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Beyond Capital Partners is Sponsor of the Carl von Weinberg Cup 2023
June 2023 Frankfurt am Main
From 9 to 11 June, the low goal polo tournament of the Frankfurt Polo Club took place in Frankfurt Nied near the Nidda, bringing together polo enthusiasts from all over the world. The tournament is known for its low handicap level, which means that both experienced players and up-and-coming talents have the opportunity to participate and demonstrate their skills. The games are characterized by speed, precision and tactical thinking, while the players try to get the ball into the opponent’s goal with their polo bats.
Beyond Capital Partners is one of the official sponsors of the polo tournament. We are proud that our polo team has won the coveted title. Congratulations to all players!
The traditional sport has deep roots in Frankfurt. The von Weinberg brothers once founded the first Polo Club in Niederrad.
Christoph D. Kauter, Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Partners: “The interaction of humans, animals and nature, coupled with a high degree of discipline and motivation, is very important to us as an active sponsor. In this respect, we are particularly pleased to be able to support the athletes as a sponsor and team namesake.“
About Beyond Capital Partners:
Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company advising its funds on the acquisition of 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. This financing is made possible through financial backing of the European Union under the Equity Facility for Growth established under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European and the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020).
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Beyond Capital Partners' investment Dr. Hoffmann Gebäudedienste GmbH expands further through the acquisition of Clamex Gebäudereinigung GmbH
June 2023 Munich
Beyond Capital Partners Fund II, a fund advised by the investment company Beyond Capital Partners GmbH (“BCP”), has acquired 100% of the shares in Braunschweig-based Clamex Gebäudereinigung GmbH (“Clamex”) through its portfolio investment Dr. Hoffmann Gebäudedienste GmbH (“Dr. Hoffmann”) and continues its expansion following the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Gebäudereinigung Daniel Baumann GmbH (“GDB”) in November 2022. The closing took place on June 5, 2023.
With this takeover, the entire Dr. Hoffmann Group is developing into an integrated facility cleaning specialist, which, with 2,400 employees in large parts of Germany and in around 100 cities, reliably and trustfully supports its customers from the public sector as well as (large) companies as a professional B2B service provider.
The complete range of services includes the classic areas of maintenance cleaning, facility services, special cleaning, service personnel provision, event and catering as well as janitorial services. Individual cleaning concepts and state-of-the-art cleaning equipment are just as standard as the implementation of and compliance with ESG-relevant criteria. As early as 2021, Dr. Hoffmann became climate-neutral.
With the acquisition of Clamex Gebäudereinigung GmbH, founded in 1973, the Dr. Hoffmann Group expands from southern Germany into large parts of the northern federal states, thus expanding its national reach as well as the relevance of being able to be active for its customers as a nationwide facility cleaning specialist.
Nathalie Zilinski, Managing Director of Clamex: “As a master craftsman and guild company, we specialise in the cleaning of facilities indoors and outdoors as well as in industrial and special cleaning. We attach great importance to sustainability in all areas of the company and we invest in the further development of our employees. In addition, we have special know-how in tender management and order processing. We see ourselves as an ideal complement to the Dr. Hoffmann Group.”
Marlène Sternbaum, Managing Director of the Dr. Hoffmann Group, is looking forward to the cooperation: “With 50 years of experience, profound know-how, 100% service orientation and sustainable facility services, Clamex is an asset to our Dr. Hoffmann Group.”
Steffen Kleinhenz-Sonnenschein, Managing Director of the Dr. Hoffmann Group, adds: “Clamex is the ideal partner for the Dr. Hoffmann Group due to its geographical orientation, diversified service portfolio, highest quality standards, balanced customer base and qualified employees. We are very pleased to have a strong supra-regional partner at our side in Clamex.”
Christoph D. Kauter, Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Partners: “The German cleaning market is growing steadily. With Clamex, we are seizing the potential to implement Germany-wide expansion, especially in metropolitan regions such as Frankfurt, Hamburg and Berlin. Part of this expansion strategy is also to bundle further profitable companies from the facility services segment under the umbrella of the Dr. Hoffmann Group.”
About Dr. Hoffmann Group: Dr. Hoffmann Group is a nationwide facility cleaning service provider and, with 2,400 employees in 100 cities in Germany, offers high-quality services for its B2B customers. https://www.drhoffmann.eu/
About Beyond Capital Partners: Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company advising its funds on the acquisition of 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. This financing is made possible through financial backing of the European Union under the Equity Facility for Growth established under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European and the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020). https://beyondcapital-partners.com/en/home
Beyond Capital Partners' investment Dr. Hoffmann Gebäudedienste GmbH expands through acquisition of Gebäudereinigung Daniel Baumann GmbH
December 2022 Frankfurt am Main
Beyond Capital Partners Fund II, a fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners GmbH („BCP“), is continuing its Germany-wide expansion with its platform investment “Dr. Hoffmann Gebäudedienste GmbH” (“Dr. Hoffmann”) by acquiring 100% of the shares in Hesse-based “Gebäudereinigung Daniel Baumann GmbH” (“GDB”). The closing took place on November 30, 2022.
