We are an owner-managed investment company based in Frankfurt am Main that – through the funds it advises – acquires majority shareholdings in profitable Mittelstand companies in the DACH region with a focus on asset-light business models in the areas of B2B services, IT services, software, healthcare & well-being, lifestyle and entertainment.
Our goal is to continue the success story of German-speaking SMEs. Admittedly, a bold statement but this is precisely the driving principle since Beyond Capital Partners’ first acquisition in 2015. You could say it was about beyond just capital from the very beginning.
Our Social Responsibility
Our philosophy is to support lower-mid-cap DACH SMEs, to promote sustainable growth by integrating ESG criteria, and to secure, and to further develop the competitiveness of our entrepreneurs and their companies against the backdrop of macroeconomic and social challenges in a future-oriented manner.
For us, the principles for sustainable investment are therefore an elementary part of all business processes. Accordingly, ESG is integrated as one of the central points in our investment process. Only those companies that grant appropriate importance to the principles of sustainable management and accept the associated challenges will continue to compete in the future and develop successfully in a rapidly changing environment in the long term.
Our Track Record
Our investment focus is on the acquisition of majority shareholdings in successful mid-cap companies in the revenue range of EUR 10 to 75 million, a historical profitability of at least EUR 1 million EBITDA and long-term growth potential within their competitive environment. Since 2015, we have gained the trust of institutional investors from Europe through three generations of funds. With 27 acquisitions (as of Dec. 2024), consisting of 13 platform investments and 14 add-ons, including a fast-growing roll-up strategy and two exits since 2015, we are one of the most active lower-mid-market GPs in DACH. The trusting and partnership-based cooperation at eye level with the founders, the management and other stakeholders is the most important prerequisite for us to be successful continuously and in the long term.
We Create Value Together
Many mid-cap companies are facing profound technological, demographic, and social changes that are permanently changing their industry structure and market environment. Beyond Capital Partners’ approach as a private equity investor is to successfully accompany companies in coping with these demanding change processes through entrepreneurial thinking as well as pragmatic advice to the founders and their management and, finally, sufficient capital.
We see ourselves as creative idea generators, trustworthy and experienced sparring partners and, above all, as entrepreneurs by heart.
“The financing of Beyond Capital Partners Fund II is partly made possible by the European Union’s financial support under the Equity Facility for Growth under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Union and of the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020).”
We are an owner-managed investment company based in Frankfurt am Main that – through the funds it advises – acquires majority shareholdings in profitable Mittelstand companies in the DACH region with a focus on asset-light business models in the areas of B2B services, IT services, software, healthcare & well-being, lifestyle and entertainment.
Our goal is to continue the success story of German-speaking SMEs. Admittedly, a bold statement but this is precisely the driving principle since Beyond Capital Partners’ first acquisition in 2015. You could say it was about beyond just capital from the very beginning.
Our Social Responsibility
Our philosophy is to support lower-mid-cap DACH SMEs, to promote sustainable growth by integrating ESG criteria, and to secure, and to further develop the competitiveness of our entrepreneurs and their companies against the backdrop of macroeconomic and social challenges in a future-oriented manner.
For us, the principles for sustainable investment are therefore an elementary part of all business processes. Accordingly, ESG is integrated as one of the central points in our investment process. Only those companies that grant appropriate importance to the principles of sustainable management and accept the associated challenges will continue to compete in the future and develop successfully in a rapidly changing environment in the long term.
Our Track Record
Our investment focus is on the acquisition of majority shareholdings in successful mid-cap companies in the revenue range of EUR 10 to 50 million, a historical profitability of at least EUR 1 million EBITDA and long-term growth potential within their competitive environment. Since 2015, we have gained the trust of institutional investors from Europe through several generations of funds. With 22 acquisitions (as of Apr. 2024), consisting of twelve platform investments, ten add-ons – including a fast-growing roll-up strategy – and two exits since 2015. The trusting and partnership-based cooperation at eye level with the founders, the management and other stakeholders is the most important prerequisite for us to be successful continuously and in the long term.
We Create Value Together
Many mid-cap companies are facing profound technological, demographic, and social changes that are permanently changing their industry structure and market environment. Beyond Capital Partners’ approach as a private equity investor is to successfully accompany companies in coping with these demanding change processes through entrepreneurial thinking as well as pragmatic advice to the founders and their management and, finally, sufficient capital.
We see ourselves as creative idea generators, trustworthy and experienced sparring partners and, above all, as entrepreneurs by heart.
“The financing of Beyond Capital Partners Fund II is partly made possible by the European Union’s financial support under the Equity Facility for Growth under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European Union and of the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020).”
Our team combines many years of experience as investors, an authentic entrepreneurial spirit, and the pleasure of being a trusted advisor to our portfolio companies as.
