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Top 25 Merchant banks based in Germany

Name: Merchant banks based in Germany
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 293 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 293 merchant banks headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 4,434 professional contacts across them, including 2,402 with verified work emails. Frankfurt Am Main is the largest hub.

This list covers merchant banks headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

293Companies

4,434Contacts tracked

2,402Verified emails

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The 25 largest merchant banks based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 293 merchant banks based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to merchant banks: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Berenberg	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,305 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1590, Berenberg is one of the oldest banks in the world, and with this heritage comes fantastic opportunities for bright and aspiring individuals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Bankhaus Metzler	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	391 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Metzler specializes in capital market services in the business areas: Asset Management, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance and Private Banking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Carlsquare	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	255 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Carlsquare is a partner-led investment bank that supports companies and their shareholders to implement their strategic goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Fortlane Partners	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	233 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fortlane Partners is a leading European advisory firm specializing in strategy, M&A, and transformation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	MCF Corporate Finance	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	140 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MCF Corporate Finance (MCF) is a leading M&A and debt advisory firm with offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Munich and Stockholm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Falkensteg	Indirect evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FalkenSteg is an owner-led corporate finance, restructuring and real estate advisory firm with locations in Düsseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Pava Partners	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	82 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome at Pava Partners, a leading independent Tech M&A, Debt Advisory, and Equity Financing firm in Europe focusing on high-growth small and medium-sized technology companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Rautenberg & Company	Indirect evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We advise financial sponsors and their portfolio companies as well as corporates during all phases of a transaction.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Case Cassiopea	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CASE CASSIOPEA is a European partner-led investment banking advisory firm with offices in Frankfurt, Milan and Paris, cooperating with an international network of partners in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Valuetrust Financial Advisors	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ValueTrust is a leading independent corporate finance advisory boutique in the DACH region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	FCF FOX Corporate Finance Gmbh	Indirect evidence	München, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FCF Fox Corporate Finance (FCF) ist „The Financing Specialist“ für die Beratung, Strukturierung und Platzierung von Fremd- und Eigenkapitalfinanzierungen im deutschsprachigen Raum.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Saxenhammer	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Saxenhammer is a premier M&A advisory firm specializing in Corporate Finance for mid-sized businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Steinbeis M&a Partners Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Steinbeis M&A ist eine der führenden Transaktionsberatungs-Gesellschaften mit Fokus auf den Mittelstand und bietet branchenübergreifend ein umfassendes und professionelles…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Herter & CO	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Herter & Co- Teneo Capital Advisory is a premier advisory boutique specialized in debt transactions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Benten Capital Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “benten capital ist ein unabhängiges und inhabergeführtes Beratungshaus für Unternehmenskäufe und -verkäufe (M&A), Eigen- und Fremdkapitalfinanzierungen sowie Bewertung und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	CFC Corporate Finance Contor Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CFC unterstützt Unternehmer und Managementteams bei strategischer Unternehmensfinanzierung, M&A-Transaktionen, Immobilienprojekten sowie in Nachfolge- und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Pfp-Privatefinancepartners Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt A.m., GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die PrivateFinancePartners GmbH ist Ihr Partner in den Bereichen Wealth Management, Versicherungen und Advisory.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Altenried Etti & CO	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Ox8 Corporate Finance	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ox8 Corporate Finance is an independent corporate finance boutique founded in 2018 by experienced M&A specialists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	MDN Group	Indirect evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MDN Group is an independent corporate finance advisory company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	AQUIN	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aquin combines leading M&A knowledge with true industry expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Network Corporate Finance	Indirect evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Network Corporate Finance is an independent advisor focusing on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), as well as equity and debt capital financing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	IOM Advisory	Indirect evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IOM Advisory is an independent financial advisory firm with expertise in M&A and fundraising.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Belgravia & Co. Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Köln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BELGRAVIA & CO.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Parklane Capital	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Parklane Capital is a corporate finance boutique for growth companies in the media, internet and technology sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: merchant banks. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names merchant banks.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of merchant banks, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name merchant banks. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Merchant banks based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

54.2%Verified-email coverage

15.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

11.9%Largest-city concentration · Frankfurt Am Main

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

192

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 293 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among merchant banks, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “merchant banks”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names merchant banks), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among merchant banks, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,402 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names merchant banks, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many merchant banks are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 293 merchant banks headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Berenberg, headquartered in Hamburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most merchant banks?

Frankfurt Am Main leads with 35 headquartered companies, followed by Frankfurt (30) and Munchen (29).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,402 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 293 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.