NORD Holding

Investor type

PE / Fund of funds

Founded

1969

AUM

$5 000 M

Location

Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Investment Ticket

$100+ m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

Europe

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

With over 50 years of history and assets under management of € 4.0 billion, NORD Holding is one of the leading private equity asset management companies in Germany. The focus is on the business areas of direct investments and fund of funds investments.

The focus of the direct business is on the structuring and financing of corporate succession models, the acquisition of group divisions/ subsidiaries and the expansion financing of medium-sized companies. In contrast to most other financial investors, which only manage funds with a limited term, NORD Holding acts as a so-called "evergreen fund" with no term restrictions and invests from its own balance sheet. The company is currently involved in more than 13 companies in Germany and other German-speaking countries.

The Fund Investments division targets the small-cap segment of the European private equity market and focuses on primary, secondary and co-investments. NORD Holding concentrates strongly on buyout managers newly established on the market, operational investment strategies and regularly acts as an anchor investor.

Industry

HealthTech Energy MedTech Transportation Telecommunications Sports/SportsTech Software Security Medical Devices Media and Entertainment IT Services Healthcare Services Gaming Fashion/Beauty Electronics Business Services (B2B) Food and Beverage Foodtech Marketing and Advertising SaaS

NORD Holding Funds

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NKB Co-Invest IX
Private Equity (PE)
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Energy
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
Europe
$5-10 m
$325 M
June 2025

Contacts

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Rainer Effinger Managing Partner
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André Seidel Partner
Partner
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FAQs about NORD Holding

NORD Holding is a private equity firm that also operates as a fund of funds. It backs companies at Seed, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $100+ m.
NORD Holding is located in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
NORD Holding was founded in 1969.
NORD Holding invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Energy, MedTech, Transportation, Telecommunications, Sports/SportsTech, Software, Security, Medical Devices, Media and Entertainment, IT Services, Healthcare Services, Gaming, Fashion/Beauty, Electronics, Business Services (B2B), Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Marketing and Advertising, SaaS.
NORD Holding invests in companies and startups in Europe.
NORD Holding invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
NORD Holding usually invests $100+ m on average.
NORD Holding has around $5 000m assets under management.
NORD Holding last fund was created/launched in 2025-06-22
Yes, NORD Holding is impact investor.
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