ATON GmbH is the Munich-based evergreen industrial holding of the Helmig family, founded in 2001 by Dr. Lutz M. Helmig after the sale of Helios Kliniken. It takes long-term majority stakes in market-leading B2B companies across engineering, mining services, medical technology, aviation and digital infrastructure, funding acquisitions off its own balance sheet with an equity ratio of around 50 percent. The group generated roughly EUR 2.2 billion of operating performance in 2023 and employed about 15,600 people worldwide.
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1 fund tracked, 14 portfolio companies (12 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund ATON GmbH has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
ATON Evergreen HoldingEvergreen2001 · 25yr12 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antriebssysteme Faurndau | Industrials | Germany | 2021 |
| AspiAir | Healthcare | Germany | 2019 |
| Autotest Suedtirol | Business Services | Italy | 2022 |
| DC Aviation | Business Services | Germany | 2007 |
| ecoCOAT | Industrials | Germany | 2022 |
| EDAG Engineering Group | Industrials | Germany | 2006 |
| Krebs & Aulich | Industrials | Germany | 2021 |
| Murray & Roberts Holdings | Business Services | South Africa | 2018 |
| OneFiber Interconnect | TMT | Germany | 2019 |
| OrthoScan | MedTech | United States | 2011 |
| Redpath Mining | Business Services | Canada | 2006 |
| Ziehm Imaging | MedTech | Germany | 2004 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFT Produktionssysteme | Industrials | Germany | 2006 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| W.O.M. World of Medicine | MedTech | Germany | 2008 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – |
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