748
Holding & investment companies in Germany, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Private equity firms | 1,214 | 31% |
| Venture capital firms | 1,036 | 26% |
| Family holdings | 1,000 | 25% |
| Real estate investment firms | 884 | 22% |
| Other holding & investment companies | 384 | 10% |
| Private asset managers | 167 | 4% |
| Property investment advisers | 166 | 4% |
| Wealth management general | 146 | 4% |
| Other wealth management investment | 140 | 4% |
| Infrastructure investment funds | 122 | 3% |
| Corporate finance advisers | 99 | 3% |
| General management consulting | 52 | 1% |
| Market entry internationalisation consulting | 17 | 0% |
| Innovation rnd consulting | 14 | 0% |
| Other lending banking & currency exchange | 10 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 1,978 · 10 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,286 · 53 |
| 11-50 employees | 476 · 52 |
| 51-200 employees | 112 · 25 |
| 201-500 employees | 39 · 7 |
| 501-1000 employees | 18 · 5 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 19 · 5 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 4 · 3 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 330 | 8% |
| Hamburg | 315 | 8% |
| München | 269 | 7% |
| Frankfurt am Main | 220 | 6% |
| Düsseldorf | 120 | 3% |
| Köln | 107 | 3% |
| Stuttgart | 55 | 1% |
| Grünwald | 47 | 1% |
| Harbin | 46 | 1% |
| Hannover | 36 | 1% |
| Wiesbaden | 36 | 1% |
| Nürnberg | 32 | 1% |
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3,934 holding & investment companies companies are based in Germany; 161 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/business_finance_services/germany/holding_and_investment_companies)
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- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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How many holding & investment companies companies are there in Germany?
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