Industrial Technology

Investments

Search Criteria

Target Segment

Lower mid-market buy-outs

Sector

Advanced Industrials (differentiated industrials, industrial technology, and related software/services businesses)

Region

DACH

Business Models

Established businesses with positive cash flows and strong organic EBITDA growth

Investment Features

Enterprise Value

Starting at €40m. Sweet spot €50-100m. Up to €150m with Co-Invest from existing investors

Ownership

Generally majority/full control ownership

Role

Active ownership to drive value creation

Partnership

Alignment of incentives with management on clear path to exit

Investment Profile

Search Criteria

Target Segment

Lower mid-market buy-outs

Sector

Advanced Industrials (differentiated industrials, industrial technology, and related software/services businesses)

Region

DACH

Buiness Models

Established businesses with positive cash flows and strong organic EBITDA growth

Investment Features

Enterprise Value

Starting at €40m. Sweet spot €50-100m. Up to €150m with Co-Invest from existing investors

Ownership

Generally majority/full control ownership

Role

Active ownership to drive value creation

Partnership

Alignment of incentives with management on clear path to exit

Portfolio

Sauter Group

Sector

Industrial Technology

Headquarter

Germany

Investment Date

2024

The Sauter Group develops, produces, and supplies customized solutions of springs, bent-wire parts, tool-bound stamped-bent parts, and assemblies, as well as system solutions for processing, refining, and part handling, for various industries, e.g. MedTech and Electronics. At the three locations in Furtwangen (HQ), Singen, and Villingen-Schwenningen, the Group can draw on over 10,000 m² of production, storage, and office space.

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Value Creation

Toolkit

Organisation

Growth

Margin

Cash

Resources

‍We have in-house value creation experts as well as access to an experienced value creation team from the affiliated industrial holding. Profiles include generalist operating partners, interim C-level managers, and functional specialists in e.g. Carve-Outs, commercial excellence, LEAN, or data mining.

These resources are available to support the portfolio management teams. We ensure full alignment with management regarding purpose, focus and scope of potential support activities. 

Experience

‍The core team possesses over a decade of value creation experience in large-, mid-, and small-cap private equity. Prior roles range from board governance (chairman of supervisory board) over strategic and operational execution (CEO of private equity portfolio companies) to interim support (CRO, PMO, interim roles).

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