ECI Intelligence is a Capital Markets Intelligence platform designed to redefine how listed companies understand, analyse and actively shape their ownership structures. Rather than simply delivering shareholder data, ECI transforms ownership information into actionable intelligence, enabling companies to better understand investor behaviour, anticipate shareholder dynamics and make more informed strategic decisions, if necessary, almost real-time.
For many years, shareholder identification has primarily been viewed as an operational or regulatory exercise.
Today’s capital markets require considerably more.
Companies increasingly need to understand not only who owns their shares, but why investors behave the way they do, how ownership structures evolve over time, where strategic risks arise and how shareholder engagement can actively contribute to long-term value creation. Activating any shareholder group, from retail investors, to active and passive investors as well as hedge funds, to ensure corresponding support for the different capital markets use cases will be key for corporates, irrespective of their size and industry.
The platform combines scalable technology, advanced analytics, AI-supported insights and deep capital markets expertise to support shareholder strategy, investor relations, corporate governance, annual general meetings, shareholder engagement, retail-activation, activism defence, mergers and acquisitions, special situations and regulatory and tax-reporting, including Germany’s forthcoming MiKaDiV framework.
ECI has deliberately been designed as an independent Capital Markets Intelligence platform. Its intelligence is available not only to listed companies, but also to shareholders, private equity investors, investment banks, law firms, communications advisers and other capital markets participants requiring sophisticated ownership intelligence. Rather than replacing existing advisers, ECI strengthens the wider capital markets ecosystem by providing an independent intelligence layer that enhances strategic decision-making across all ownership-related situations.
Embera Partners is a strategic capital markets partner helping listed companies, shareholders and private equity investors maximise long-term shareholder value.
Combining proprietary Capital Markets Intelligence, advanced data and AI capabilities with senior advisory expertise, Embera supports clients across shareholder strategy, investor relations, corporate governance, shareholder engagement, mergers & acquisitions, activism defence and equity capital markets.
Its integrated approach combines Intelligence. Strategy. Performance. helping clients better understand ownership structures, optimise capital markets positioning and successfully execute complex strategic initiatives.
Working alongside boards, executive management teams, investment banks, law firms and communications advisers, Embera acts as an independent strategic partner coordinating multidisciplinary teams and transforming intelligence into measurable shareholder outcomes.
Today, Embera Partners is one of the leading independent Capital Markets Intelligence and shareholder strategy advisers across the DACH region and Europe.
Captrace is one of Germany’s leading providers of share register management, AGM services and shareholder identification technology.
The company manages more than 80 share registers and has developed one of Germany’s leading ownership data infrastructures, providing highly scalable technology solutions for listed companies and capital markets participants.
As co-founder of ECI, Captrace contributes its proprietary technology platform, share register expertise and decades of experience in ownership data infrastructure, providing the technological backbone of ECI’s Capital Markets Intelligence platform.
Carl Zeiss Meditec · SAF-Holland · MLP SE · INDUS Holding · SIXT SE · Semperit · Rosenbauer International · Brenntag · Palfinger · Van Lanschot Kempen · Redcare Pharmacy · Berentzen-Gruppe · Commerzbank AG · Tecan Group · Cembra Money Bank · SES SA · Aroundtown
“Over 99% free float identified. Real impulse for our IR strategy and roadshow efforts.”
“A new market standard in shareholder intelligence. Full visibility at end-investor level.”
“99.72% identification — a huge value-add for our clients leading up to the transaction.”
“The short-selling risk analytics were beyond anything we have seen before.”
“Impressed by a >95% free-float identification rate in our non-disclosing market.”
“The AGM projections were spot on — hugely important for the board’s comfort and de-risking.”