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Schoeller Group GmbH

Also known as Schoeller Group, Schoeller Industries, Schoeller Invest, Schoeller Ventures

Pullach holding of Christoph and Martin Schoeller: reusable packaging and logistics (Schoeller Industries), direct, real-estate, PE and debt investing (Schoeller Invest), Schoeller Ventures.

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Pullach holding of Christoph and Martin Schoeller (reusable packaging, logistics, investments). Not Felix Schoeller (paper), Schoeller Textil (Switzerland), Schoeller Werk or Gebrüder Schoeller, which are other branches of the wider Schoeller family named in its history.

Family & background

FAMILY
Schoeller
WEALTH ORIGIN
Reusable packaging (Schoeller International, IFCO, Schoeller Allibert) and logistics
HEADQUARTERS
Pullach, Germany
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

SECTORS
Industrial & ManufacturingClimate & EnergyReal Estate & PropTech
STAGES
GrowthBuyout
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsReal estatePrivate equityPrivate creditVenture capital
LATEST DEAL
IPL Schoeller (merger of IPL and Schoeller Allibert) (Merger) · Jul 2025

Overview

Schoeller Group GmbH in Pullach near Munich is the holding through which Christoph and Martin Schoeller, from a family with more than 500 years of entrepreneurial history, run their businesses and investments. Schoeller Industries covers reusable packaging and material handling (IPL Schoeller, Schoeller Plast), supply-chain and logistics solutions (Smart Container Loop, Multiloop, Redipack), while Schoeller Ventures develops new businesses such as the large-scale energy storage project GESI. Schoeller Invest, started in 2023 after the sale of trans-o-flex to Geodis, invests in majority and minority direct stakes, real estate, private equity and private debt. Earlier the brothers founded IFCO Systems (1992) and built Schoeller Allibert, which merged with IPL in July 2025.

Investment thesis

Invests across asset classes with an entrepreneurial mindset and a long-term perspective, taking a selective, hands-on approach based on its own operating experience. Schoeller Invest makes majority and minority direct investments, real-estate investments (residential/multi-use, retail/hospitality, logistics) and private equity and private debt investments; Schoeller Ventures develops and invests in new technologies and business models in the circular economy, energy transition and emerging industrial technologies.

Holdings & investments (9)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

  • Schoeller Industries
    Industrial holding: material handling and reusable packaging, supply chain and logistics solutions
  • Schoeller Invest
    Investment arm: direct investments (majority and minority), real estate, private equity and private debt; started in 2023
  • Schoeller Ventures
    Develops and invests in new technologies and business models, e.g. GESI (Green Energy Storage Initiative)

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

  • IPL SchoellerNOTABLE
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
  • trans-o-flex
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2016 · Exited (sold to Geodis, 2023)
  • IPCom
    Software & SaaS · since 2007 · Exited (sold to Fortress Investment Group, 2019)
  • IFCO Systems
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 1992 · Exited (sold to Brambles, 2011)
  • Schoeller Plast
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Smart Container Loop
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • GESI (Green Energy Storage Initiative)
    Climate & Energy
  • Multiloop
    Industrial & Manufacturing
  • Redipack
    Industrial & Manufacturing

People

  • Alexandros Barbas
    Head of Finance, Schoeller Invest · source
  • Florian Kaiser
    Head of Liquid Assets, Schoeller Invest · source
  • Lukas Reitmeir
    Head of Real Estate, Schoeller Invest · source
  • Lisa Schäfer
    Head of Tax, Schoeller Invest · source
  • Christoph Schoeller
    Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · source
  • Martin Schoeller
    Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · source
  • Philipp Kahlenberg
    Managing Partner · source
  • Johannes Marcus
    Managing Partner · source
  • Christian Uhlik
    Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) · source
  • Sibille Kohler
    Assistant Manager · source
  • Peter Pilenghi
    Chief Financial Officer, Schoeller Industries · source

Frequently asked questions

Schoeller Group GmbH is a family holding based in Pullach, Germany.

Schoeller Group GmbH invests on behalf of the Schoeller family (Reusable packaging (Schoeller International, IFCO, Schoeller Allibert) and logistics).

Schoeller Group GmbH invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, real estate, private equity, private credit and venture capital.

Schoeller Group GmbH invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Climate & Energy and Real Estate & PropTech.

Key people at Schoeller Group GmbH include Christoph Schoeller (Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer), Martin Schoeller (Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer), Philipp Kahlenberg (Managing Partner) and Johannes Marcus (Managing Partner).

Schoeller Group GmbH's holdings and investments include IPL Schoeller, Schoeller Plast, Smart Container Loop, GESI (Green Energy Storage Initiative), Multiloop, Redipack, IFCO Systems and trans-o-flex, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Schoeller Group GmbH is IPL Schoeller (merger of IPL and Schoeller Allibert) (Merger), announced in Jul 2025.

No. Schoeller Group GmbH invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.