The Ypsilon Group, the consulting firm with a special focus on financial services, real estate and private equity, can look back on a successful 2025 financial year. The group of companies was able to record a 20 percent increase in sales compared to the previous year and increase its number of employees from 180 at the beginning of the year to 220 at the end of the year. Through the acquisition of a tax consulting and auditing firm in Hamburg, Ypsilon was able to further expand its nationwide presence and is now represented by teams in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich.
Milestones: GHP acquisition and RDT integration
The acquisition of the Hamburg-based auditing and tax consulting firm GHP in June 2025 and the integration of RDT GmbH & Co. KG Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (RDT), which had already been acquired in 2024, as of December 1, 2025 were significant milestones in business development in 2025. Through the integration of RDT, Ypsilon was able to create an even closer integration of know-how and resources and significantly strengthen its position in the private equity sector in the market. By merging with GHP, the group significantly expanded its presence in the strategically important, but previously underrepresented north of Germany.
“With the bundling of our consulting expertise in the field of private equity and the expansion in Hamburg, we are consistently continuing our strategy of broadening our service portfolio and strengthening our position in the market,” says Tobias Hangl, tax consultant and partner at the Ypsilon Group.
Strengthening of the management team and personnel growth
The company also continued to grow in terms of personnel: As of December 31, 2025, Ypsilon employed 220 people at five locations (end of 2024: 180). In September 2025, Nina Schmidt was also added to the management team, thus expanding the venture capital division, the strategic expansion of which she has since been responsible for from the Cologne office. In addition, Dr. Raimund Behnes at the Düsseldorf office and Holger Harloff at the Munich office were appointed Managing Directors.
Strategic goals for 2026: Selective growth and expansion of the Alternative Investments business area
The Ypsilon Group plans to continue its growth course in the coming year, especially at the Berlin and Frankfurt am Main locations. At the same time, the company is stepping up its activities in the field of alternative investments. In particular, the focus is on the further development of advisory expertise for alternative investment funds (AIFs) as well as in the asset classes of private equity and real estate.
Johannes Nölke, tax consultant and partner at Ypsilon, says: “We are a young company that was only founded in 2020. Against this background, we are particularly pleased about the rapid growth and the pleasing sales development in the fifth year of our existence. In the current year, we are pursuing a selective growth strategy. Due to their strong financial and investment markets, the metropolitan regions of Berlin and Frankfurt offer considerable potential for the further expansion of our client portfolio. With the further expansion of the Alternative Investments division, we want to further strengthen our market position as a specialized advisory partner for alternative investments and tap into additional growth potential.”
Ypsilon specialises in auditing and consulting in the areas of taxation, regulation, administration, ESG as well as inbound and outbound investments. One focus is on advising the financial sector (financial services), while Ypsilon also focuses on supporting alternative investment funds (AIFs). There is particular expertise in the asset classes of private equity and real estate. The Ypsilon Group serves a wide-ranging client portfolio from the areas of banks, funds and financial service providers, medium-sized companies and German units of international corporations.
