ECP Growth

ECP Growth

ECP Growth was established in 2011 by Christian Haub in partnership with the Tengelmann Group, the 150-year-old German retail holding company that remains the source of the family’s capital. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, and continues to function as the Haub family’s primary investment vehicle while maintaining separate fund structures for outside participation. The strategy centers on growth equity, preferred equity, and minority investments in consumer companies. Asset classes include AgriTech & FoodTech, Digital Health, ClimateTech, and Mobility & Transportation. Stage coverage runs from early stage through expansion. Transaction types encompass growth equity, buyouts alongside management, corporate carve-outs, and secondary purchases tied to primary capital. Confirmed positions include Ollie, Volition Beauty, milk + honey, and Zeel. The geographic footprint is limited to North America, with the majority of activity in the United States. The team comprises 14 investment and operating professionals. Additional assets held by the family include Sunlight Ranch Company in Wyoming and real property in Washington state. In May 2025 the firm rebranded from Emil Capital Partners to ECP Growth and announced the close of Fund IV. Philanthropic vehicles include the Erivan K. and Helga Haub Family Fund and the Haub Family Foundation. The structural differentiator is the direct integration of operating experience from the Tengelmann Group’s consumer-goods holdings into investment decisions. This relationship supplies proprietary sourcing channels and sector expertise that are not available to unaffiliated managers.