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Family HoldingPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 13 SOURCES

Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern

Also known as Fürstenhaus Hohenzollern, Fürst von Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern Unternehmensgruppe

Sigmaringen family group owned by Karl Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern: forestry, real estate, the Arber ski area and stakes in ZOLLERN, EZS, CoSi dental and others.

USEFUL FOR Co-investors

The Swabian-Catholic (Sigmaringen) line of the House of Hohenzollern. Not the Prussian/imperial Hohenzollern line (Prince of Prussia), and not the ZOLLERN group itself, which is its largest holding.

Family & background

FAMILY
Hohenzollern (Fürst von Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen line)
WEALTH ORIGIN
Forestry, real estate and industrial holdings (ZOLLERN steelworks since 1708)
HEADQUARTERS
Sigmaringen, Germany
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

GEOGRAPHY
Germany
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsReal estate

Overview

The Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern in Sigmaringen is the business group of the Swabian line of the House of Hohenzollern, owned by S.H. Karl Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern, who became head of the house and of the group in 2010. Its business areas are forestry and hunting (including the HZF Hohenzollern Forstdienste service business), real estate, the Hohenzollernschloss Sigmaringen, the Großer Arber mountain and its tourism facilities, and a Finanzen & Beteiligungen division. The group says that, besides forestry and real estate, company holdings and capital assets have long been part of the princely wealth, and that the house currently holds stakes in several companies, the largest being the ZOLLERN group (metal and drive technology, about 2,000 employees), plus EZS Sigmaringen (electrical and security engineering), Prinz von Hohenzollern GmbH (forestry services and wine), SLG Baumarkt (a leasing company for two toom DIY stores) and CoSi dental (dental X-ray and emergency-call systems).

Holdings & investments (5)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

  • Industrial & Manufacturing
  • SLG Baumarkt GmbH & Co KG
    Real Estate & PropTech · since 1989
  • EZS – Fürstlich Hohenzollernsche Elektrozentrale Sigmaringen GmbH & Co KG
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Prinz von Hohenzollern GmbH (HZF Hohenzollern Forstdienste; Wein und Sekt)
    Food & Agriculture
  • CoSi dental GmbH
    HealthTech

People

  • Peter Brodmann
    Head of Beteiligungen (holdings division) · source
  • Karl Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern
    Owner (Inhaber); head of the House of Hohenzollern since 2010; shareholder and advisory board chair of ZOLLERN GmbH & Co. KG · source
  • Thomas Eckl
    Responsible for content (Impressum) · source
  • Jakob Fischer
    Responsible for content (Impressum) · source
  • Thomas Kanjar
    Responsible for content (Impressum) · source

Frequently asked questions

Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern is a family holding based in Sigmaringen, Germany.

Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern invests on behalf of the Hohenzollern (Fürst von Hohenzollern, Sigmaringen line) family (Forestry, real estate and industrial holdings (ZOLLERN steelworks since 1708)).

Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and real estate.

Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern invests in Industrial & Manufacturing, Real Estate & PropTech, HealthTech and Food & Agriculture.

Key people at Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern include Karl Friedrich Fürst von Hohenzollern (Owner (Inhaber); head of the House of Hohenzollern since 2010; shareholder and advisory board chair of ZOLLERN GmbH & Co. KG), Peter Brodmann (Head of Beteiligungen (holdings division)), Thomas Eckl (Responsible for content (Impressum)) and Jakob Fischer (Responsible for content (Impressum)).

Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern's holdings and investments include ZOLLERN GmbH & Co KG, EZS – Fürstlich Hohenzollernsche Elektrozentrale Sigmaringen GmbH & Co KG, Prinz von Hohenzollern GmbH (HZF Hohenzollern Forstdienste; Wein und Sekt), SLG Baumarkt GmbH & Co KG and CoSi dental GmbH.

No. Unternehmensgruppe Fürst von Hohenzollern invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.