Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe
Also known as Mecklenburgische Versicherungs-Gesellschaft a.G., Mecklenburgische Versicherungs-Gesellschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit, ME Gruppe
Hannover mutual insurance group (founded 1797) with ~€2.8bn of investments; holds private equity fund interests, partly moved into its Spezialfonds in 2025.
Mutual insurer headquartered in Hannover (second Hauptsitz in Neubrandenburg) despite its name; not a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern public body or Versorgungswerk.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Hannover, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 1797
- AUM
- €2.8B (2025)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 6 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
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- SECTORS
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- ASSET MIX
- Private equityReal estate
- GEOGRAPHY
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WHAT IT IS
Institutional LP. Pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign funds that commit capital to funds and, sometimes, directly.
- Mecklenburgische Lebensversicherungs-AGLife insurer of the group (investments €1,566.8m end-2025; holds private equity and fund units)
- Mecklenburgische Krankenversicherungs-AGHealth insurer of the group
ABOUT
The Mecklenburgische Versicherungs-Gesellschaft a.G. is a mutual insurer (VVaG) with head offices in Hannover and Neubrandenburg, founded on 2 March 1797 in Neubrandenburg as a hail insurer (Hagelschadens-Assekuranz-Gesellschaft). The group, which also includes Mecklenburgische Lebensversicherungs-AG and Mecklenburgische Krankenversicherungs-AG, held about €2.8bn of investments at end-2025, concentrated in investment fund units and bonds. Its 2025 annual report records private equity fund holdings, the transfer of private equity funds into its Spezialfonds and outstanding capital commitments to private equity funds.
TEAM
- Toren GrotheChairman of the Executive Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) · source
- Dr. Frederik HesseExecutive Board member · source
- Nicolas NeuschulzExecutive Board member · source
- Alexandra ScheidtExecutive Board member · source
- Knut SöderbergExecutive Board member · source
- Thomas FlemmingChairman of the Supervisory Board · source
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FAQ
Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe is a institutional investor based in Hannover, Germany, founded in 1797.
Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe does not primarily invest directly in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Key people at Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe include Toren Grothe (Chairman of the Executive Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender)), Dr. Frederik Hesse (Executive Board member), Nicolas Neuschulz (Executive Board member) and Alexandra Scheidt (Executive Board member).
No. Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.