E-Werk

What E-Werk does

E-Werk Köln is an event venue business operating out of a repurposed former industrial power station in Cologne's Mülheim district, legally held under Global Gastronomie – und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH with Wilhelm Wirtz as managing director. The venue offers over 2,000 m² of configurable event space across three named halls — the 200 m² Foyer (up to 1,000 persons), the 1,100 m² Haupthalle & Empore (up to 2,000 persons standing), and the 320 m² Nebenhalle (up to 500 persons) — supported by on-site technical planning services (Technikpläne, Hallenpläne, Hängepläne), cloakroom facilities, and reusable-cup food and beverage operations.\n\nThe business serves two primary client groups through a single venue rental model: enterprise corporate event organizers booking galas, conferences, trade shows, roadshows, product launches, and company celebrations (with reference logos including Adobe, Microsoft, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Coca-Cola, Bayer, AXA, Deutsche Bank, Daimler Chrysler, NIKE, and MediaMarkt), and concert/entertainment promoters booking live music, comedy, and cultural events. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through per-event venue rental fees plus ancillary technical and F&B services.\n\nDistribution is dual-track: direct enterprise sales via a website contact form and sales team handle corporate bookings, while concerts and entertainment events are sourced through a network of external promoters and routed through the official ticketing partner Köln Ticket (koelnticket.de). The venue is supported by an ecosystem of roughly 13 on-site service partners (catering, decoration, lighting, equipment rental, building services) and maintains a venue-transfer relationship with Palladium Köln for capacity overflow. E-Werk is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and operates from a single Cologne location with 11–50 employees.

Name

E-Werk

Legal name

Global Gastronomie – und Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://e-werk-cologne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

E-Werk Köln operates a 2,000+ m² industrial-style event venue in Cologne, Germany, hosting corporate functions, concerts, and conferences for enterprise clients via quote-based venue rentals, with ticketing routed through partner Köln Ticket.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages) (MPAGALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Operations & Venue Services (Box Office, FOH/BOH, Concessions) (MPAIAFAL), Venue Food, Beverage & Hospitality Operations (Concessions, Catering, Premium Seating) (MPAGALAN)

Keywords

• Event venue rental
• Corporate event services
• Concert hall rental
• Conference venue hosting
• Industrial event space

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental: E-Werk Köln generates revenue primarily through renting its event spaces to external organizers for concerts, corporate events, conferences, galas, trade shows, and private events. Pricing is quote-based and depends on event type, duration, and specific space requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

E-Werk Köln rents out an industrial-style event venue comprising over 2,000 m² across three halls (Foyer, Haupthalle & Empore, Nebenhalle) for concerts, corporate galas, conferences, trade shows, roadshows, product presentations, and film/TV productions. The venue provides in-house technical planning, on-site food and beverage service, and coordinate a regional partner network of catering, decoration, lighting, and equipment rental providers as part of its full-service event hosting offering.

Product overview

E-Werk Köln is an event venue consisting of three distinct hall spaces — the Foyer (200 m², up to 1,000 persons), the Haupthalle & Empore (1,100 m², up to 2,000 persons), and the Nebenhalle (320 m², up to 500 persons) — offering a combined area of over 2,000 m². The venue provides event services including galas, corporate events, conferences, trade shows, roadshows, product presentations, company parties, and film/TV productions. Supporting services include technical planning (Technikpläne, Hallenpläne, Hängepläne), on-site food & beverage catering, and cloakroom facilities. The venue operates in partnership with Kölnticket for ticketing and is co-managed under the Palladium venue group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foyer Venue Space 200 m² reception and accreditation area in an industrial brick-ambiance with direct access to all other halls, accommodating up to 1,000 persons. Used by event organizers for check-in, receptions, and pre-event functions.
• Haupthalle & Empore Venue Space The 1,100 m² main hall with impressive ceiling height and brick-and-steel industrial architecture, accommodating up to 2,000 standing persons. Serves as the primary space for concerts, corporate galas, and large-scale events.
• Nebenhalle Venue Space A 320 m² side hall blending industrial romance with red velvet and large wall motifs, accommodating up to 500 standing persons. Functions as an ideal complement to the main hall.
• Gala & Firmenfeier (Corporate Events) Hosted corporate galas, company celebrations, and private festive events at the E-Werk venue, including catering coordination and technical support.
• Tagung & Kongress (Conferences & Congresses) Corporate conference and congress hosting at the venue, with hall configurations, technical planning, and partner-network coordination for professional business events.
• Messe & Get Together (Trade Shows) Trade fair and professional get-together hosting at the E-Werk venue, leveraging the large halls and Foyer reception area for exhibition logistics and networking.
• Roadshow & Produktpräsentation (Product Launches) Hosting for roadshows and product presentations at the E-Werk venue, providing industrial-style backdrop and technical infrastructure for brand activations.
• Film- & Fernsehproduktion (Film & TV Production) Venue rental and on-site support for film and television productions, leveraging the industrial architecture and flexible hall configurations.
• Technik to go (Technical Planning) Provision of technical plans (Technikpläne), hall layout plans (Hallenpläne), and rigging plans (Hängepläne) on request to event organizers for advance event preparation.
• Gastronomie – On-Site Food & Beverage On-site food and beverage service providing cold and warm drinks and snacks (including vegetarian options) at the venue, with reusable hard-plastic cups at a 2 €/cup deposit.

