Business relocation services for one of the most attractive economic regions in Germany
Invest Region Leipzig is a unique partner in Germany for companies looking to relocate or start a business in the region. We’re here to help you with everything you need to move and settle into your new business premises in the Leipzig Region.
Personal business relocation services
We take you by the hand to lead your through the expansion and settlement process in the Leipzig Region. Our employees will be personally available to you after you have decided to move to the Leipzig Region. Thanks to close connections with politicians, administrators and relevant service providers, we can assist you with everything you need to start your journey in the Leipzig Region. We will reach out to professional service providers and connect you with the appropriate industry associations and clusters in the region. We can:
Our offer
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Research topics relevant for you to relocate and settle in the Leipzig Region
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Support the search for your ideal premises together with the regional offices for economic development and local real estate agents
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Provide information on grants offered by the Free State of Saxony and referrals to funding agencies
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Assist in the recruitment of suitable specialists, e.g. through regional employment agencies and local universities
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Present networking opportunities with industry associations and clusters in the region
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Make introductions to banks, tax advisors and lawyers
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Offer support for you and your employees’ personal lives, e.g. putting you in touch with schools and real estate agents
Location advice
Together with the regional offices for economic development and local real estate agents, we will find the best location for your company, whether industrial, commercial, laboratory or office space, already developed or in the open countryside.
Funding opportunities
The Leipzig Region and the Free State of Saxony will contribute up to 30% of your investment costs. We will provide you with comprehensive information on the available funding. We will also be happy to put you in touch with the relevant funding agencies in the region.
Recruiting services
We will actively support you in recruiting suitable specialists before and after your relocation. Our job platform (work-in-leipzig.de), regional employment agencies, and strong connections to leading universities provide us with a large talent pool of skilled workers.
Eileen Walther, Country Manager Germany, NORTHWAVE Intelligent Security Operations
Northwave is the leading cyber security company in the Netherlands. Growing rapidly, with over 150 employees, it has opened its first German headquarters at the business location in Leipzig, alongside Utrecht and Brussels
Rocco Bruno, Branch Manager
"The staff [at IRL] were extremely helpful and very nice, available and accessible to us at all times. Our questions were always answered promptly and extensively. We were very satisfied with the support and communication."
Alexander Türpe, Chief People & Culture Officer bei powercloud
"We have always underestimated the region in terms of how to grow here. It is now much more than what we had originally planned ... I didn't think we would grow like this so quickly. But I am happy that we have found so many good people. Hardly any city in Germany is more beautiful and has so much quality of life and further potential."
Straight from Helsinki: iPhone-refurbisher and Europe’s fastest growing company 2022 Swappie Oy expands global presence with establishing Swappie Germany GmbH in Leipzig.
Tobias Drechsel, CEO
"We are glad to have taken this step and gone to Leipzig to be able to further develop Thinkport ... Invest Region Leipzig made it extremely easy for us to get started in Leipzig. Especially the personal support and the prepared information about the location helped us to get an overview. I can really recommend to contact IRL if an expansion to Leipzig is in question."
Marcus Petzold, Branch Manager
"A big compliment goes to the commitment of Invest Region Leipzig and the centrality it offers. We were supported in our search for premises, networking with local networks and in our search for specialists. The city gave us a warm welcome and all Natuvions who use the office in Schlossgasse quickly feel very much at home."
"Invest Region Leipzig actively supported us here and our employees are very happy in our great new premises in the middle of the city, [...]. It was very helpful for us that Invest Region Leipzig is so well connected and was able to open many doors for us."
Ingmar Bergmann, Regional Manager Region East
"A high potential of skilled workers, especially due to the universities and colleges in the Saxon region, was an advantage for us. In addition, there is a good investment climate for medium-sized companies, here through the support of the SAB, which helped us a lot ... The discussions and advice provided by Invest Region Leipzig GmbH have also supported us."
Jens Ziegler, Branch Manager Leipzig
"Our advisor from Invest Region Leipzig understood very well what kind of property we were looking for and worked with us to find the perfect fit. He then also gave me the tip to apply for subsidies. We also made use of the recruiting service. That went very well. Without the support of Invest Region Leipzig, it would have been a lot more difficult, especially when it came to finding offices."
Sebastian Dietzmann, COO & Managing Director Mytheresa
"Leipzig is a European metropolitan region that can boast a great success story with fantastic development in recent decades and will continue to do so in the long term. There are already strong local companies and extraordinarily good universities. The quality of life in the Leipzig region is high, coupled with affordable and available housing, which is definitely attractive for workers of all kinds."
Daniel Schwemmer, Sales Manager
"The professional appearance of Invest Region Leipzig has strengthened our decision. The service is free, the way of working is very structured, you notice immediately that Invest Region Leipzig is not doing this for the first time. Everything holds water."
Penning Sanitär, a company with over 115 years of experience in sanitary wholesale, laid the foundation for further growth this year and established a new location in Leipzig. Following branches in Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt am Main, Penning Sanitär successfully moved into its new business premises in Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße in September 2023. Invest Region Leipzig GmbH (IRL) was able to provide significant support for this important step in the company's development.
Die SRH Hochschulen eröffnen zum Wintersemester 2024/25 einen weiteren Campus in Leipzig.
Leipzig, 14 March 2024 - The SRH universities are opening a new campus in Leipzig for the 2024/25 winter semester. The new university building is located at Prager Straße 40 in the immediate vicinity of the SRH Vocational Training Centre, which has been located at Prager Straße 38 since 2019.
Gerald Schmitt-Reichardt, Site Manager Leipzig
"Invest Region Leipzig GmbH is our local partner, they were instrumental in helping Huboo settle in Leipzig, especially in finding a suitable logistics location. It's no exaggeration to say that we couldn't have done it without them. At least it made it a much smoother and faster arrival in the region."
"Leipzig is a hub for logistics, supply chain, eCommerce, tech start-ups and innovative companies. This makes it a perfect fit for our innovative business approach, based on our leading technology and our globally unique Micro Hub model."
