COI Partners

Focus

STAGES

GrowthBuyout

SECTORS

Industrial & ManufacturingSoftware & SaaSHealthTechConsumer & E-commerceFood & Agriculture

ASSET MIX

Private equityDirect investments

GEOGRAPHY

GermanyAustriaSwitzerland

Overview

COI Partners began in 2001 as a co-investment club of four Swiss entrepreneurs and now describes itself as an independent sponsor rather than a fund, structuring deal-by-deal buyout and growth investments for institutional and private investors (family offices, UHNWIs), for example via a dedicated deal-by-deal fund in Luxembourg. It targets profitable B2B companies headquartered in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with around €5 million EBITDA, taking majority or significant minority stakes with a preferred equity ticket of €10–30 million. The German entity COI Partners Deutschland GmbH in Frankfurt has been a BaFin-registered AIF-KVG since 2011; the group, which integrated Equinet Venture Partners in 2009, also has offices in Berlin and Zurich and is owned through COI Partners AG by about 20 entrepreneurs from Germany and Switzerland, who co-invest 10–40% in every deal.

Investment thesis

Invests in market or innovation leaders with strong growth potential (organic or buy-and-build), a B2B focus, DACH headquarters and positive EBITDA of around €5M, in succession, MBO/MBI and growth situations, as majority owner or strong minority partner with governance rights.

PORTFOLIO (21)

• B+G SchweizNOTABLE
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
• GroverNOTABLE
  Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022
• ResearchGateNOTABLE
  Software & SaaS · since 2020
• TTTech GroupNOTABLE
  Deep Tech · since 2006
• Supreme Sports Hospitality
  Food & Agriculture · since 2020
• TestSolutions
  Software & SaaS · since 2023
• Köhler-Transfer
  Mobility & Logistics · since 2017
• Occlutech
  HealthTech · since 2021
• Promedical
  HealthTech · since 2021
• TSE Systems
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
• Freaks4U
  Media & Entertainment
• nextbike
  Mobility & Logistics
• Mister Spex
  Consumer & E-commerce
• AMICRA Microtechnologies
  Industrial & Manufacturing
• Mobotix
  Industrial & Manufacturing
• Fixatti Group
  Industrial & Manufacturing
• Euroimmun
  HealthTech
• Phenex Pharmaceuticals
  HealthTech
• Generart
  HealthTech
• casualfood
  Food & Agriculture
• CCG Cool Chain Group
  Industrial & Manufacturing

People

• Dr. Farsin Yadegardjam
  Partner / Investments; member of management; board member of COI Partners AG · source
• Jan Claußen
  Partner / Investments; member of management · source
• Julian Kohl
  Partner / Investments; member of management · source
• Gregor Lubberich
  Partner / Investors, COO & CFO; Geschäftsführer of COI Partners Deutschland GmbH · source
• Nicolai von Engelhardt
  Partner / Investors · source
• Oliver G. Benz
  Chairman of the board (Verwaltungsratspräsident), COI Partners AG · source
• Dr. Axel Endriss
  Board member (Verwaltungsrat), COI Partners AG · source
• Andre Moritz
  Associate Director · source
• Chervine Golbaz
  Associate Director · source
• Draza Mihailovic
  Head of Finance & Controlling (Leiter Finanzen & Controlling), Frankfurt · source
• Harald Haberkorn
  Head of Investment Controlling, Frankfurt · source
• Fabian Schade
  Manager Investor Relations, Frankfurt · source
• Jonas von Wyl
  Senior Associate, Zurich · source
• Alexander M. Beck
  Associate, Frankfurt · source
• Nick Memminger
  Associate, Zurich · source

Links

• Website
• Official contact page

Frequently asked questions