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Köln TicketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial ticket sales partner for events held at E-Werk Köln. Provides ticketing infrastructure and consumer access to event tickets through koelnticket.de
• Palladium KölnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated event venue in Cologne; E-Werk occasionally transfers events to Palladium when capacity or other requirements necessitate (as noted in event postponements)
• BSD (BSD Europe)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent service partner listed in the E-Werk network, providing services to venue events
• ContourminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent service partner in the E-Werk network for event production and services
• Dein SpeisesalonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatering partner providing dining services for E-Werk events
• DekorentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDecoration partner providing event styling services for E-Werk events
• DKF EventminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent service partner in the E-Werk network
• GildenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent service partner in the E-Werk network
• Glanz und Gloria DekorationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDecoration services partner for high-end event styling
• GSS GebäudeserviceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBuilding services partner providing facility management support for events
• KaiserschoteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatering partner providing food services for business events
• LD Event Caring / LD CateringminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatering partner providing food and beverage services for events
• MojorentalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent equipment rental partner
• Cooking and MoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatering partner providing culinary services for events

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Muffathalle München: Muffathalle is an independent concert and event venue in Munich used for live music, corporate events, and cultural programming. It is comparable to E-Werk as a mid-sized German multi-purpose event venue serving both promoter-routed concerts and corporate/private bookings.
• Palladium Köln: Palladium Köln is the sister event venue under the same operator/parent group (Köln Event Veranstaltungsgesellschaft / Global Gastronomie mbH) and is explicitly referenced on E-Werk’s own site. The two venues cross-route events based on capacity, share ticketing through Köln Ticket, and serve the same Cologne market for concerts and corporate events.
• Tempodrom Berlin: Tempodrom Berlin is a mid-large flexible event venue used for concerts, corporate events, galas, and conferences, with multiple configurable spaces. It is comparable to E-Werk in offering a multi-space, multi-purpose indoor event program targeting both corporate and entertainment customers in a German metropolitan market.
• Columbiahalle Berlin: Columbiahalle is an industrial-architecture event venue (~3,500 capacity) in Berlin hosting concerts, corporate events, and cultural programming. It mirrors E-Werk's industrial-style hall-based event model and competes for similar mid-size concert and corporate bookings.
• Musical Dome Köln: Musical Dome is a mid-size Cologne venue used primarily for musical productions, live entertainment, and corporate events. It overlaps with E-Werk in the segments of entertainment bookings and corporate gatherings within Cologne.
• Sartory Säle Köln: Sartory Säle Köln is a multi-hall event and conference venue in Cologne offering flexible rooms for corporate galas, conferences, and cultural events. It competes head-to-head with E-Werk for the same corporate and event-organizer customer base in the Cologne market.

Broad incumbents

• CTS Eventim: CTS Eventim is Europe's largest ticketing and live entertainment distribution platform, also operating venues. It is comparable to E-Werk as a broad incumbent in the ticketing/event-distribution stack — competing through the venues it operates and as a counterparty through ticketing infrastructure adjacent to E-Werk's Köln Ticket partnership.
• DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG: DEAG is a leading German live entertainment promoter and venue operator producing concerts, tours, and events across DACH. It interacts with E-Werk both as a competing venue operator in the live-events space and as a promoter partner routing shows through Cologne venues.
• Live Nation Entertainment Germany: Live Nation is the world's largest live entertainment promoter and venue operator, active across Germany with a portfolio of owned and operated venues. It is comparable to E-Werk as a counterparty — it is both a promoter booking into E-Werk and a broad incumbent in the live-events space competing for promoter relationships and corporate spend.
• Lanxess Arena Köln: Lanxess Arena is Cologne’s flagship 20,000-capacity indoor arena, operated by AEG, hosting large-scale concerts, sports, and corporate events. While substantially larger than E-Werk and focused on arena-scale productions, it competes for the same promoter relationships and corporate event budgets in the Cologne catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ewerkcologne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/e-werk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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