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Family HoldingPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 8 SOURCES

Prange Beteiligungen AG

Investment holding of the family-led Prange group Prange (Prange Gruppe)

Holding of the family-led Prange group in Plettenberg; takes long-term majority stakes in Mittelstand firms (60+ companies) in industry, health, pharma, leisure and services.

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Family & background

FAMILY
Prange
WEALTH ORIGIN
Tax advisory and audit practice founded in Plettenberg in 1983 by Otto Prange, which grew into the Prange group
HEADQUARTERS
Plettenberg, Germany
FOUNDED
1984
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingHealthTechBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & Energy
STAGES
Buyout
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsPrivate equity

Overview

Prange Beteiligungen AG (Amtsgericht Iserlohn HRB 6432) bundles the investment activities of the Prange group, succeeding the MVB Beteiligungsgesellschaft founded in 1984. It focuses on long-term majority stakes in Mittelstand companies in growth and niche markets, and reports more than 1,500 employees in over 60 majority-held companies in eight countries, plus minority stakes in numerous companies and start-ups. Holdings are grouped into pharma, health, industry (metal, textile, environment), digital, leisure and services. The group traces back to the tax and audit practice Otto Prange opened in Plettenberg in 1983; the Prange family runs its charitable work through prange akzente e.V. (2005).

Investment thesis

Strategic, long-horizon majority investments in Mittelstand companies in growth and promising niche markets, aiming to develop untapped growth potential in partnership with the companies.

Holdings & investments (30)

People

  • Otto Prange
    Founder of the Prange group · source
  • Dr. Albrecht Brodhun
    Management Board (Vorstand) · source
  • Dietmar Rohleder
    Management Board (Vorstand) · source

Frequently asked questions

Prange Beteiligungen AG is a family holding based in Plettenberg, Germany, founded in 1984.

Prange Beteiligungen AG invests on behalf of the Prange family (Tax advisory and audit practice founded in Plettenberg in 1983 by Otto Prange, which grew into the Prange group).

Prange Beteiligungen AG invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and private equity.

Prange Beteiligungen AG invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, HealthTech, Biotech & Life Sciences and Climate & Energy.

Key people at Prange Beteiligungen AG include Otto Prange (Founder of the Prange group), Dr. Albrecht Brodhun (Management Board (Vorstand)) and Dietmar Rohleder (Management Board (Vorstand)).

Prange Beteiligungen AG's holdings and investments include Prange Pharma, Prange Digital, Prange Metall, maweco GmbH & Co. KG, SC Moru Camiontechnica SRL, Schaeffertec GmbH (Loxx), Werkzeugbau Alfred Schulte GmbH and WIBRA Formenbau GmbH, among others.

No. Prange Beteiligungen AG invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.