Beyond Capital Partners Fund III, a fund advised by Beyond Capital Partners GmbH, reached its final closing at the hard cap of EUR 180 million in April 2024.
In addition to the capital commitment of all institutional limited partners already existing in the predecessor fund, further well-known fund-of-funds from continental Europe were acquired as investors. In addition, more than ten percent of the fund volume is provided by Beyond Capital Partners as General Partner and Beyond Family & Friends, thus ensuring a high degree of alignment of interests with its limited partners.
Christoph D. Kauter, Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Partners: “We are delighted to have been trusted as GP by top investors in this complex fundraising environment and to have received recognition for the development of our existing portfolio. With the new Beyond Capital Partners Fund III, which has already made two platform investments as well as a first add-on, we are continuing to implement our focused and successful investment strategy in the lower-mid-market segment by acquiring companies in the DACH region with enterprise values of up to EUR 50 million. With our team, which will grow to fifteen professionals in the course of this year, we will be able to continue the excellent deal flow as well as our experience from 24 platform and add-on transactions and around 100 individual acquisitions as part of the roll-up strategies of the predecessor funds in recent years. As a SFDR 8+ Fund, we are focusing above all on ESG as an additional value driver.”
Beyond Capital Partners was supported in the fundraising by Triago S.A. as placement agent and by Clifford Chance as legal advisor.
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. As a SFDR 8+ Fund, a particular focus lies in the value creation through focussing of ESG related elements.
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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
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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
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