Wirtgen Invest
Also known as WIRTGEN INVEST Holding GmbH, Wirtgen Invest Holding GmbH, WIRTGEN INVEST Venture GmbH, WIRTGEN INVEST Real Estate, WIRTGEN INVEST Energy, WIRTGEN INVEST Finance
Family office of the Wirtgen family (Neustadt/Wied, since 2018): 700+ mostly passive company stakes, infrastructure, prime real estate, solar/wind parks and liquid assets.
USEFUL FOR Founders · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Single family office of the Wirtgen family (Neustadt/Wied), set up after the sale of the Wirtgen Group road-construction machinery business. Not the Wirtgen Group itself (now part of John Deere).
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Wirtgen
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Wirtgen Group (road-construction machinery, about 10,000 employees and over €3bn revenue)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Neustadt (Wied), Germany
- FOUNDED
- 2018
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Industrial & ManufacturingHealthTechSoftware & SaaSConsumer & E-commerceClimate & EnergyReal Estate & PropTech
- GEOGRAPHY
- EuropeNorth AmericaChinaGlobal
- STAGES
- Series AGrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Private equityVenture capitalReal estatePublic equities
Overview
WIRTGEN INVEST Holding GmbH is the family office of the Wirtgen family, who built the Wirtgen Group into a world market leader in road-construction machinery. Started in 2018, it invests only its own money across Real Estate, Energy, Venture and Finance. Through WIRTGEN INVEST Venture GmbH it has entered more than 700 company stakes, mostly passive and alongside strategic partners such as Neuberger Berman, across healthcare, technology, consumer and industrial sectors in Europe, North America and China, and has expanded into infrastructure. It also owns prime office, retail, residential and hotel property and operates solar and wind parks in seven European countries and Australia.
Investment thesis
Long-term, diversified investments in fields the family knows; venture, growth and buyout stakes in companies with a technological edge, clear core competencies, a convincing business model and the potential for market leadership, supporting management as a sparring partner without day-to-day involvement.
Holdings & investments (2)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Company stakes (mostly passive) in venture, growth and buyout, with strategic partners; also infrastructure
- Office, retail, residential and hospitality property in top-7 German cities and European metropolises
- Self-operated solar and wind parks in Portugal, Poland, Czechia, Sweden, Greece, Spain, Hungary and Australia
- Liquid portfolio of bonds and equities with six partner banks
- Two foundations and the Kinder in Not action group
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- INDUS HoldingIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2021
- alstria office REITReal Estate & PropTech · since 2021
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Frequently asked questions
Wirtgen Invest is a single family office based in Neustadt (Wied), Germany, founded in 2018.
Wirtgen Invest invests on behalf of the Wirtgen family (Wirtgen Group (road-construction machinery, about 10,000 employees and over €3bn revenue)).
Wirtgen Invest invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, venture capital, real estate and public equities.
Wirtgen Invest invests at Series A, Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, HealthTech, Software & SaaS, Consumer & E-commerce, Climate & Energy and Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at Wirtgen Invest include Jürgen Wirtgen (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)) and Stefan Wirtgen (Managing Director (Geschäftsführer)).
Wirtgen Invest's holdings and investments include INDUS Holding and alstria office REIT.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Wirtgen Invest is Motel One Antwerpen (hotel property) (Real estate acquisition), announced in Oct 2025.
No. Wirtgen Invest invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.