Company Investment Corporation - Applying for Recognition
Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft - Anerkennung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Companies (Gesellschaften) that meet the strict requirements can be recognised as Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaften (business investment companies). Whether a company is granted recognition as a Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft is decided by the responsible authority.
Procedure
• Before submitting the application, it is strongly recommended that you contact the approving authority.
• Submit an informal application for recognition as a Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft under § 15 UBGG (Gesetz über Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaften – Business Investment Companies Act) to the responsible authority, if your head office is located in Berlin. Please also send the required documents together with the application.
• The application is reviewed; if necessary, you will be contacted with follow-up questions or asked to submit additional documents.
• If the review is positive, you will receive recognition as a Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft under § 15 UBGG.
• The responsible authority notifies the Handelsregister Berlin (Berlin commercial register) and BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) of the recognition.
Book an appointment
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Requirements
• Legal form
Only for companies in the legal form of an AG (stock corporation), GmbH (limited liability company), KG (limited partnership), or Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (partnership limited by shares).
• Capital
The minimum capitalization must be one million euros.
• Domestic registered office
The company's registered office and management must be located domestically.
• Business purpose
The business purpose must, under the articles of association, be limited to the acquisition, holding, management, and disposal of company shareholdings within the meaning of the UBGG (Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaftsgesetz, Company Investment Companies Act).
Documents you need
Antrag auf Anerkennung als Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft (application for recognition as a business investment company)
The written application must be accompanied, in original or as publicly certified copies, by: Satzung (articles of association), Urkunden (certificates), proof of authorization (Erlaubnisnachweis)
• Satzung (articles of association)
The Satzung (articles of association) or Gesellschaftsvertrag (partnership agreement) in its most recent version
• Urkunden (certificates)
The certificates of appointment of the Vorstand (management board), the Geschäftsführung (management) or the Komplementäre (general partners), and the certificates of appointment of the Aufsichtsrat (supervisory board).
For a business investment company operated in the legal form of a Kommanditgesellschaft (limited partnership) or Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (partnership limited by shares) in which a Komplementär (general partner) is a legal entity, an additional certificate of appointment of the managing bodies of the legal entity is required.
• Proof of authorization (Erlaubnisnachweis)
If the Verwaltungsgesellschaft (management company) administering the business investment company is subject to authorization or registration requirements under the Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch (Capital Investment Code), proof of
a) the granting of authorization pursuant to Section 20 (1) in conjunction with Section 22 of the Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch (Capital Investment Code), or
b) registration pursuant to Section 44 (1) of the Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch (Capital Investment Code).
Fees
506.18 euros
Legal basis
• Gesetz über Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaften (UBGG, Act on Investment Companies) § 15 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ubgg/__15.html
• Verwaltungsgebührenordnung Berlin (VGebO, Berlin Administrative Fees Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwGebOBE2009pP1
Processing time
The procedures are not suited to averaging by number and individuality. Processing time depends on the amount of examination work involved.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe
- Abteilung Wirtschaftspolitik und Wirtschaftsordnung
Original
Service number 350387 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350387/