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Family-anchored FundPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 9 SOURCES

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen

Also known as HQIB, Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen GmbH, HQ IB

Bad Homburg industrial holding of the Harald Quandt family and a few other families; buys DACH SMEs (€5–50m revenue) in security, digitalisation and health. 7 platforms.

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Long-term industrial holding of the Harald Quandt family with a few other families, at Harald Quandt Haus, Bad Homburg. Not HQ Capital or HQ Trust (other Harald Quandt-group businesses), not NEXX Capital (formerly HQ Equita), and not the Stefan Quandt / Susanne Klatten vehicles AQTON and SKion.

Family & background

FAMILY
Harald Quandt
WEALTH ORIGIN
Industrial wealth of the Quandt family (Harald Quandt branch)
HEADQUARTERS
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Germany
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes — also manages others' money

Investment approach

SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingSoftware & SaaSHealthTech
GEOGRAPHY
GermanyAustriaSwitzerland
STAGES
GrowthBuyout
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Private equityDirect investments
LATEST DEAL
Virion\Serion (Institut Virion\Serion GmbH) (Acquisition (new health platform, later novionHealth)) · Feb 2024

Overview

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen (HQIB) is a long-term investment holding that acquires and develops small and medium-sized companies; it describes itself as an investment initiative of the Harald Quandt family together with a small number of selected (industrial) families and partners. Because it has no fixed fund term and no regular fundraising, it says it can back long-term growth strategies without preparing regular sale processes. It invests in established, profitable niche leaders headquartered or mainly active in the German-speaking region, focusing on security, digitalisation and health, and organises holdings into platforms built through add-ons; its portfolio currently comprises seven platforms. It excludes severe restructurings, start-up financings and project finance.

Investment thesis

Acquires shares in established, sustainably profitable niche leaders in the DACH region (new platforms: revenue €5–50m, EBIT €1–5m, positive cash flow, strong management and balance sheet) in security, digitalisation and health, especially in succession, strategic-partner or shareholder-replacement situations; also growth financing; worldwide add-ons.

Holdings & investments (8)

People

  • Gregor Harald May
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) · source
  • Dr. Anselm Stiehl
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) · source
  • Christian Kaufmann
    Prokurist · source
  • Matthias Weigend
    Prokurist · source
  • Florian Kunkel
    Director · source
  • Philipp Steinfeld
    Director · source

Frequently asked questions

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen is a family-anchored fund based in Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, Germany.

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen invests on behalf of the Harald Quandt family (Industrial wealth of the Quandt family (Harald Quandt branch)).

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes private equity and direct investments.

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Software & SaaS and HealthTech.

Key people at Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen include Gregor Harald May (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)), Dr. Anselm Stiehl (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)), Christian Kaufmann (Prokurist) and Matthias Weigend (Prokurist).

Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen's holdings and investments include Rausch International Group (Rausch, minCam, Rausch Rehab, Rausch USA, Dart Systems), Test Equipment Group (ATX Hardware, Leitec Test Solutions), Culture Software Group (zetcom, Fluxguide, Kookos, Ortelia), Digital Experiences Group (Ergosign, SMAL, Yigu), mediCAD Healthcare Group (mediCAD), novionHealth (Virion\Serion), MEG Medical Equipment Group (Funke Medical, Deron) and PLENTICON GROUP (Horn & Cosifan, PK Office, Systemhaus Cramer, microPLAN).

The most recent publicly reported investment by Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen is Virion\Serion (Institut Virion\Serion GmbH) (Acquisition (new health platform, later novionHealth)), announced in Feb 2024.

Yes. Harald Quandt Industriebeteiligungen manages capital from outside investors.