AUCTUS Capital Partners AG

What they do

Founded in 2001 by entrepreneurs, AUCTUS has established itself as the leading and most active private equity firm for the European SME sector ("Mittelstand"). The firm is distinctively positioned as a specialist in "Buy & Build" strategies, having created over 50 active platform companies. Over 50% of the firm's capital comes directly from the AUCTUS team itself, ensuring profound alignment with the entrepreneurs they back. They operate with a highly pragmatic, entrepreneurial mindset, focusing on sustainable revenue and profit growth rather than financial engineering.

What they look for

AUCTUS focuses on acquiring majority shareholdings in profitable companies with strong growth potential within the European SME segment. Their core strategies revolve around succession solutions (Nachfolgelösungen), corporate spin-offs/carve-outs, and industry consolidation concepts (Buy & Build). They target established, profitable companies generating annual revenues between €10 million and €150 million that can serve as "platform" investments.

Stage

Series B+

Sectors

Healthcare, SaaS, Deeptech, Consumer, Climate, Edtech, Other

Based

Munich, DE