CHG-MERIDIAN

What CHG-MERIDIAN does

CHG-MERIDIAN AG is a privately held German technology lifecycle management company founded in 1979 and headquartered in Weingarten, Germany. The company finances, leases, and manages IT hardware, industrial technology, and healthcare equipment for international enterprises, government agencies, and hospitals across more than 30 countries. Its commercial model, branded technology2use®, separates technology access from ownership by combining devices, financing, and ancillary services into multi-year usage contracts, and is sold exclusively through direct enterprise field sales — no transactional self-service or e-commerce channel exists.

The company's product platform is anchored by tesma, a proprietary asset management system that delivers lifecycle transparency from procurement through remarketing and supports centralized financial control across geographies. Surrounding modules — carbonZER0 for carbon-neutral leasing, eraSURE for certified data erasure, and Sale & Leaseback arrangements — together with manufacturer- and bank-independent procurement through OCI (Open Catalog Interface) and Manufacturer Shop integrations, form the operational backbone of the offering. Distribution is anchored in 25+ wholly-owned regional subsidiaries covering EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.

Revenue is generated from three streams: recurring lease and financing payments under multi-year contracts, bundled asset management and sustainability services (tesma, carbonZER0, eraSURE), and transactional fees from equipment remarketing and Sale & Leaseback. The company reports more than 1,700 employees, serves more than 15,000 customers, and is governed as a German Aktiengesellschaft with a Management Board chaired by Dr. Mathias Wagner and a Supervisory Board chaired by Jürgen Mossakowski. No parent company, external shareholders, or funding rounds are disclosed in the source material.

Name

CHG-MERIDIAN

Legal name

CHG-MERIDIAN AG

Website

https://chg-meridian.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CHG-MERIDIAN AG is a privately held German technology lifecycle management firm that finances, leases, and manages IT, industrial, and healthcare equipment for 15,000+ enterprises, government agencies, and hospitals across more than 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Lifecycle Management

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEAOAI

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

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/IT Asset Management & Software Licensing Services

Keywords

• Technology lifecycle management
• IT equipment financing
• Technology leasing services
• Asset management platform
• Healthcare equipment leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Weingarten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Leasing and Financing: The primary revenue stream involves providing financing solutions for technology equipment. Customers acquire devices, choose payment terms, and bundle services into a single payment structure. This enables them to stay liquid, lower total cost of ownership, and keep equipment up-to-date.
2. Asset Management Services: Services including asset management, sustainability solutions, and data security bundled with technology usage. Services cover preparation, rollout, support, and end-of-life phases including remarketing.
3. Remarketing and Sale & Leaseback: Sustainable remarketing of returned equipment and Sale & Leaseback arrangements where companies can sell existing equipment and lease it back, freeing up capital.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CHG-MERIDIAN provides usage-based technology solutions under its technology2use model, bundling devices, financing, and services into a single payment structure for IT hardware, industrial technology, and healthcare equipment. The company manages the full lifecycle of customer technology assets—from consulting and procurement through deployment, support, and end-of-life remarketing—supported by its proprietary tesma asset management platform, carbonZER0 sustainable leasing, eraSURE certified data erasure, and Sale & Leaseback arrangements.

Product overview

CHG-MERIDIAN operates as a technology2use company offering usage-based technology solutions. Their core offering is the technology2use model that combines devices, financing, and services into single payment solutions. The product portfolio centers on the proprietary tesma asset management platform, complemented by sustainability services (carbonZER0, eraSURE), financing options, and Sale & Leaseback arrangements. Solutions span three verticals: IT Devices (financing, procurement, sustainable IT), Industrial Technology (fleet management, equipment financing), and Healthcare (medical technology access, hospital budget optimization). The company serves over 15,000 customers in 30 countries with 45 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• technology2use®: The company's core business model and brand philosophy emphasizing usage-based technology access rather than ownership, covering IT hardware, industrial technology, and healthcare equipment.
• tesma
• carbonZER0
• eraSURE

