Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe

Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe

Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe traces its roots to the 18th century through predecessors Bankhaus Lampe and Hauck & Aufhäuser. The modern entity was created in 1998 and has since grown through organic expansion and acquisitions, most recently integrating the asset-management operations of Lampe Asset Management. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt with additional offices in Munich, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Luxembourg. Michael Bentlage leads the executive board. Investment activity spans traditional and alternative asset classes. The asset-management arm runs public-markets strategies in European equities, fixed income, and multi-asset portfolios, while the private-wealth division allocates client capital to private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure funds. Sourcing relies on a combination of in-house manager research and long-standing GP relationships in the DACH region. The firm acts primarily as a gatekeeper and portfolio constructor rather than a direct principal investor. Total client assets are undisclosed. The bank operates as a subsidiary of Fosun International, the Chinese conglomerate that acquired the business in stages between 2016 and 2020. The Luxembourg office serves as a hub for cross-border wealth-management and fund-servicing activities. Adjacent capabilities include a corporate-banking division and a capital-markets unit that offers securities services to institutional clients. Structural differentiation comes from the hybrid model: a mid-size German private bank with direct access to Asian capital through the Fosun network, yet with investment governance anchored in European regulation. The Luxembourg platform adds cross-border flexibility for family-office clients that larger universal banks segment into rigid silos.