What CHG MERIDIAN does

CHG-MERIDIAN AG is a privately held German technology2use company founded in 1979 and headquartered in Weingarten, Germany. It develops, finances, and manages customized usage-based technology models for IT, industrial, and healthcare equipment, serving large corporations, SMEs, public authorities, and hospitals across 32 countries. The company describes itself as the largest fully independent IT leasing company globally, with $13 billion in assets under management and €3.12 billion in lease originations in 2025.

Its core product platform is organized around three verticals — IT Hardware/Devices, Industrial Technology, and Healthcare Equipment — unified by an end-to-end asset lifecycle management offering that combines financing, maintenance, and end-of-life remarketing under circular-economy principles. Underlying the platform is an AI-driven underwriting and asset management system that ingests structured data (aftermarket value, asset condition, historical performance) to produce five-year fair market value and orderly liquidation value curves in minutes. Customers access assets and contract data via the proprietary tesma portal.

Revenue is generated through recurring multi-year subscription-style usage contracts, asset management fees, and end-of-life remarketing of equipment. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through over 30 country-specific offices, with no disclosed public listing, external institutional investors, or parent company. Two notable acquisitions — OPC Asset Solutions in India (2022) and the Maia Financial portfolio in Australia (June 2024, AUD$500 million) — extended the footprint into APAC, and a December 2024 Meridian Leasing acquisition extended U.S. scale. Governance sits with a Supervisory Board chaired by Jürgen Mossakowski and a Board of Management led by Chairman Dr. Mathias Wagner alongside CFO Ulrich Bergmann and board member Daniel Welzer.

Name

CHG MERIDIAN

Legal name

CHG-MERIDIAN AG

Website

https://chg-meridian.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CHG-MERIDIAN is a privately held German technology2use company that finances and manages IT, industrial, and healthcare equipment under usage-based models for enterprises, SMEs, public authorities, and hospitals across 32 countries, with $13 billion in assets under management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Equipment Leasing and Asset Lifecycle Management

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Endpoint & Mobile Asset Management (UEM/MDM Asset Controls) (BPAEAOAI)

Keywords

• Technology equipment leasing
• IT asset financing
• Asset lifecycle management
• Healthcare equipment leasing
• Industrial technology financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Technology Equipment Leasing: CHG-MERIDIAN generates revenue through technology equipment leasing and financing. The company develops, finances, and manages customized technology usage models for companies across all sectors for IT, industrial, and healthcare equipment. Revenue is generated through lease payments, asset management fees, and end-of-life remarketing of equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CHG-MERIDIAN is a global technology2use company that develops, finances, and manages customized technology usage models for IT, industrial, and healthcare equipment. The company offers integrated end-to-end asset management — including financing, lifecycle services, and circular economy-based end-of-life handling — delivered across 32 countries to large corporations, SMEs, public authorities, and hospitals. Revenue is generated through lease payments, asset management fees, and remarketing of refurbished equipment.

Product overview

CHG-MERIDIAN operates as a technology2use company that develops, finances, and manages customized technology usage models for companies across all sectors. The company offers a platform of integrated end-to-end asset lifecycle management services organized into three core product categories: IT Hardware/Devices for digital work tools and IT equipment, Industrial Technology for production and logistics equipment, and Healthcare Equipment for medical technology. These solutions are unified by the company's technology2use approach that enables customers to access cutting-edge technology through usage-based financing models rather than capital purchases, with integrated services spanning financing, lifecycle management, and circular economy principles including end-of-life handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Hardware/Devices Financing Technology financing and lifecycle management service for IT equipment including the latest devices, workstations, and hardware. Enables enterprises, SMEs, and public sector organizations to access cutting-edge IT equipment without capital expenditure through usage-based technology2use models, with end-of-life remarketing support.
• Industrial Technology Financing Financing and asset management service for production, warehouse, and logistics equipment. Enables fleet operations and cross-country monitoring of industrial technology while controlling total cost of ownership for large corporations and SMEs.
• Healthcare Equipment Financing Technology financing and lifecycle management for hospitals and healthcare providers, covering medical technology and hospital IT systems. Enables access to cutting-edge medical equipment without capital constraints while optimizing technology costs and supporting patient care delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lease originations of €3.12 billion in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions: Bank-affiliated European leasing platform offering equipment financing across multiple verticals including IT, healthcare, and industrial. Comparable to CHG-MERIDIAN in end markets but enjoys cheaper bank-funded balance sheet.
• IBM Global Financing: Captive finance arm of IBM offering leasing and financing for IBM hardware, software, and services. Competes with CHG-MERIDIAN in IT equipment financing, particularly in enterprise mainframe and server leasing.
• Siemens Financial Services: Captive finance arm of Siemens providing equipment financing for industrial technology and healthcare customers. Overlaps with CHG-MERIDIAN's industrial and healthcare verticals but favors Siemens equipment.
• Cisco Capital: Captive finance arm of Cisco offering leasing for networking and IT infrastructure. Comparable in IT equipment finance but typically restricts financing to Cisco-branded equipment.
• HPE Financial Services: Captive finance provider for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, financing IT hardware, networking, and edge computing equipment. Direct competitor in IT leasing with the advantage of vendor alignment to HPE products.

Direct peers

• DLL Group (De Lage Landen): Global vendor-independent asset finance and leasing company owned by Rabobank, serving IT, industrial, healthcare, and agricultural equipment. Most directly comparable to CHG-MERIDIAN given similar vendor-neutral positioning and equipment finance focus.
• GRENKE AG: German-listed leasing company specializing in IT and small-ticket equipment leasing for SMEs. Highly comparable to CHG-MERIDIAN on European footprint, IT asset focus, and SME customer segment.

Emerging players

• Marlin Equipment Finance: US-based small-ticket equipment finance provider serving SMEs with IT and office equipment financing. Comparable to CHG-MERIDIAN's SME vertical with similar equipment mix but smaller scale.
• Ricoh Capital: Captive finance offering for Ricoh document and office equipment. A more narrowly scoped peer overlapping with CHG-MERIDIAN's IT segment but focused on office hardware rather than enterprise IT.

Regional players

• TECS Finance: Austrian-based leasing specialist offering IT and office equipment financing in DACH region. Comparable to CHG-MERIDIAN's core European leasing offering but smaller scale and regionally focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries27 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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