Deutsche Mittelstandsholding
Deutsche Mittelstandsholding (DMH) is a Frankfurt-based evergreen holding company that provides long-term equity to small and mid-sized German Mittelstand businesses, with a specialty in acquiring companies out of insolvency via asset deals and operatively restructuring them. It invests off its own balance sheet funded by managing partners plus a pool of entrepreneurs, families and managers, holding assets without predetermined exit timelines.
Deutsche Mittelstandsholding is a Frankfurt am Main buyout firm with 3 active companies and 4 exits.
- ·Average hold across 4 realized deals: 5 years.
- ·Top sector focus: Consumer (29% of portfolio).
Sector breakdown
7 companiesKey facts
Recent exits
Deutsche Mittelstandsholding sold ARREDA systems to Deutsche Industrie-Holding in 2022 after 11 years.
Deutsche Mittelstandsholding sold Schliesing Machinery to Groupe SEE in 2017 after 7 years.
Deutsche Mittelstandsholding exited Strauss Innovation in 2016 after 1 year.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 7 portfolio companies (3 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Deutsche Mittelstandsholding has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
DMH Deutsche Mittelstandsholding (Evergreen Holding)ActiveEvergreen20083 assets4 exitsEvergreen2008 · 18yr–34
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| GLS Logistik Business Services · Germany | 2020 |
| WT Altra IT-Services IT Services · Germany | 2022 |
| ZEMA-IT Solutions IT Services · Germany | 2018 |
Realized
4 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARREDA systems Consumer · Germany | 2011 | 2022 | Secondary | Deutsche Industrie-Holding | – |
| Pluradent Healthcare · Germany | 2020 | 2022 | Trade Sale | AURELIUS | – |
| Schliesing Machinery Industrials · Germany | 2010 | 2017 | Trade Sale | Groupe SEE | – |
| Strauss Innovation Consumer · Germany | 2015 | 2016 | – | – | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Deutsche Mittelstandsholding focus on?
- Deutsche Mittelstandsholding focuses on Buyout strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Deutsche Mittelstandsholding have?
- Deutsche Mittelstandsholding has 3 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Deutsche Mittelstandsholding headquartered?
- Deutsche Mittelstandsholding is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- When was Deutsche Mittelstandsholding founded?
- Deutsche Mittelstandsholding was founded in 2008.
- What sectors does Deutsche Mittelstandsholding invest in?
- Deutsche Mittelstandsholding invests across Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer, Business Services.
- What are Deutsche Mittelstandsholding's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Deutsche Mittelstandsholding include: ARREDA systems (2022) to Deutsche Industrie-Holding; Pluradent (2022) to AURELIUS; Schliesing Machinery (2017) to Groupe SEE.
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