TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH is a German limited liability company (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH). It is entered in the commercial register of the Amtsgericht Hamburg under HRB 71756, with its registered seat in Hamburg and the business address Bredowstraße 20, 22113 Hamburg. The current register printout retrieved on 21 October 2026 shows an open register sheet with 35 entries, the latest dated 26 March 2026, and no entry relating to liquidation or insolvency. Its registered object is the rental, leasing and trading of transport equipment of every kind, and the provision of services connected with transport equipment.
The company was first entered in the register on 9 July 1999, under articles of association dated 25 May 1999, as a shelf company named Raboisen 240. Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, with share capital of EUR 25,000. It was renamed Verwaltungsgesellschaft TIP-CTR mbH on 3 April 2001 and TIP Services GmbH on 1 July 2004. On that date it took over its present object and absorbed part of a business by way of a statutory hive-down (Ausgliederung). Its share capital was raised to EUR 625,000 in 2004 and to EUR 10,403,714 on 25 October 2013. The present name, TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH, was registered on 13 March 2014.
The legal notice (Impressum) of the tip-group.com website names TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH, Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 71756, as the operator of its German pages and gives the VAT ID DE 813129460. The stored website, www.tipeurope.com, redirects to that site. The register shows a branch at Herzberg am Harz (entered 8 December 2020) and a foreign branch in Sofia, Bulgaria, registered in the Bulgarian Commercial Register under number 208438066 (entered 17 September 2025). A Potsdam branch, registered in 2005, was closed on 16 March 2023.
The company has grown through absorbing other businesses. The register records five mergers into TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH since 2015. The first two were Fischer und Knöbel Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (19 November 2015) and PEMA GmbH of Herzberg am Harz (1 December 2020). The other three came in 2023: Rudolf Sedlmeier GmbH, a commercial-vehicle workshop in Feldkirchen near Munich (1 August 2023); Mezger Rent & Service GmbH of Möckmühl (5 September 2023); and FTM GmbH Fahrzeug Technik Möckmühl (1 November 2023). The TIP announcements of 2 February and 6 September 2023 describe these as a workshop with 10 repair bays and a rental fleet of about 540 reefers, curtainsiders and trucks. The September 2023 announcement put TIP’s workshop count in Germany at 22.
No company-level revenue or headcount is given here. German annual accounts for financial years beginning after 31 December 2021 are filed with the Unternehmensregister, which was not accessible to this review.
Sources
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 71756: current printout (AD), chronological printout (CD) and historical paper-sheet printout (HD), all retrieved 21 October 2026, https://www.handelsregister.de (the portal has no permanent document links)
- TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH, Impressum, https://www.tip-group.com/de/impressum, retrieved 21 October 2026
- TIP Group, “TIP Group expands its workshop network for heavy commercial vehicles”, 2 February 2023, https://www.tip-group.com/en/news/tip-group-expands-its-workshop-network-heavy-commercial-vehicles, retrieved 21 October 2026
- TIP Group, “TIP Group expands its presence in Germany with the acquisition of Mezger Rent & Service”, 6 September 2023, https://www.tip-group.com/en/news/tip-group-expands-its-presence-germany-acquisition-mezger-rent-service, retrieved 21 October 2026
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH
The shareholders of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH could not be verified for this profile. The commercial register printouts reviewed (current, chronological and historical, retrieved 21 October 2026) do not list a GmbH’s shareholders. Those are recorded in the shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste) under § 40 GmbHG, which is kept in the register’s document folder. That list was not retrieved, and no other public filing reviewed names the company’s immediate shareholder or the size of its holding.
The provider shareholder table on this page shows one row. It names TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH itself as the 100% holder of one share with a nominal value of EUR 25,000. No reviewed filing supports that row. It names the company as its own shareholder, and EUR 25,000 was the share capital at first registration in 1999. The register shows share capital of EUR 10,403,714 since 25 October 2013. The row should not be relied on.
