79 Boutique Investment Banks in Frankfurt, Mapped

Boutique investment banks in Frankfurt

Germany's Mittelstand changes hands quietly, family by family, and a whole advisory industry exists to run those sales without ever putting out a press release. FirmScope tracks 79 boutique corporate finance and M&A firms in Frankfurt working succession sales, carve-outs, growth financings and cross-border deals for exactly those companies. Each firm was checked by hand - it exists, it is active, and the focus shown is the work it actually does.

The firms are below. The full directory carries a working website and LinkedIn link for every firm, named contacts where the firm publishes one, filters by deal type, and a tracker for running outreach properly.

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25 of the 79 firms on the list

Firm	Focus	Team size
Carlsquare	M&A Advisory	51-200
CDI Global M&A	M&A Advisory	51-200
Corporate Finance Associates Eur	M&A Advisory	51-200
MCF Corporate Finance	Debt Advisory	51-200
MP Corporate Finance	M&A Advisory	51-200
Pava Partners	Debt Advisory	51-200
Sancovia Corporate Finance	M&A Advisory	51-200
BankM AG	Debt Advisory	11-50
CASE CASSIOPEA	Capital Raising	11-50
Concord Capital AG	M&A Advisory	11-50
ConsusPartner	M&A Advisory	11-50
CORFINA	M&A Advisory	11-50
Cork Gully	Restructuring	11-50
COVENDIT	M&A Advisory	11-50
CRESCAT Advisory GmbH	M&A Advisory	11-50
Crossgate Corporate Finance	M&A Advisory	11-50
DeFinMA - Deutsche Finanzmarktal	M&A Advisory	11-50
Delphi Advisors GmbH	M&A Advisory	11-50
Drueker & Co.	M&A Advisory	11-50
EichenFels	M&A Advisory	11-50
Freitag & Co	M&A Advisory	11-50
Global Capital Finance	Restructuring	11-50
Hampleton Partners	M&A Advisory	11-50
Herter & Co.	Restructuring	11-50
intelligentis	Restructuring	11-50

Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.

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What counts as a boutique here

Independent corporate finance and M&A advisory firms with a genuine Frankfurt practice, including sector specialists who live off Mittelstand succession and carve-out mandates. Partner-owned and small enough that juniors sit in the deal, not adjacent to it.

The bulge bracket names on the Mainzer Landstrasse skyline and the Big Four's transaction teams are left out on purpose. This list exists for the firms that never post a job.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many boutique investment banks are there in Frankfurt?

FirmScope currently tracks 79 in Frankfurt. The number moves as firms launch, merge or wind down, and the database is updated as that happens.

Why target boutiques instead of the bulge bracket?

Far fewer applicants per seat, live deal exposure from day one, and hiring that mostly happens off-cycle through direct approaches. Mittelstand-focused boutiques fill analyst seats without ever advertising them.

Does the list include websites and contacts?

The public page shows names, size and focus. Working website and LinkedIn links, named contacts where the firm publishes one, plus search, filters, notes and an outreach tracker are part of the paid product. A free account previews a small sample.

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