LIVIA Group

Overview

LIVIA Group describes itself as an independent industrial holding and the private investment facility of Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Löw, investing in corporates, real estate, agriculture, emerging markets and fine arts; its central investment unit, LIVIA Corporate Development SE, is registered under the same Munich register number as Löw SE, which Peter Löw presents as his family office managing its company holdings and real estate. It acquires European corporate spin-offs and carve-outs and midsized companies with EUR 20m–2bn revenue, taking majority stakes of up to 100% with equity financing, and cites more than 250 transactions including AlzChem (from Evonik), Gigaset (from Siemens) and Adler Modemärkte (from Metro). Its AlzChem stake, still shown as 37.65% on its own site, was cut in several sales from 2024 and stood at 6.39% (held by Löw SE) in August 2026; in February 2022 it sold REFEL, acquired in 2017 from RHI Magnesita, to Şişecam.

Investment thesis

Corporate spin-offs/carve-outs, succession situations (MBO/MBI), shareholder disputes and business transformations in European, preferably Western European, companies with EUR 20m–2bn revenue performing below potential; majority stakes up to 100%, equity financing; opportunistic with focus on industrial goods, retail, chemicals and IT; no start-ups, seed or venture.

Holdings & investments (29)

• AlzChemNOTABLE
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Minority stake, partly sold (sell-downs Aug 2024, Dec 2024 and Aug 2025 to 9.9%; Löw SE 6.39% as of August 2026; LIVIA site still shows 37.65%)
• GigasetNOTABLE
  Exited 2010 (merger)
• REFEL S.p.A.
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2017 · Exited 2022 (trade sale to Şişecam)
• Alucom AG
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Portfolio company (100%)
• Tingari
  Portfolio company (100%)
• Westpole
  Software & SaaS · Portfolio company (100%)
• Actebis
  Exited 2010 (trade sale)
• Adler Mode Märkte
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited 2011 (IPO)
• Anvis
  Mobility & Logistics · Exited 2010 (trade sale)
• Arques Industries AG
  Exited 2007 (IPO)
• BEA
  Exited 2009 (trade sale)
• Capua Bio Services
  Biotech & Life Sciences · Exited 2019 (trade sale)
• Coflace Food
  Food & Agriculture · Exited 2017 (trade sale)
• Goldgas
  Exited 2013 (trade sale)
• J. Kestermann
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2008 (trade sale)
• Ostend Basic Chemicals N.V.
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2020 (trade sale)
• Oxxynova
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2008 (IPO)
• Pitstop
  Mobility & Logistics · Exited 2010 (trade sale)
• Rohner AG
  Exited (trade sale)
• Schierholz GmbH
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2005 (trade sale)
• SKS Stakusit
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2007 (trade sale)
• SKW Metallurgie
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited 2007 (IPO)
• SNT Deutschland AG
  Exited 2017 (trade sale)
• Tesion
  Exited 2004 (merger)
• Teutonia
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited 2007 (trade sale)
• Trentinalatte
  Food & Agriculture · Exited 2018 (trade sale)
• Versatel AG
  Exited 2004 (trade sale)
• Weltkunst
  Media & Entertainment · Exited 2004 (trade sale)
• Zielpunkt
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited 2012 (trade sale)

People

• Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Löw
  Chairman of the Board of Directors (LIVIA Corporate Development SE); Vorstand, Löw SE · source
• Mike Neuschel
  Chairman of the Supervisory Board (LIVIA imprint) · source
• Clara Löw
  Chair of the Supervisory Board, Löw SE · source

Classification

Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →