palero capital

Focus

STAGES

Buyout

SECTORS

Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer & E-commerceMobility & LogisticsHealthTech

ASSET MIX

Private equity

GEOGRAPHY

GermanyAustriaSwitzerland

Overview

palero capital GmbH in Munich exclusively advises the Luxembourg-based palero Gruppe, whose investors are European institutional investors and family offices. The group acquires and operationally develops DACH companies with €30–300M revenue and equity needs of up to €20M, often carve-outs from corporate groups and special situations, typically for about five years; its sister team palero experts GmbH works on site in portfolio companies on operational topics. As of July 2026 the group counted 45 transactions, about 2,000 employees and about €400M revenue across its holdings.

Investment thesis

Important players in attractive markets with revenue of €30–300M, a focus on the DACH region and equity needs of up to €20M; hands-on operational development, including carve-outs from corporate structures, with a typical holding period of about five years.

PORTFOLIO (27)

• VPC-Gruppe
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2014
• Dornier Consulting International
  Mobility & Logistics · since 2018
• Suntrace
  Climate & Energy · since 2019
• Schlaadt Gruppe
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2021
• Fischer Söhne AG
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2023
• GTMB
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2024
• GTB
  Mobility & Logistics · since 2024
• Wiedenmann Gruppe
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2024
• VALYRA
  Consumer & E-commerce · since 2026
• Metallbearbeitung Harz (MBH, add-on to GT Gruppe)
  Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
• CD Werbemittel
  Media & Entertainment · Exited
• mansard werbemittel
  Media & Entertainment · Exited
• Präsenta Promotion Int.
  Media & Entertainment · Exited
• Inter Werbung
  Media & Entertainment · Exited
• MeGa Dach
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
• SANIMED Gruppe
  HealthTech · Exited
• Hakle
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
• Spiele Max
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
• Medical One
  HealthTech · Exited
• Krähe-Versand
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
• Felina-Gruppe
  Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
• EVANTEC
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
• Lausitzer Analytik
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
• Heinrich Kopp
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
• Heidrive
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
• cenadruck
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
• Bandfix AG
  Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited

People

• Christian Daumann
  Managing Partner (operations) · source
• Felix Frohn-Bernau
  Managing Partner (M&A, HR, PR/IR) · source
• Conny E. Wuppermann
  Managing Partner (financing, M&A) · source
• Tobias Sedlmayr
  Managing Director (M&A) · source
• Jan-David Fießinger
  Investment Director · source
• Maximilian Mühling
  Investment Director · source
• Tim Kappes
  Managing Director (finance & controlling) · source
• Arne Amann
  Managing Director, palero experts · source
• Stefan Hauer
  Managing Director, palero experts · source
• David Salat
  Investment Manager · source

Links

• Website
• Official contact page

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