TRENDS AND THEMES WE BELIEVE IN
Our Investment Strategy
Growth Financings
We target investments into growth-oriented small- to medium-sized companies with proven business models and strong market positions. These companies have reached a critical scale and are poised for further expansion. By partnering closely with founders and management teams, we provide not only capital but also strategic guidance and operational expertise to accelerate growth and unlock long-term value. Our approach emphasizes collaborative ownership, sustainable scaling, and a clear path towards market leadership.
Succession Solutions
We specialize in succession situations, investing in companies undergoing ownership or leadership transitions. We see growing opportunities in the DACH region, driven by demographic shifts, and strongly believe in Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (“ETA”) as a model to unlock this potential. Our approach combines stability during transitions with strategic initiatives such as professionalizing structures, expanding market reach, and executing targeted acquisitions.
Buy-and-Build Strategies
We pursue Buy-and-Build strategies with a strong focus on roll-up concepts along the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisitions (“ETA”) model in fragmented and growing markets. We often invest at an early stage and help build platforms from scratch. Together with management teams, we create market leaders through organic growth and targeted acquisitions. We offer practical support in areas such as M&A, financing, digitalization/AI and organizational development, while management retains full control over day-to-day operations.
Investment Criteria
Our overarching investment focus lies on growth-oriented small- to medium-sized companies. We primarily focus on growth financings, succession solutions as well as Buy-and-Build concepts in fragmented and growing markets. Since we firmly believe in Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (“ETA”) we always look for outstanding talent on their journey to entrepreneurship, be it through a management buy-in or the execution of a roll-up concepts. We only invest in people and opportunities where we believe to be the best partner to reap the most benefit of leveraging from our resources, expertise and ecosystem.
Additionally, ESG remains a vital core of our heritage. We therefore look for companies who live these values or strive to transform their company to achieve ESG standards.