At group level, TIP Group described itself on 2 February 2023 as a portfolio company of I Squared Capital. On 9 May 2018 I Squared Capital announced it would acquire a 100% interest in TIP Trailer Services from HNA Group (International) Company Limited, through ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II. On 14 July 2026 it announced an agreement to sell a 25% minority interest in TIP Group to IMCO and GCM Grosvenor, with completion expected in the first quarter of 2027. As of 21 October 2026 that sale had not been reported as completed.
None of these announcements sets out the chain of companies between TIP Group and this GmbH. They therefore do not establish who holds the company’s shares, or in what percentage.
Data availability
Status: Not found (restricted to the register’s document folder). A German GmbH’s shareholders appear in the Gesellschafterliste, not in the register printouts. Beneficial-ownership information is held in the Transparenzregister, which was not consulted. No ultimate beneficial owner is identified on this page.
Sources
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 71756: current printout (AD), chronological printout (CD) and historical printout (HD), retrieved 21 October 2026, https://www.handelsregister.de
- TIP Group, “TIP Group expands its workshop network for heavy commercial vehicles”, 2 February 2023, https://www.tip-group.com/en/news/tip-group-expands-its-workshop-network-heavy-commercial-vehicles, retrieved 21 October 2026
- TIP Group, “I Squared Capital to Acquire TIP Trailer Services”, 9 May 2018, https://www.tip-group.com/en/news/i-squared-capital-acquire-tip-trailer-services, retrieved 21 October 2026
- I Squared Capital, minority sale agreement for TIP Group, 14 July 2026, https://isquaredcapital.com/news/minority-sale-agreement-tip-group/, retrieved 21 October 2026
- TIP Group, “TIP Group continues its growth journey with new long-term investment support”, 14 July 2026, https://www.tip-group.com/en/news/tip-group-continues-its-growth-journey-new-long-term-investment-support, retrieved 21 October 2026
Data-provider feed — rows as supplied to Zavia for Handelsregister (Commercial Register), including entries the profile above does not cover. These rows are not a verbatim copy of the register: they have been found to duplicate the same person under different spellings and to keep a status of Active after an appointment ended. Where they disagree with the profile above, the profile is the checked version.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH | 100% | Handelsregister (Commercial Register) |
Officers
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Directors and officers of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH
According to the Hamburg commercial register (current printout retrieved 21 October 2026), TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH has three managing directors (Geschäftsführer). Each has sole power of representation and is released from the restrictions of § 181 BGB.
- Oliver Ulrich Bange, registered on 1 February 2017
- Lars von Ohlen, registered on 22 October 2009 (a Prokurist from 21 July 2009 until then)
- Gerard Reinder Kraaij, registered on 13 March 2026
The register also lists six current Prokuristen, who hold statutory commercial power of attorney.
- Sole power of attorney (Einzelprokura): Udo Brestel, Jan Philip Grünwald and Jan Willem Poppe
- Joint power of attorney (Gesamtprokura), exercised with a managing director or another Prokurist: François Hartung, Mark Hesse and Ralf Suhrau
Under the general representation rule, a sole managing director represents the company alone. Where there are several, the company is represented by two managing directors, or by one managing director together with a Prokurist.
Since the company was first registered in 1999, the register records 10 managing-director appointments, 7 of which have ended, and 19 grants of Prokura, 13 of which have ended. The dates above are register entry dates, not necessarily the dates the appointments took effect.
Several provider officer cards on this page do not match the register:
- Robert Alain Fast is shown as an active managing director. The register entered him as Geschäftsführer on 23 January 2007 and recorded his departure (“Ausgeschieden”) on 13 March 2026, so he is a former managing director.
- François Hartung, Jan Poppe and Jan Grunwald are shown as “Officer”. The register lists them as Prokuristen (authorised signatories), not managing directors.
- Oliver Ulrich Bange is correctly shown as a current managing director.
- The cards omit two current managing directors, Lars von Ohlen and Gerard Reinder Kraaij, and three current Prokuristen.
The company’s website legal notice lists its managing directors as Oliver Bange, Lars von Ohlen and Arjen Kraaij.
