ARCUS Capital
ARCUS Capital AG is a Munich-based family equity investor founded in 1994 that takes majority stakes in German-speaking lower-mid-market companies with EUR 10-150m of revenue in succession, spin-off and management buyout situations. It invests permanent balance-sheet capital from its team and partner families without external fund or exit pressure across consumer, industrial, healthcare, media and software sectors.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 16 portfolio companies (8 active · 8 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
16 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund ARCUS Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
ARCUS CapitalBuyoutActive1994 · 32yr8 active · 8 realized
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer |  Germany | 2024 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2023 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2024 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2022 | |
| AdTech | Germany | 2021 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2017 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2017 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2023 |
Germany· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2024Germany· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2017Germany· Entry 2017Germany· Entry 2023Realized
8 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMT | Germany | 2016 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | Germany | 2020 | 2024 | Secondary | – | ||
| AdTech | Germany | 2014 | 2020 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2014 | 2018 | Secondary | – | ||
| Consumer | Germany | 2019 | 2022 | Secondary | – | ||
| HR Tech | Germany | 2021 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| E-commerce | Germany | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2007 | 2014 | Secondary | – |
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About ARCUS Capital
ARCUS Capital is an independent owner-led DACH private equity investor headquartered in Munich. The firm was founded in 1994 and operates as an independent partner and owner-owned investment company (an inhabergeführte Beteiligungsgesellschaft), positioning itself as a family equity investor with a single evergreen-style vehicle that operates without external fund pressure.
Investment thesis
ARCUS Capital deploys capital through an evergreen owner-capital vehicle, targeting majority stakes in DACH Mittelstand companies with €10-150 million revenue in restructuring and growth phases, applying long-term value creation without forced exits. Sector focus spans consumer goods, industrials, healthcare, media and software. Geographic deployment is the German-speaking region (DACH). The patient owner-led family equity model backs Mittelstand companies without the exit pressure of a conventional fund structure.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include software and digital marketing (2025), consumer and e-commerce (2025) and consumer goods (2024). Recent acquisitions include plant-based ingredients (2024) and consumer supplements and bee-products holdings (2024-2025). The platform continues active deployment across the DACH family equity mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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