Products and services

• technology2use A comprehensive technology usage model that combines devices, financing and services into a single payment solution, enabling companies to acquire, manage and renew IT hardware, industrial technology and healthcare equipment without ownership, maintaining flexibility and cost efficiency.
• tesma Proprietary asset management platform providing complete transparency throughout the entire device lifecycle from purchase to disposal, with flexible management options, transparent financial control, reporting and seamless cost management across locations including international expenses.
• carbonZER0 Carbon-neutral IT leasing service that enables companies to use technology while offsetting environmental impact through sustainable practices, supporting customers' sustainability objectives across the IT lifecycle.
• eraSURE Certified data deletion/erasure service that ensures secure and compliant data removal from devices at the end of the technology lifecycle, providing high process reliability for customers with strict data protection requirements.
• Sale & Leaseback Standalone financing service allowing companies to sell their existing equipment to CHG-MERIDIAN and lease it back, freeing up capital while retaining access to the same technology.
• Consultation Services Customized consulting offering that develops a tailored service catalogue, supports procurement including tendering processes, and integrates internal services or preferred partners for each customer.
• Technology Centers Expertise and transparency centers providing specialized knowledge and dedicated services across the technology lifecycle, serving as a focal point for customer engagement and operational support.
• IT Devices Solutions Solutions for digital working with modern IT equipment, covering IT financing, budget management, efficient procurement, IT department relief and sustainable IT lifecycle management for laptops, computers, servers and related IT hardware.
• Industrial Technology Solutions Solutions for managing production, warehouse and logistics equipment, including industrial fleet management and equipment financing, helping customers monitor diverse technology across countries and control total costs.
• Healthcare Solutions Solutions that give hospitals and healthcare providers access to the latest medical technology and hospital IT without capital constraints, optimizing healthcare technology costs while improving patient care.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in expenses achieved through lowered purchase costs, improved processes, and optimized cashflow

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Financial Services: The captive finance arm of Siemens AG leases industrial automation, medical, and digital factory equipment globally. It overlaps materially on the industrial and healthcare verticals but is anchored to Siemens' own product portfolio rather than operating vendor-agnostically.
• CIT Group (First Citizens Bank): CIT, now part of First Citizens Bank, is one of the largest US equipment financiers with capabilities spanning technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Its size and balance-sheet capacity make it a broad-incumbent alternative for large enterprise leases.
• Wells Fargo Equipment Finance: Wells Fargo's equipment finance division provides lease and loan products across multiple asset categories including technology and healthcare equipment. As part of a major US bank, it represents a broad-incumbent competitor for mid-to-large enterprise customers, especially in the Americas.
• HPE Financial Services: HPE's captive financing arm leases servers, storage, networking, and edge computing hardware to enterprise customers globally. While narrowly focused on HPE-branded equipment, it represents a significant captive competitive alternative in CHG-MERIDIAN's IT Devices vertical.
• Cisco Capital: Cisco's financing subsidiary leases networking, collaboration, and data center equipment with vendor-subsidized terms. As a large OEM captive, it competes directly on enterprise IT leasing deals, particularly for mid-market and global accounts.

Direct peers

• Marlin Capital Solutions: Marlin Capital provides equipment financing and leasing to small and mid-sized businesses across multiple asset categories, with a comparable direct-sales motion to enterprise buyers in IT and adjacent equipment verticals.
• DLL Group (De Lage Landen): DLL is a global vendor finance and leasing company owned by Rabobank that finances IT, industrial, and healthcare equipment across multiple continents with structured usage models—nearly identical business model and customer targets to CHG-MERIDIAN.
• INOK Group: INOK is a German-based technology and equipment leasing specialist serving enterprise and SMB customers across Europe with vendor-agnostic usage models, closely mirroring CHG-MERIDIAN's positioning in IT and industrial equipment leasing.
• Grenke AG: German-listed Grenke provides small-ticket IT and office equipment leasing to SMEs and enterprise customers in 30+ countries, with a similar combination of hardware, financing, and lifecycle services bundled into recurring contracts.

Regional players

• Getinge Financial Services: Getinge, a Swedish medical technology company, provides financing for its own surgical, ICU, and sterilization equipment. As an OEM captive focused on a narrower medical vertical and primarily European market, it represents a regional-style competitor in CHG-MERIDIAN's healthcare vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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