Beyond Capital Partners
Frankfurt lower-mid-market buyout firm founded in 2015 by Christoph Kauter, acquiring majority stakes in profitable asset-light DACH SMEs across B2B and IT services, software, healthcare and lifestyle, with a buy-and-build approach.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 14 portfolio companies (12 active · 2 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
14 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Beyond Capital Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Beyond Capital Partners Fund IIIBuyout2024 · 2yr€180M3 active
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services |  Germany | 2026 | |
| Healthcare | Germany | 2025 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2024 |
Germany· Entry 2026Germany· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2024Beyond Capital Partners Fund IIBuyoutHarvesting2020 · 6yr€115M8 active
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | Germany | 2022 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2021 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2023 | |
| Agriculture | Germany | 2023 | |
| Healthcare | Germany | 2020 | |
| Software | Germany | 2022 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2021 | |
| IT Services | Germany | 2021 |
Germany· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2023Germany· Entry 2020Germany· Entry 2022Germany· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2021Beyond Capital Partners Fund IBuyoutHarvesting2017 · 9yr1 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | Germany | 2015 |
Germany· Entry 2015Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Germany | 2018 | 2024 | Secondary | – | ||
| Software | Germany | 2017 | 2019 | Secondary | – |
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About Beyond Capital Partners
Beyond Capital Partners is a German SME succession-focused DACH buy-and-build platform with €180 million Fund III (closed at hard cap April 2024) and total firm AUM across Funds I to III approximately €300-350 million as of December 2024, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The firm was founded in 2015 (first acquisition) as a GmbH structure independent partner-owned platform with GP commitment from Beyond Family and Friends (10 percent plus) backed by UN PRI and EIF.
Investment thesis
Beyond Capital Partners deploys capital through three flagship funds (Beyond Capital Partners Fund I, II, III), targeting buy-and-build buyout for SMEs with succession solutions and expansion capital. The platform transforms regional heroes into national champions across the DACH region. Sector focus spans healthcare, B2B services, marketing agencies, software distribution, e-commerce, industrial cleaning, security solutions and optometry and acoustics. Geographic deployment is concentrated on DACH (Germany core, Austria, Switzerland) emphasising sustainable entrepreneurship.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include events and entertainment (2024) and media and events (2024). Recent acquisitions include healthcare (2025), B2B services (2024-2025) and medical supplies retail (2025). The platform continues active deployment of Fund III across the DACH SME succession thesis. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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