Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH

Investor type

PE / Fund of funds

Founded

1968

AUM

$4 800 000 M

Location

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

Europe
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Universal Investment is a pioneer in the investment industry and has been successful in the market since 1968. Written in our DNA is our ability to offer funds services from a single source, as an independent and visionary organisation. We provide a reliable outlook for investors and asset managers.

What makes us tick? Universal Investment stands for creating convincing and innovative business models. Consequently, we help asset managers worldwide, concentrate on their core expertise – implementing their investment strategies successfully – while we take care of everything else. We enable institutional investors to bundle their assets in all asset classes
through our ManCo platform and administer their assets efficiently. Our clients are on the safe side of current and future regulations with us. We are a true partner and are independent without any conflicts of interest.

We are already the market leader for white label funds. We are also the largest third-party ManCo as well as the largest AIFM in Luxembourg. Furthermore, we are one of the few providers active in the three most important European fund domiciles: Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany. We administer more than 1 trillion EUR in assets.

The Universal Investment Group continues to move forward on its way to becoming the leading European fund service platform and Super ManCo for all asset classes. We are working on this with about 1,700 employees in Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Dublin, London, Paris, Stockholm and Krakow.

We are continuing to expand and are actively looking for new colleagues. Simply get in touch with us and become part of our success story!

Industry

Machine Learning (ML) Technology Telecommunications Retail Real Estate IT Services Fintech Financial Services Digital Consumer Services (B2C) Business Services (B2B)

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Fund I
Private Equity (PE)
Financial Services
Fintech
Real Estate
Series B
Europe
$5-10 m
September 2022

Contacts

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Francesca McDonagh Group Chief Executive Officer
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FAQs about Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH

Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH is a private equity firm that also operates as a fund of funds. It backs companies at Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH is located in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH was founded in 1968.
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH invests in companies and startups in Machine Learning (ML), Technology, Telecommunications, Retail, Real Estate, IT Services, Fintech, Financial Services, Digital, Consumer Services (B2C), Business Services (B2B).
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH invests in companies and startups in Europe.
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH invests in companies and startups at Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH has around $4 800 000m assets under management.
Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH last fund was created/launched in 2022-09-14
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