Dreyer Ventures & Management
Salzburg family office of the Dreyer family, founded 2005; acquires stakes in industrial and technology SMEs in DACH, often in succession cases. States €60m AUM.
USEFUL FOR Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Dreyer
- HEADQUARTERS
- Salzburg, Austria
- FOUNDED
- 2005
- AUM
- €60M (2026)
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- GermanyAustriaSwitzerland
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equity
- LATEST DEAL
- BAFATEX (Acquisition) · Aug 2025
Overview
Dreyer Ventures & Management GmbH is a Salzburg family office founded in 2005 by entrepreneur Christian Dreyer, originally to take over Hansen Sicherheitstechnik AG, which was sold in 2007. It holds stakes in machine-building and technology companies and sits on their supervisory boards rather than running them. Since 2023 Konstantin Dreyer has been in management and leads new acquisitions; the site states €60m AUM and 8 active holdings.
Investment thesis
Seeks producing companies in technical niche markets with their own product, €5m–50m revenue, €1m–7m EBITDA and at least 20 staff, headquartered in Germany or Austria; typical cases are owner succession and buy- or carve-outs. Excludes restructurings, start-ups and fast-growing companies.
Holdings & investments (17)
- BAFATEXIndustrial & Manufacturing
- NovogeniaBiotech & Life Sciences
- Frener & ReiferIndustrial & Manufacturing
- BabaubaConsumer & E-commerce
- Spengler ToolsIndustrial & Manufacturing
- beno HoldingReal Estate & PropTech
- MetrioPharmBiotech & Life Sciences
- Wolftank GroupClimate & Energy
- MS IndustrieIndustrial & Manufacturing
- BNSSoftware & SaaS
- Truck24Software & SaaS
- Hansen SicherheitstechnikIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Müry Salzmann VerlagMedia & Entertainment
- LernsiegEducation
- Team-U
- Sira
- VeeduEducation
People
- Konstantin DreyerManaging Partner · source
- Christian DreyerSenior Partner (founder) · source
- Pascal TybusseckPrincipal · source
- Christoph SchroederOperating Partner · source
- Patrick WallingerOperating Partner · source
- Markus WennerSenior Advisor · source
- Martin SchoeferSenior Advisor · source
- Tobias KlaiberSenior Advisor · source
Frequently asked questions
Dreyer Ventures & Management is a single family office based in Salzburg, Austria, founded in 2005.
Dreyer Ventures & Management invests on behalf of the Dreyer family.
Dreyer Ventures & Management invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and private equity.
Dreyer Ventures & Management invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Biotech & Life Sciences, Software & SaaS and Education.
Key people at Dreyer Ventures & Management include Konstantin Dreyer (Managing Partner), Christian Dreyer (Senior Partner (founder)), Pascal Tybusseck (Principal) and Christoph Schroeder (Operating Partner).
Dreyer Ventures & Management's holdings and investments include BAFATEX, Novogenia, Frener & Reifer, Babauba, Spengler Tools, beno Holding, MetrioPharm and Wolftank Group, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Dreyer Ventures & Management is BAFATEX (Acquisition), announced in Aug 2025.