Committed to create value
Investment and asset manager for infrastructure projects
MPC Capital, as a global investment manager, specializes in maritime and energy infrastructure. As a publicly listed company with a strong family heritage, we have the financial and organizational strength to develop and manage international projects. For our institutional clients, we develop and manage investments based on the opportunities of global decarbonization and energy transition. As a responsible company with a family background that has been listed on the stock exchange since 2000, MPC Capital actively contributes to financing the investment needs to achieve global climate goals.
Focus
Powering profitable growth in Maritime und Energy Infrastructure
With a strong focus on sustainability and innovation, we are an investment and asset manager of maritime and energy infrastructure. We have a 30-year track record in real asset investments with more than EUR 20 bn invested across asset classes. We offer institutional investors access to high-growth opportunities in dynamic sectors and currently manage an AuM of EUR 4.8 bn (Q1 2024).
1994
Founding
2000
IPO
2012
Repositioning
2024
EUR 4.8 bn in AuM (H1)
1994
Located at the traditional Palmaille street in Hamburg, MPC Capital was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of the international trading house MPC Münchmeyer Petersen.
2000
MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital went public in 2000. While the company initially focused on ship investments, the product range was significantly expanded during the following years.
2012
The repositioning as an international asset and investment manager for institutional clients was initiated in 2012.
2024
Focusing on maritime and energy infrastructure with an AuM of EUR 4.8 bn (H1)
Constantin Baack
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Constantin Baack has been a member of the Management Board of MPC Capital AG since April 2015 and was appointed Chairman of the Management Board in June 2024. He has worked for MPC Capital in various management positions since 2008 and was responsible, among other things, for the expansion of the maritime services business and the initiation and implementation of numerous investment structures and companies – in particular MPC Container Ships ASA, where he has also been CEO since its foundation in 2017.
Constantin Baack holds a Graduate Diploma and a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Sydney and previously worked at Ernst & Young in Hamburg and Shanghai and at the shipping company Hamburg Süd in Sydney.
Dr. Philipp Lauenstein
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Dr Philipp Lauenstein has been a member of the Management Board of MPC Capital AG since April 2018. He has held various specialist and management positions in the MPC Group since 2016 and played a key role in the founding of MPC Container Ships ASA.
Philipp Lauenstein holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Lund, Sweden, and a doctorate in economics. Before joining the MPC Group, he worked for the Hamburg-based Reederei Nord Group and in management consulting with a focus on restructuring and corporate finance.
Christian Schwenkenbecher
Chief Client Officer (CCO)
Christian Schwenkenbecher joined MPC Capital AG in 2022 as Head of Institutional Sales and was appointed to the Management Board in June 2024. Prior to this, he held management positions at Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Investment Banking in Hamburg and London, most recently as the bank’s Head of Equity Sales (UK). Before that, Christian worked at E.On in inhouse consulting, at Rolls-Royce in financial controlling and PwC.
Christian Schwenkenbecher holds a degree in business administration from the University of Cologne and the ESADE Business School in Barcelona, with a focus on energy economics (EWI) and corporate finance.
Responsible asset and investment management is embedded at the core of our business and our investments.
We are committed to investing with our ESG Principles in mind, creating a lasting positive impact on the environment and the communities in which we invest.
Our ESG Principles serve as a guideline for sustainable and responsible investments across all our segments and reflect our commitment to socially and environmentally responsible behaviour.
Constantin Baack, CEO
As PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) Signatory we commit to their principles:
- Principle 1: We will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and decision-making processes.
- Principle 2: We will be active owners and incorporate ESG issues into our ownership policies and practices.
- Principle 3: We will seek appropriate disclosure on ESG issues by the entities in which we invest.
- Principle 4: We will promote acceptance and implementation of the Principles within the investment industry.
- Principle 5: We will work together to enhance our effectiveness in implementing the Principles.
- Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles.
We assume social responsibility at our location: Education is crucial for a professional future. Many children in Hamburg from socially deprived, low-income and / or immigrant families start school at a disadvantage. For over 18 years, MPC Capital has therefore been supporting educationally disadvantaged young people with its Elbstiftung.
As part of the Elbstation Academy project, young people rehearse plays, produce radio reports and make films, which are then performed in theatres throughout Hamburg. In this way, Elbstation promotes self-esteem and motivation, helps young people to become successful and facilitates their access to better education.