Recent officer changes
- 26 March 2026: the Prokura of Bernd Beisel ended, and Udo Brestel’s Prokura was changed from joint to sole power of attorney (register entry 35).
- 13 March 2026: Gerard Reinder Kraaij was appointed managing director, and Robert Alain Fast left as managing director (register entry 34).
- 6 April 2023: Jan Willem Poppe and Jan Philip Grünwald were granted sole power of attorney (Einzelprokura) (register entry 29).
Data availability
Status: Full. The German commercial register publishes current and former managing directors and Prokuristen with their representation authority, entry dates and town of residence. It does not record nationality, so nationality is not disclosed for any officer. Dates of birth and places of residence printed in the register are deliberately not reproduced here.
Sources
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 71756: current printout (AD), chronological printout (CD, entries 1 to 35) and historical paper-sheet printout (HD, entries 1999 to 2001), retrieved 21 October 2026, https://www.handelsregister.de
- TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH, Impressum, https://www.tip-group.com/de/impressum, retrieved 21 October 2026
Data-provider feed — rows as supplied to Zavia for Handelsregister (Commercial Register), including entries the profile above does not cover. These rows are not a verbatim copy of the register: they have been found to duplicate the same person under different spellings and to keep a status of Active after an appointment ended. Where they disagree with the profile above, the profile is the checked version.
Group Structure
Group structure of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH belongs to the TIP trailer leasing and services group. Its legal notice is published on the group website, tip-group.com, and the group’s German acquisitions of 2023 were merged into this company according to the commercial register. TIP Group is headquartered in Amsterdam and describes itself as a portfolio company of I Squared Capital. I Squared Capital acquired TIP in 2018 and, on 14 July 2026, agreed to sell a 25% minority interest to IMCO and GCM Grosvenor, subject to completion.
The company’s immediate parent, and the chain of holding companies above it, could not be verified from the sources reviewed. No ownership percentage is therefore given for any parent.
The register does show one earlier control relationship. A profit-and-loss transfer agreement (Ergebnisabführungsvertrag) was concluded on 30 December 2003 with T.I.P. Holdings GmbH, Hamburg (HRB 68882), named in the register as the controlling company. That company was later renamed GE Equipment Services Holding GmbH, and the agreement ended by termination with effect from 16 February 2012. No subsidiaries of the company were identified. The provider group tree on this page shows the company alone, with no parent and no subsidiaries.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.I.P. Holdings GmbH (later GE Equipment Services Holding GmbH) | Germany | HRB 68882, Amtsgericht Hamburg | Historical controlling company under a profit-and-loss transfer agreement; transferor in the 2004 hive-down | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Agreement ended 16 Feb 2012 | Register entries of 4 Feb 2004, 1 Jul 2004 and 13 Mar 2012 |
| General Electric Zweite Beteiligungs GmbH | Germany | HRB 74347, Amtsgericht Hamburg | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 17 Oct 2006 |
| Beteiligungsgesellschaft TIP-CTR mbH | Germany | HRB 88555, Amtsgericht Hamburg | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 17 Oct 2006 |
| Fischer und Knöbel Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH | Germany | HRB 10030, Amtsgericht Gütersloh | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 19 Nov 2015 |
| PEMA GmbH | Germany | HRB 120093, Amtsgericht Göttingen | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 1 Dec 2020 |
| Rudolf Sedlmeier GmbH | Germany | HRB 58016, Amtsgericht München | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 1 Aug 2023 |
| Mezger Rent & Service GmbH | Germany | HRB 749778, Amtsgericht Stuttgart | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 5 Sep 2023 |
| FTM GmbH Fahrzeug Technik Möckmühl | Germany | HRB 107603, Amtsgericht Stuttgart | Merged into the company | Not applicable | Absorbed | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Zweigniederlassung Herzberg am Harz | Germany | Same legal entity (HRB 71756) | Branch | Not applicable | Registered | 8 Dec 2020 |
| TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH – Bulgaria branch, Sofia | Bulgaria | 208438066 (Bulgarian Commercial Register), EUID BGCOMREG.208438066 | Foreign branch | Not applicable | Registered | 17 Sep 2025 |
Recent structural changes
- 14 July 2026: I Squared Capital agreed to sell a 25% minority interest in TIP Group to IMCO and GCM Grosvenor. This is a group-level transaction, expected to complete in the first quarter of 2027.