Founder and namesake Daniel Baumann has continuously developed GDB over the past 15 years and established it as one of the relevant facility service providers in Hesse. GDB serves renowned and demanding customers from the commercial sector. The company’s wide range of services includes the approach of advising customers intensively in all areas of building cleaning and finding tailor-made solutions for every need. Daniel Baumann, founder and managing director of GDB, comments as follows: “This new basis opens up perspectives for us and our customers. We will be increasingly able to offer and implement modern and contemporary solutions for sustainable building cleaning and management. In addition, the common goal remains the promotion and good support of all employees – both in the industrial and commercial sectors.”
By expanding into Hesse, the Dr. Hoffmann Group will be able to increasingly meet the national inquiries of its clients in the future. The continuous development of new commercial customers as well as the expansion into other federal states of Germany through further acquisitions will continue to be in focus.
Christoph D. Kauter, founder and managing partner of Beyond Capital Partners, adds: “With Daniel Baumann as an outstanding entrepreneur, the Dr. Hoffmann Group and its managing partner Marlène Sternbaum continue to gain traction in the implementation of its expansion strategy. For the coming year, we are planning further Germany-wide acquisitions of successful and profitable companies from the facility services segment under the umbrella of the Dr. Hoffmann Group.”
About Dr. Hoffmann: Munich based Industriereinigung Dr. Hoffmann Gebäudedienste GmbH is one of the largest and well-established facility service providers in Bavaria. https://www.drhoffmann.eu/
About GDB: Gebäudereinigung Daniel Baumann GmbH, based in Freigericht, is one of the leading premium facility service providers in Hesse. https://www.g-s-baumann.de/
About Beyond Capital Partners: Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company advising its funds on the acquisition of majority shareholdings of profitable small- and medium sized enterprises in the DACH region focusing on the asset-light segments business services, IT, software, healthcare, lifestyle and entertainment. www.beyondcapital-partners.com
Beyond Capital Partners acquires majority shareholding in Soft & Cloud GmbH
December 2022 Frankfurt am Main
Beyond Capital Partners Fund II, a fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners GmbH („BCP“), acquired a majority shareholding in Greven-based Soft & Cloud GmbH (“S&C”). The closing of the acquisition has been accomplished at the end of November 2022.
Soft & Cloud sees itself as one of the leading service providers in Germany for used standard software licenses and is a partner for digital solutions and advisor for all IT-related topics for business-to-business customers. The distribution of these licenses is implemented in a safe, conformable-to-law and TÜV certified process. With at around 4,500 customers from almost all business segments and industries, S&C is both focussed to offer the perfect-fit licenses at a reasonable price to its customers and to offer through its advisory and service approach a sustainable and monetary benefit. S&C´s experienced team of license managers takes care that each license is proven by its origin and the right-to-use and therefore ensures the duty of the documentation required and the audit-reliability for its customers. Beyond that fact, since its inception in 2014, S&C is known to be an innovation leader and was, beneath other things, the first global firm of its kind who used the blockchain technology for the use of a security-proof license transfer of used software.
„Teaming up with Beyond Capital Partners, we found a professional, like-minded investor with whom we can continue the growth of the past years and even accelerate it furthermore. We aim to expand our market share in Europe and will drive the internationalization across other continents. For many countries, the market of used software is entirely unknown. Together with Beyond Capital Partners, we will enter these markets and develop those over the years”, says Michael Helms, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Soft & Cloud GmbH.
„With Soft & Cloud, we continue our successful investment approach to acquire fast-growing asset-light companies in the German speaking countries and to accompany these in their future development. From our perspective, S&C, above all, stands out being the relevant leader in its segment through its professional setup, its strong founders and its ESG and impact compliant business model, representing circular economy at its finest. As Focus “Growth Champion 2021“ and Financial Times “FT 1000 Europe´s Fastest Growing Companies 2021“-winner, we will continue the impressive growth of S&C as a platform and enhance this dynamic by expanding the sales capabilities in Germany and the foreign markets“, says Christoph Kauter, Managing Partner and Founder of Beyond Capital Partners.
About Soft & Cloud: Soft & Cloud is one of the leading service providers for used software licences in Germany and established itself since its inception in 2014 as innovation and technology leader along its sales strategy. www.softandcloud.com
About Beyond Capital Partners: Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company advising its funds on the acquisition of majority shareholdings of profitable small- and medium sized enterprises in the DACH region focusing on the asset-light segments business services, IT, software, healthcare, lifestyle and entertainment. www.beyondcapital-partners.com
This financing is made possible through financial backing of the European Union under the Equity Facility for Growth established under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European and the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020).
