LAFAM Holding
Private investment holding of the Günter Lang family in Neustadt an der Weinstraße; long-term stakes in start-ups and Mittelstand firms, mainly B2B tech.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Lang (Günter Lang)
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Sale of Lang und Peitler Automation GmbH (founded 1986 by Günter Lang) to M+W Zander AG in 2001
- HEADQUARTERS
- Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
- OFFICES
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- FOUNDED
- 2012
Investment approach
- STAGES
- SeedGrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalPrivate equityReal estate
Overview
LAFAM Holding GmbH is a private investment company in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, owned by the family of Günter Lang, who founded Lang und Peitler Automation in 1986 and sold it to M+W Zander in 2001. It invests its own capital without a fixed holding period in start-ups and established Mittelstand companies, preferably B2B IT, technical products and services, and also backs succession deals and management buy-outs or buy-ins. Holdings include Papershift, Quality Match, Conclurer and stakes in the managers of FMV and UVC Partners; US stakes, mainly real estate, are held through PalatineRock, Inc. in Denver.
Investment thesis
Long-term, open-ended stakes in innovative companies with IT solutions, technical products or technical services, preferably B2B; typical situations are start-up investments, expansion financing, succession, corporate carve-outs and MBOs/MBIs, plus turnarounds.
Holdings & investments (10)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- PalatineRock, Inc.Wholly owned Denver, Colorado subsidiary holding US company stakes, currently mainly real estate
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- Fintech
- Conclurer GmbHSoftware & SaaS
- Consumer & E-commerce
- PalatineRock, Inc.Real Estate & PropTech
- Papershift GmbHSoftware & SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- SIMUFORM Search Solutions GmbHSoftware & SaaS
- Wohnen im Alter Internet GmbHMedia & Entertainment
People
Frequently asked questions
LAFAM Holding is a family holding based in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, founded in 2012.
LAFAM Holding invests on behalf of the Lang (Günter Lang) family (Sale of Lang und Peitler Automation GmbH (founded 1986 by Günter Lang) to M+W Zander AG in 2001).
LAFAM Holding invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital, private equity and real estate.
LAFAM Holding invests at Seed, Growth and Buyout stages in Software & SaaS, Industrial & Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at LAFAM Holding include Günter Lang (Founder and Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)) and Sophie Horstmann (Managing Director (Geschäftsführerin)).
LAFAM Holding's holdings and investments include Circle Eleven GmbH, Conclurer GmbH, FMV First Momentum Venture Management GmbH, JS Solutions GmbH, PalatineRock, Inc., Papershift GmbH, Quality Match GmbH and SIMUFORM Search Solutions GmbH, among others.