Our investment professionals have many years of strategic and operational experience in the German SME sector. The team is able to meet entrepreneurial challenges with a pragmatic and SME-appropriate approach and solutions. We believe in good entrepreneurship, mutual trust and integrity and we lead our portfolio companies to success in an authentic partnership.
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Partner Private Equity Group at Goodwin Procter LLP
Senior Managing Director at Evercore
Former Global Co-Chairman at BC Partners
Investor and independent Advisory Board Member
Founder and former CEO of Capitell AG
Established Access To Knowledge Carriers and Decision-Makers
Beyond Capital Partners has an international and continuously growing network of reliable partners from different industries and functions.
In line with our name “Beyond Capital Partners”, we not only support our investments with capital, but also advise in particular on the operational development and implementation of international growth strategies through access to our proven network. These include external, operational experts along the entire value chain, industry experts, regional and local experts, an M&A advisory infrastructure established in the DACH region with more than 300 M&A and corporate finance participants, as well as entrepreneurial personalities, co-investors, family offices and other important multipliers.
Geographically, our network extends across the western industrial nations (DACH, Europe, USA) to the dynamic emerging markets (Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America).
Established Access To Knowledge Carriers and Decision-Makers
Beyond Capital Partners has an international and continuously growing network of reliable partners from different industries and functions.
In line with our name “Beyond Capital Partners”, we not only support our investments with capital, but also advise in particular on the operational development and implementation of international growth strategies through access to our proven network. These include external, operational experts along the entire value chain, industry experts, regional and local experts, an M&A advisory infrastructure established in the DACH region with more than 300 M&A and corporate finance participants, as well as entrepreneurial personalities, co-investors, family offices and other important multipliers.
Geographically, our network extends across the western industrial nations (DACH, Europe, USA) to the dynamic emerging markets (Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America).
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Beyond Capital Partners GmbH
Skyper – 35th Floor
Taunusanlage 1
60329 Frankfurt am Main
EUR 10-15 Mio.
Turnover
20 %
EBITDA
25
Employees
ECD International Holding GmbH was founded by Alexander Osterwald and Jörn Pfotenhauer in Stuttgart in 2004 and is a multidisciplinary and international full-service agency with proven expertise in the premium and luxury segment. ECD International has been established for 20 years and offers a wide range of international first-class services such as brand management, live marketing, communication, creative work, guest relations and CRM programs aiming at a demanding client base. The company offers groundbreaking “money can’t buy formats” for the world’s top brands based on their methodology called Emotional Relationship Marketing (ERM).
Together with the founders and managing directors of ECD International, Beyond Capital Partners will implement a targeted organic growth strategy with selective acquisitions and thus position the agency as the first point of contact for high-end brand events in the long term.
Headquarters
Stuttgart
Transaction
Buy-Out, succession solution
Industry
Agency
Business Model
Agency for Experiential Marketing
Add-ons
ReachCon GmbH
Fund Generation
Beyond Capital Partners Fund III
Software Distribution
The Ank Group is the leading medical supply store group in Rhineland-Palatinate with a focus on medical supply and rehabilitation technology solutions for its customers.
E-Commerce
Optometry and Acoustics
Lighting Technology
IT / Software (B2B)
IT Security
Lifestyle & Entertainment
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EUR 5-15 Mio.
Turnover
>30 %
EBITDA
50
Employees
Holger Grelck Forstbaumschulen is one of the leading German forest nurseries for the cultivation of premium forest seedlings and grows many millions of seedlings annually on more than 100 hectares, on which a wide range of tree species, including sweet chestnut, oak, spruce, service tree and Douglas fir, are nursed. The forest tree nursery has been supplying municipalities, states as well as other nurseries and private forest owners since 1938 and has grown continuously in recent years. Our location in Halstenbek is the largest forest tree nursery region in Germany and is considered the “cradle of the forest” due to the fertile soil and optimal microclimatic conditions.
Forest tree nurseries are an important subgroup of tree nurseries and operate around 12% of Germany’s total tree nursery area. Overall, forest nurseries play a central role in the fight against climate change, as they are an integral part of the reforestation of German forests. At the same time, they enable companies to become more sustainable and achieve climate targets. Demand for seedlings for forestry plants has risen accordingly. The German forest relieves the atmosphere of 62 million tons of CO2 every year.
The aim is to further accelerate the impressive growth of Holger Grelck Forstbaumschulen together with Beyond Capital Partners and to continue its expansion through selective acquisitions.
Headquarters
Halstenbek
Transaction
Buy-Out, succession solution
Industry
Forestry
Business Model
Forest Nursery
Fund Generation
Beyond Capital Partners Fund III
Software Distribution
The Ank Group is the leading medical supply store group in Rhineland-Palatinate with a focus on medical supply and rehabilitation technology solutions for its customers.
E-Commerce
Optometry and Acoustics
Lighting Technology
IT / Software (B2B)
IT Security
Lifestyle & Entertainment
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