BVT Unternehmensgruppe
Also known as BVT, BVT Beratungs-, Verwaltungs- und Treuhandgesellschaft für internationale Vermögensanlagen mbH, BVT Holding GmbH & Co. KG, derigo GmbH & Co. KG
Grünwald manager (1976) whose KVG derigo runs energy and infrastructure funds (about 70 funds/projects, EUR 5.2bn invested), alongside US/German real estate and funds of funds; EUR 4.4bn AuM.
Grünwald (Munich) issuing house and real-asset manager founded in 1976 by Harald von Scharfenberg; its KVG is derigo GmbH & Co. KG. Not related to other companies abbreviated BVT.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Grünwald, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 1976
- AUM
- €4.4B (2026)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 6 people
Focus
- STAGES
- Growth
- ASSET MIX
- Private equityReal estateFunds (as LP)
- GEOGRAPHY
- GermanyUnited States
Investment arms & vehicles
- BVT's KAGB capital management company, responsible for all of BVT's closed-ended AIFs
- Retail AIF investing in German battery-storage projects (2026)
Overview
BVT, founded in 1976 by Harald von Scharfenberg, is a bank-independent asset manager based in Grünwald near Munich with offices in Munich, Atlanta, Berlin, Cologne and Boston. It offers private and institutional investors closed-ended funds in US residential and German commercial real estate, energy and infrastructure, and multi-asset portfolio funds; since 2013 its funds are managed by its own KVG, derigo GmbH & Co. KG. BVT reports EUR 9.5bn of total investment volume, EUR 5.4bn of equity placed, 230 funds, about 80,000 investors and EUR 4.4bn of assets under management. In energy and infrastructure it has done about 70 funds and projects with EUR 5.2bn of investment since the late 1980s, and in September 2026 launched a retail AIF investing in battery-storage projects with partner VISPIRON ENERGY.
Investment thesis
Real assets with long-term, plannable cash flows: German wind, solar and battery storage (operating or ready-to-build, with secured grid connection), US multifamily rentals and German income real estate, plus diversified funds of funds across real-asset classes.
PORTFOLIO (7)
- Windpark Emlichheim (repowered 2018; expansion Emlichheim 2 in 2026, >61 MW total)Climate & Energy · since 2018
- Solarpark KönigsbrückClimate & Energy
- Windpark Goldberg (Eifel)Climate & Energy
- Windpark Sustrum-RenkenbergeClimate & Energy
- Combined heat and power plants in Treffurt, Dessau, Staßfurt, Stendal, Borna and Cottbus (1990s funds)Climate & Energy
- Windparks Flomborn, Zölkow, Ostbüren and Saal (wind funds)Climate & Energy
- Municipal sewage plant Zwickau and tram depot Halle (infrastructure stakes)Industrial & Manufacturing
People
- Harald von ScharfenbergFounder; Managing Partner, BVT Holding GmbH & Co. KG · source
- Tibor von Wiedebach und Nostitz-JänkendorfManaging Partner, BVT Holding GmbH & Co. KG; managing director of derigo Verwaltungs GmbH (portfolio management real estate and alternatives) · source
- Dr. Dominik SchallHead of Energy and Infrastructure · source
- Martin KrauseManaging Director; Head of Institutional Sales · source
- Martin StoßManaging Director; Head of US Real Estate · source
- Jens FreudenbergManaging Director; Head of Private Client Sales · source
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Frequently asked questions
BVT Unternehmensgruppe is a private equity fund based in Grünwald, Germany, founded in 1976.
Yes. BVT Unternehmensgruppe invests its own capital in private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
BVT Unternehmensgruppe invests at Growth stage in Real Estate & PropTech and Climate & Energy.
Key people at BVT Unternehmensgruppe include Harald von Scharfenberg (Founder; Managing Partner, BVT Holding GmbH & Co. KG), Tibor von Wiedebach und Nostitz-Jänkendorf (Managing Partner, BVT Holding GmbH & Co. KG; managing director of derigo Verwaltungs GmbH (portfolio management real estate and alternatives)), Dr. Dominik Schall (Head of Energy and Infrastructure) and Martin Krause (Managing Director; Head of Institutional Sales).
BVT Unternehmensgruppe's investments include Windpark Emlichheim (repowered 2018; expansion Emlichheim 2 in 2026, >61 MW total), Solarpark Königsbrück, Windpark Goldberg (Eifel), Windpark Sustrum-Renkenberge, Combined heat and power plants in Treffurt, Dessau, Staßfurt, Stendal, Borna and Cottbus (1990s funds), Windparks Flomborn, Zölkow, Ostbüren and Saal (wind funds) and Municipal sewage plant Zwickau and tram depot Halle (infrastructure stakes).
The most recent publicly reported investment by BVT Unternehmensgruppe is Windpark Emlichheim 2 expansion (six Enercon turbines, 25.4 MW, about EUR 45m investment), commissioned July 2026 (Infrastructure equity (project development and financing)), announced in Sep 2026.
Yes. BVT Unternehmensgruppe manages capital from outside investors.