Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Also known as Finatem, Finatem Fonds Management Verwaltungs GmbH, Finatem Fonds Management
Independent partner-led Mittelstand buyout firm (since 2000) in Bad Homburg; majority stakes in DACH companies with €10–50m revenue via its Finatem II–IV funds.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
- FOUNDED
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- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 4 people
Focus
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ASSET MIX
- Private equity
- GEOGRAPHY
- GermanyAustriaSwitzerland
Overview
Finatem is an independent, partner-managed private equity firm that has invested in German Mittelstand companies since 2000. It takes majority stakes in smaller Mittelstand companies with business activities or know-how in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, typically in succession situations, corporate spin-offs and growth-driven follow-on investments. The management company, Finatem Fonds Management Verwaltungs GmbH, manages the funds Finatem II, III and IV GmbH & Co. KG. Current holdings include Food & Service Group, GFT Gothaer Fahrzeugtechnik, HKM Sports Equipment and hGears.
Investment thesis
Majority investments in smaller Mittelstand companies with annual revenue of €10–50m or EBITDA of €2–6m and activities or know-how in the DACH region; typical occasions are succession, corporate spin-offs and growth-driven follow-on investments.
PORTFOLIO (23)
- hGearsNOTABLEMobility & Logistics
- Derby CycleNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · Exited
- Food & Service GroupFood & Agriculture · since 2019
- GFT Gothaer FahrzeugtechnikIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2018
- HKM Sports EquipmentConsumer & E-commerce · since 2018
- GfS – Gesellschaft für StrassenunterhaltungIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Mungo BefestigungstechnikIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Schollenberger KampfmittelbergungIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- WST PräzisionstechnikIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- DataWerksSoftware & SaaS · Exited
- TechnoPhysikIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Licht|basisIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- SchwinnIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Bärbel DrexelConsumer & E-commerce · Exited
- Oberndörfer PräzisionsteileIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Mecanindus VogelsangIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- FMWIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- J&S AutomotiveMobility & Logistics · Exited
- SteudleIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- DNZ – Deutsche Notrufzentralen und SicherheitsdiensteExited
- MBB LiftsystemsIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
- Hügel GutbrodMobility & Logistics · Exited
- Towntalker MediaMedia & Entertainment · Exited
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Frequently asked questions
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft is a private equity fund based in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.
Yes. Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft invests its own capital in private companies.
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & E-commerce and Mobility & Logistics.
Key people at Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft include Christophe Hemmerle (Managing Director, Founding Partner), Eric Jungblut (Managing Director, Partner), Katrin Radtke (Accounting, Treasury) and Sabine Gräfin Zedtwitz (Investor Relations, Controlling).
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft's investments include hGears, Derby Cycle, Food & Service Group, GFT Gothaer Fahrzeugtechnik, HKM Sports Equipment, GfS – Gesellschaft für Strassenunterhaltung, Mungo Befestigungstechnik and Schollenberger Kampfmittelbergung, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft is Food & Service Group (Majority acquisition from Steadfast Capital), announced in Oct 2019.
Yes. Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft manages capital from outside investors.