Philipp Englisch

Philipp Englisch is an Investment Director at EMH Partners, a Munich-based growth equity firm founded in 2016 with more than €1.5bn in committed capital. He joined the firm's investment team and rose through its ranks, being promoted to Senior Associate as of 1 January 2020 and then to Investment Director effective 1 January 2025 (announced 3 February 2025, alongside colleague Nicolas Höhne).

Before joining EMH Partners, Englisch was a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he focused on digitalization topics for clients in the TMT (Technology, Media, Telecommunications) sector — a background that maps closely onto EMH's technology-driven investment thesis.

On the education side, Englisch holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich and an honors degree in Technology Management from the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), a joint elite program of LMU and the Technical University of Munich. He also spent time studying at Singapore Management University.

At EMH, Englisch works directly with founders and management teams of Mittelstand and fast-scaling European companies. Managing Partner Maximilian Kuss framed the 2025 promotions as part of a firm "culture of excellence and growth," recognizing team members supporting entrepreneurs in scaling their ventures.

• Stage & structure: EMH provides growth capital to established, profitable companies — not early-stage seed bets. It takes both minority and majority positions (recent deals such as Stonebranch were "significant minority" investments leaving founders in control).
• Check size: Roughly €50m–€250m per company, targeting shareholdings between ~25% and 75%.
• Company profile they say yes to: Fast-growing, already-profitable businesses with ~€50m–€500m in revenue, genuine technology expertise, and a shared vision of sustainable expansion — with a strong DACH (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) focus within Europe.
• Owner-led philosophy: EMH positions itself as an investor "by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs," building long-term value alongside management rather than short-hold financial engineering.
• Englisch's stated motivation: "I am thrilled to closely work together with top-notch entrepreneurs at EMH Partners." His personal focus areas reflect his BCG/CDTM roots in digitalization and TMT.