Beyond Capital Partners aquires majority shareholding in ANK Gruppe
October 2022 Frankfurt am Main
Beyond Capital Partners Fund II, a fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners GmbH („BCP“), acquired a majority shareholding in Rhineland-Palatinate based ANK Gruppe (“ANK”). The closing of the acquisition has been accomplished in October 2022.
Over decades, ANK Gruppe has been growing into the leading medical supply store group in Rhineland-Palatinate, offering 13 stores in eight different cities. Jointly with Beyond Capital Partners, the parties envisage to grow the group both organically as well as through a buy-and-build strategy with the target to establish one of the national market-leading groups in the medical supply store business, aiming to cover its customers on a supra-regional level.
‘Meeting Beyond Capital Partners gave me a comfortable feeling from the first second on and I am truely looking forward continuing the development of the ANK Gruppe over the coming years.’, says Christiane Ank-Kunze, shareholder and managing director. ‘At the same time, BCP offers an attractive perspective for our employees as much as for Kaiserslautern as the group´s headquarter.’
‘The ANK Gruppe, its shareholders and employees are a perfect match for our investment strategy, namely investing in well-positioned asset-light companies and growing them through a supra-regional expansion. We appreciate as well the societal role and the impact of ANK, focussing on the health and well-being of its customers and, insofar, being an essential link between care services, physical rehab and orthopaedics.’, states Christoph Kauter, Managing Partner and founder of Beyond Capital Partners.
About ANK Gruppe: ANK Gruppe comprises the firms Ank Sanitätshaus + Orthopädietechnik GmbH, Kaiser, Sanitätshaus + Rehatechnik GmbH as well as Ank Orthopädieschuhtechnik GmbH. ANK expanded through the past decades, comprising today 13 locations with 170 employees, offering as full-service provider a comprehensive medical supply assortment for its customers in Rhineland-Palatinate. www.ank-sanitaetshaus.de and www.kaiser-sanitaetshaus.de
About Beyond Capital Partners: Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company advising its funds on the acquisition of majority shareholdings of profitable small- and medium sized enterprises in the DACH region focusing on the asset-light segments business services, IT, software, healthcare, lifestyle and entertainment. www.beyondcapital-partners.com
This financing is made possible through financial backing of the European Union under the Equity Facility for Growth established under Regulation (EU) No 1287/2013 of the European and the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium enterprises (COSME) (2014-2020).
Xortec GmbH continues its market expansion through next add-on acquisition, strengthening its nationwide presence
February 2022 Frankfurt am Main
Xortec GmbH (“Xortec”), headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, continues to expand its nationwide presence as a provider of network-based security solutions. Following the successful acquisition of Berlin-based Burgenkönig Video GmbH in January 2021, Xortec is now acquiring videotronic infosystems nord GmbH based in Hamburg, with economic effect from 01st January 2022.
With locations in Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Hamburg and Berlin, Xortec now belongs to the group of leading distributors for video security on the German market and underlines with this current acquisition its regional expansion strategy as much as its leading role as an innovative complete solution consultant and independent provider for network-based security technology in Germany.
“The acquisition of videotronic infosystems nord is an expansion of Xortec’s business relationships with installers in northern Germany. In addition, we are stabilising our quality-oriented consulting approach and delivery strength to our customers by expanding our product range – from hardware to software to infrastructure solutions”, says Michael Schaller, Managing Director of Xortec GmbH.
The management of Videotronic Infosystems Nord GmbH will be performed by Xortec’s Managing Director, Michael Schaller. He is taking over the responsibility from Marcus Plüschau and Hans-Jürgen Pott, the former Managing Directors of the company. Both will stay in the company and focus on sales and organisational tasks.
Since January 2021, Xortec is a portfolio company of a fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners. “As an investment company with a focus on German-speaking SMEs, our goal is to further expand Xortec’s market position in the DACH region through suitable add-on acquisitions. Accordingly, we are continuously exploring Xortec’s competitive landscape and will continue this dynamic expansion strategy”, says Christoph D. Kauter, Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Partners.
About Xortec
Xortec GmbH, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is a leading provider of network-based video surveillance and data communications solutions. The company focuses on the sale of professional video surveillance solutions and a comprehensive range of accompanying services. www.xortec.de
About Videotronic Infosystems Nord GmbH
Videotronic Infosystems Nord GmbH, based in Hamburg, has been successfully active on the market as a specialised distributor of security technology for parking garages, shipyards, maritime security provider, data centers and companies and energy suppliers for over 25 years. The company focuses on the distribution of system solutions from planning over construction till maintenance. www.videotronic.de
About Beyond Capital Partners
Beyond Capital Partners is an investment company and acquires majority stakes in profitable medium-sized companies from the DACH region through the funds it advises, with a focus on the asset-light sectors of services, IT, software, healthcare, lifestyle and entertainment. www.beyondcapital-partners.com
