Holdings & management consulting · Lucerne

2 057 companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Lucerne.

The commercial register lists 2 057 active companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Lucerne, placing Lucerne 10th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 1 209 of them (59 %) are VAT-registered, and 712 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

2 057active companies
21registered in the past 30 days
1 209VAT-registered
10thcanton's Swiss rank
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Holdings & management consulting in the canton of Lucerne: 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 6 % of companies classified in the canton of Lucerne, against 7 % across Switzerland. 21 companies in holdings and management consulting were registered in the canton of Lucerne over the past 30 days, 54 over 90 days.

Lucerne is the centre of central Switzerland: tourism and hospitality around the lake, wholesale trade and logistics at the crossing point of the north-south routes, mechanical engineering in the valleys, and a tax regime that has attracted many head offices and consultancies over the past twenty years. The Lucerne register is one of the most dynamic outside Zurich and Zug.

Market analysis

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

328companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 224 Mof combined share capital (1 555 capital companies)
1 209VAT-registered
16are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 2 057 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (49 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (25 %), Sole proprietorship (23 %). 328 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 187 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (163 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 555 companies (76 %): CHF 224 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 522 of them (34 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 209 companies (59 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 2 057 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 445 publish a general phone or email, 514 have a website verified by ciblr, and 16 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 52 new registrations, 33 changes of directors, 53 relocations of seat, 37 other amendments, 4 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502002020 : 17117120202021 : 18218220212022 : 17217220222023 : 15815820232024 : 15915920242025 : 18718720252026 : 1411412026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 00649 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
50425 %
Sole proprietorship
46423 %
General partnership
80,4 %
Coopérative
30,1 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 57276 %
Small companies
994,8 %
Medium companies
35917 %
Large companies
271,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Luzern
73736 %
Meggen
1185,7 %
Kriens
864,2 %
Sursee
793,8 %
Horw
663,2 %
Weggis
613 %
Ebikon
442,1 %
Emmenbrücke
432,1 %
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 Lucerne?

2 057 companies in holdings and management consulting are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Lucerne, or 4 % of the 50 448 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 209 of these companies (59 %) 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: a day ago. 1,072 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?

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