HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG
Flensburg holding of the Dethleffsen family (roots 1738) with majority stakes in Queisser Pharma, Flensburger Brauerei, FRS and others, plus startup minority stakes.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Dethleffsen
- HEADQUARTERS
- Flensburg, Germany
- FOUNDED
- 1738
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- HealthTechConsumer & E-commerceFood & AgricultureMobility & LogisticsClimate & EnergySoftware & SaaSReal Estate & PropTech
- GEOGRAPHY
- Germany
- STAGES
- SeedSeries AGrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capital
Overview
HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG (Herm. G. Dethleffsen), registered at Amtsgericht Flensburg (HRA 186 FL), traces its history to a Flensburg trading business founded by Christian Dethleffsen in 1738 and is now owned by the eighth generation of the family. It holds majority or full stakes in mid-sized companies including Queisser Pharma (Doppelherz), Beyersdorf, Flensburger Brauerei, the ferry operator FRS, ComLine, Specht, Troeger and Bühn. It also invests in startups such as Wellster, Wunderflats, Amperecloud, Blue Farm, StrollMe and MEINE ERDE. The group reports about 2,900 employees and EUR 1,169m annual revenue.
Investment thesis
Majority stakes in healthy mid-sized companies with growth prospects, acting as an active strategic partner, plus investments in startups whose founders it supports in scaling.
Holdings & investments (19)
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2024
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
- Food & Agriculture · since 2022
- Climate & Energy · since 2021
- LendisSoftware & SaaS · since 2021
- MimiHealthTech · since 2021
- HealthTech · since 2020
- HealthTech · since 2020
- Real Estate & PropTech · since 2020
- Software & SaaS · since 2019
- HealthTech · since 2019
- Queisser PharmaHealthTech
- Beyersdorf
- Flensburger BrauereiConsumer & E-commerce
- FRSMobility & Logistics
- ComLine
- Specht
- Troeger
- Bühn
People
- Dr. Marius DethleffsenInvestment management (Beteiligungsmanagement) · source
- Sandra MauInvestment management – M&A · source
- Simon DethleffsenManaging Director (Geschäftsführender Direktor) · source
- Katharine MichaelisManaging Director (Geschäftsführende Direktorin) · source
- Andreas DethleffsenManaging Director (Geschäftsführender Direktor) · source
- Gert BendixenChairman of the Board (Verwaltungsratsvorsitzender), Herm. G. Dethleffsen SE · source
Frequently asked questions
HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG is a family holding based in Flensburg, Germany, founded in 1738.
HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG invests on behalf of the Dethleffsen family.
HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and venture capital.
HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG invests at Seed, Series A, Growth and Buyout stages in HealthTech, Consumer & E-commerce, Food & Agriculture, Mobility & Logistics, Climate & Energy, Software & SaaS and Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG include Simon Dethleffsen (Managing Director (Geschäftsführender Direktor)), Katharine Michaelis (Managing Director (Geschäftsführende Direktorin)), Andreas Dethleffsen (Managing Director (Geschäftsführender Direktor)) and Gert Bendixen (Chairman of the Board (Verwaltungsratsvorsitzender), Herm. G. Dethleffsen SE).
HGDF Familienholding SE & Co. KG's holdings and investments include Queisser Pharma, Beyersdorf, Flensburger Brauerei, FRS, ComLine, Specht, Troeger and Bühn, among others.