Investment strategy

”We invest in companies in situations of upheaval and enable them to reach their full potential by reducing complexity and driving innovation.
Dr. Stefan BrungsManaging Partner Automotive

Investment Focus

We focus on situations with clear starting points for active, operational and strategic support.

Companies or business units with a healthy core that are no longer of strategic interest to their owner are our strategic interest. We open up sustainable development prospects for them and provide them with management capacities, technical skills and financial resources to help them regain their splendor.

Typical investment situations

Carve-outs / spin-offs

Business units or subsidiaries of larger companies or groups that are no longer of strategic importance and therefore no longer core business.
Often parts of the company that are strongly integrated into the organization of the parent company, whose independence as a company must be established as part of the transaction.
Some units with significant catch-up potential.

Companies with operational improvement potential ("turnarounds")

Companies that have below-average profitability compared to the industry or repeatedly fail to meet expectations – for internal or external reasons.
They often lack management capacity, investment in equipment or product innovation, and/or structural adjustment of their cost structure.

Other special situations

Family-owned company with unresolved succession.
Complex, difficult shareholder structure and/or banking situation.
Companies that require immediate and far-reaching restructuring measures.

Strategic acquisitions ("add-ons")

Companies that are a strategic fit for one of our portfolio companies.
A wide variety of situations – from insolvent or loss-making to comparable, above-average profitability.