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Ownership in Danish companies from Germany

Overview of ownership and investments from Germany in Danish companies. Data updated 10/28/2026.

Total participants

22,873

With ownership

2,208

Companies owned

2,116

Total ownership value

133.8 bn DKK

Top owners by company count

1.

Fortuna Schiffahrtskontor GmbH

Foreign entity

6

companies

2.

Per Søgaard

Person

5

companies

3.

Deer Ventures GmbH

Foreign entity

4

companies

4.

Sebastian Maciejewski

Foreign entity

4

companies

5.

Hans Otto Koch

Person

4

companies

6.

Orpheus Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG

Foreign entity

4

companies

7.

PATRIZIA Augsburg Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Foreign entity

4

companies

8.

Apleona GmbH

Foreign entity

4

companies

9.

Encavis AG

Foreign entity

4

companies

10.

Jan-Nicolas Garbe

Foreign entity

4

companies

Top owners by ownership value

1.

Mercedes-Benz AG

Foreign entity · 1 companies

7 bn DKK

Ownership value

2.

Nordzucker AG

Foreign entity · 1 companies

4.2 bn DKK

Ownership value

3.

KB Finance GmbH

Foreign entity · 1 companies

3.9 bn DKK

Ownership value

4.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Foreign entity · 1 companies

3.8 bn DKK

Ownership value

5.

CITTI International GF-Partner GmbH & Co. KG

Foreign entity · 1 companies

2.4 bn DKK

Ownership value

6.

GEA Group Holding GmbH

Foreign entity · 1 companies

2.1 bn DKK

Ownership value

7.

Tönnies International Holding GmbH

Foreign entity · 1 companies

2.1 bn DKK

Ownership value

8.

ALSO IH GmbH

Foreign entity · 1 companies

1.9 bn DKK

Ownership value

9.

BEUMER Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Foreign entity · 1 companies

1.8 bn DKK

Ownership value

10.

Kronos International Inc.

Foreign entity · 1 companies

1.8 bn DKK

Ownership value

Largest Danish companies with ownership

1.

MERCEDES-BENZ FINANS DANMARK A/S

CVR: 16047686 · 100% ownership stake

7 bn DKK

Ownership value

2.

NORDIC SUGAR A/S

CVR: 29781834 · 100% ownership stake

4.2 bn DKK

Ownership value

3.

KRONE FLEET A/S

CVR: 21507695 · 100% ownership stake

3.9 bn DKK

Ownership value

4.

MERCEDES-BENZ DANMARK A/S

CVR: 14815198 · 100% ownership stake

3.8 bn DKK

Ownership value

5.

HØRKRAM HOLDING A/S

CVR: 27969143 · 100% ownership stake

2.4 bn DKK

Ownership value

6.

GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING A/S

CVR: 10050715 · 100% ownership stake

2.1 bn DKK

Ownership value

7.

TICAN FRESH MEAT A/S

CVR: 26786576 · 100% ownership stake

2.1 bn DKK

Ownership value

8.

ALSO A/S

CVR: 17630903 · 100% ownership stake

1.9 bn DKK

Ownership value

9.

BEUMER Group A/S

CVR: 12655681 · 100% ownership stake

1.8 bn DKK

Ownership value

10.

KRONOS DENMARK ApS

CVR: 24242781 · 100% ownership stake

1.8 bn DKK

Ownership value

Top industries

1.

Ikke-finansielle holdingselskaber

413 companies

20.1 bn DKK

Ownership value

2.

Udlejning af erhvervsejendomme

84 companies

9 bn DKK

Ownership value

3.

Andre kreditselskabers aktiviteter

1 companies

7 bn DKK

Ownership value

4.

Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr

90 companies

5.1 bn DKK

Ownership value

5.

Engroshandel med motorkøretøjer

11 companies

4.4 bn DKK

Ownership value

6.

Køb og salg af egen fast ejendom

61 companies

4.2 bn DKK

Ownership value

7.

Fremstilling af sukker

1 companies

4.2 bn DKK

Ownership value

8.

Udlejning og leasing af lastbiler

4 companies

4 bn DKK

Ownership value

9.

Anden udlejning af boliger

59 companies

3.3 bn DKK

Ownership value

10.

Engroshandel med informations- og kommunikationsudstyr

39 companies

3.3 bn DKK

Ownership value

Development over time

PeriodParticipantsCompaniesOwnership value
Aug 202622,7262,196135.1 bn DKK
Aug 202622,7412,204135.8 bn DKK
Aug 202622,7542,208135.8 bn DKK
Sep 202622,7722,212135.8 bn DKK
Sep 202622,7862,221136.3 bn DKK
Sep 202622,7972,224136.3 bn DKK
Sep 202622,8112,226136.3 bn DKK
Sep 202622,8202,224136.5 bn DKK
Oct 202622,8232,226136.4 bn DKK
Oct 202622,8352,232136.4 bn DKK
Oct 202622,8462,233136.8 bn DKK
Oct 202622,8732,116133.8 bn DKK

Companies in Denmark controlled from Germany

According to Eurostat, 1,323 companies in Denmark were controlled from Germany in 2024, employing 62,520 people. By number of companies, Germany is number 4 of 41 countries.

Companies
1,323
People employed
62,520
Value added
EUR 5,405 million

9.5% of the foreign-controlled companies in Denmark

Control means the ultimate owner decides over the company, usually by holding more than half of the votes. That is narrower than the ownership stakes above, which include every registered owner from Germany. Covers industry, construction and market services.

Source: Eurostat, table fats_activ, updated 8 October 2026.

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