Holdings & management consulting · Berne

3 474 companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Berne.

The commercial register lists 3 474 active companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 5th nationally for this sector (7 % of the national total). 1 807 of them (52 %) are VAT-registered, and 931 (27 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

3 474active companies
26registered in the past 30 days
1 807VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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Holdings & management consulting in the canton of Berne: what the register shows.

Head offices and management consulting: holdings, participation companies, strategy and organisational consultants. Many of these companies have no website or staff; the register, with its officers and domicile addresses, is often the only way to reach them.

This sector accounts for 5 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against 7 % across Switzerland. 26 companies in holdings and management consulting were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 55 over 90 days.

Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.

Market analysis

The market in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Berne, in figures

448companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 143 Mof combined share capital (2 280 capital companies)
1 807VAT-registered
40are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 3 474 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (49 %), Sole proprietorship (32 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (16 %). 448 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 281 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (255 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 2 280 companies (66 %): CHF 143 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 570 of them (25 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 807 companies (52 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 3 472 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 972 publish a general phone or email, 1 117 have a website verified by ciblr, and 40 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 55 new registrations, 39 changes of directors, 43 relocations of seat, 46 other amendments, 5 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

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Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 68549 %
Sole proprietorship
1 10032 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
56616 %
General partnership
491,4 %
Limited partnership
80,2 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
3 14991 %
Small companies
1815,2 %
Medium companies
1093,1 %
Large companies
351 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Bern
86525 %
Biel/Bienne
1785,1 %
Thun
1253,6 %
Muri b. Bern
682 %
Gümligen
511,5 %
Wabern
501,4 %
Zollikofen
491,4 %
Münsingen
471,4 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in holdings and management consulting are active in the canton of Berne?

3 474 companies in holdings and management consulting are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 7 % of the 49 952 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 807 of these companies (52 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,728 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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