Focus
We back hidden champions
Our focus is on projects meeting the following criteria.
Company & Business Model
- Revenue in excess of €5 million
- High gross margins
- Revenue CAGR double-digit (past & future)
- Scalable business model, ideally with a recurring component
- Working technology with sustainable USPs, ideally backed by IP
- Proven products, attractive customer base
- Operating in a dynamic, growing market environment
Entrepreneurs & Management
- First-rate entrepreneurs with a proven track record
- Team of outstanding managers
- Businesses with a good teamwork culture
- Clear vision & an executable plan
- Ambition to become a market-leader within 5 years
- Teams open to engage actively with a financial sponsor
INDUSTRY VERTICALS
Medical Technologies
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Minimal invasive technologies, implants, homecare equipment, wound care, biomaterials and tissue repair
NON-FOCUS AREAS
Service-only companies
Healthcare Technologies
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Diagnosis & screening equipment for pharma R&D, healthcare IT, e-health for health monitoring, health monitoring, data-analysis & digitization of processes within the industry vertical
NON-FOCUS AREAS
Pharma, biotech, drug research
Information & Communication
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Managed services & SaaS-based business models, cloud-based technologies, cyber security, marketing, internet & e-commerce including infrastructure
NON-FOCUS AREAS
Social media, consumer internet
Environmental Technologies
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Renewable energy technologies, energy technologies, storage technologies, water, smart services, smart grids, demand response, home automation, lighting technologies
NON-FOCUS AREAS
Utilities, distribution, infrastructure, power plants
New Materials
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Lightweight materials in all industry segments, special purpose materials, nano-materials, smart & memory materials, renewable materials
NON-FOCUS AREAS
Traditional materials, exploitation
Industry 4.0 Measurement Control & Automation
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Industrial IT, internet of things, sensors, actuators, robotics, laser-based manufacturing equipment, additive manufacturing & associated infrastructure
NON FOCUS-AREAS
Electronic manufacturing services without IP