Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg mbH (MBG)

The MBG Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Hamburg mbH (MBG Hamburg) is an economic development institution supported by the federal and state governments, based in Hamburg. Since its founding in 1970, it has accompanied small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hamburg as a financing partner with equity products in the form of typical silent partnerships. MBG Hamburg strengthens the equity base of companies, improves their creditworthiness and rating, and expands their financing scope. Its participations offer long-term planning security, safeguard entrepreneurial independence, and are provided on entrepreneur-friendly terms. The focus is not on short-term returns but on the sustainable development of the company and the preservation of jobs in the region.

MBG Hamburg is committed to supporting Hamburg's medium-sized businesses at all stages of their development with tailored equity solutions. Our mission is to provide innovative and growth-oriented companies with planning security and financial stability through silent partnership capital. In doing so, we operate competitively neutral and non-profit-oriented, aiming to contribute as a reliable partner to strengthening Hamburg's economic strength and preserving entrepreneurial independence.

The funding programs of MBG Hamburg are aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises with their registered office or principal place of business in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. This includes founders, start-ups, technology-oriented companies, successors in business takeovers, and family-run medium-sized enterprises. Special emphasis is placed on innovative, scalable business models (e.g., digital, ecological, social), companies oriented towards the common good, as well as those that have received innovation funding or won innovation awards within the last 36 months. Typically, the target companies have group revenues of up to EUR 75 million per year.