ECM Equity Capital Management

ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH is a private equity firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, founded in 1995. The firm specializes in management buyouts, add-on acquisitions, growth capital, and other investment strategies focused on middle market and mature companies. ECM targets sectors such as manufacturing, chemicals, mechanical and plant engineering, automation, energy and process engineering, healthcare and life sciences, as well as services, wholesale, retail, and trade. It typically invests between €10 million and €50 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from €20 million to €150 million and revenues between €10 million and €250 million. The firm seeks to acquire both minority and majority stakes in its portfolio companies, often focusing on businesses facing succession challenges or shifts in corporate strategy. ECM aims for an investment horizon of three to seven years and primarily targets companies within the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.