Engel & Völkers

Engel & Völkers Holding GmbH
FormerlyEngel & Cie.
Company typePrivate (GmbH)
IndustryReal estate
FoundedDecember 1977
FoundersDirk Engel
Headquarters,
Number of locations
1,000 in 35 countries (2025)
Area served
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • Latin America
Key people
Revenue1.24 billion (2024)
Owner
  • 60% Permira managed private equity funds
  • 40% Christian Völkers and other individuals
Number of employees
16,700 (2024)
Websiteengelvoelkers.com

Engel & Völkers is an international real estate and service company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company was founded in 1977 as Engel & Cie by Dirk Engel and is specialized in brokering high-end residential and commercial properties.

In the 1990s, under the leadership of Christian Völkers, the company began to expand internationally and introduced a franchise model. Permira funds acquired the majority of shares in 2021.