Fuunded in 1796, Hauck & Aufhauser Privatbankiers is a financial services firm that specializes in the areas of asset management, capital markets, private banking, and investment banking. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, the firm's investment banking division covers the entire value chain in the equity capital segment through equity brokerage, equity capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions. Hauck & Aufhauser's clients include German small and mid-cap enterprises, investment funds, hedge funds and private equity investors, family offices, and asset managers.