- 17 September 2025: a foreign branch in Sofia, Bulgaria, was entered in the register.
- 1 August to 1 November 2023: Rudolf Sedlmeier GmbH, Mezger Rent & Service GmbH and FTM GmbH Fahrzeug Technik Möckmühl were merged into the company. The Potsdam branch had been closed on 16 March 2023.
Data availability
Status: Partial. The register documents the company’s mergers, branches and the former profit-and-loss transfer agreement. German register printouts do not show a GmbH’s current parent, and the group’s holding chain was not found in any public document reviewed.
Sources
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 71756: current printout (AD) and chronological printout (CD), retrieved 21 October 2026, https://www.handelsregister.de
- TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH, Impressum, https://www.tip-group.com/de/impressum, retrieved 21 October 2026
- TIP Group, “TIP Group expands its workshop network for heavy commercial vehicles”, 2 February 2023, https://www.tip-group.com/en/news/tip-group-expands-its-workshop-network-heavy-commercial-vehicles, retrieved 21 October 2026
- I Squared Capital, minority sale agreement for TIP Group, 14 July 2026, https://isquaredcapital.com/news/minority-sale-agreement-tip-group/, retrieved 21 October 2026
Data-provider feed — rows as supplied to Zavia for Handelsregister (Commercial Register), including entries the profile above does not cover. These rows are not a verbatim copy of the register: they have been found to duplicate the same person under different spellings and to keep a status of Active after an appointment ended. Where they disagree with the profile above, the profile is the checked version.
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH do?
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH (Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 71756) rents, leases and trades transport equipment and provides related services, per its registered object; it has a branch in Herzberg am Harz and a foreign branch in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was first registered on 9 July 1999 as a shelf company and has carried its present name since 13 March 2014.
Who owns TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH?
The shareholders of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH could not be verified: German register printouts do not list a GmbH's shareholders, and the shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste) was not retrieved. The provider row naming the company itself as 100% holder of one EUR 25,000 share is not supported by any filing reviewed.
Who is TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No ultimate beneficial owner of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH is identified on this page. TIP Group describes itself as a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, but the ownership chain from this GmbH up to the group was not verified, and the Transparenzregister was not consulted.
What is TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH's company registration number?
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH's registration number is HRB 71756 Hamburg, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.
Is TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH still an active company?
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.
When was TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH incorporated?
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH was incorporated on 9 July 1999, according to Handelsregister (Commercial Register).
What is TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH's registered address?
The registered address on file for TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH is Hamburg, Germany.
What is TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH's revenue?
No company-level revenue figure was verified for this profile; German annual accounts for financial years beginning after 2021 are filed with the Unternehmensregister, which was not accessible to this review. The registered share capital is EUR 10,403,714 (since 25 October 2013).
Is TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH listed on a stock exchange?
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH is a private GmbH and is not listed on any stock exchange.
Who are the officers/directors of TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH?
The Hamburg commercial register (21 October 2026) lists three managing directors with sole representation authority, Oliver Ulrich Bange, Lars von Ohlen and Gerard Reinder Kraaij, plus six Prokuristen. Robert Alain Fast left as managing director on 13 March 2026.
Does TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH have a parent company or subsidiaries?
TIP Trailer Services Germany GmbH is part of the TIP trailer leasing group, which TIP describes as an I Squared Capital portfolio company; its immediate parent was not verified. From 2003 to 16 February 2012 it was bound by a profit-and-loss transfer agreement with T.I.P. Holdings GmbH (later GE Equipment Services Holding GmbH, HRB 68882 Hamburg), and since 2015 it has absorbed five companies by merger.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 4 October 2026.