Paragon Partners
Paragon Partners is a Munich-based private equity firm founded in 2004 that acquires mid-market companies in the DACH region with operational improvement potential. The firm manages more than EUR 2.4bn of equity across four buyout funds: Paragon I (2004), Paragon Fund II (EUR 412m, 2014), Paragon Fund III (EUR 783m, 2019) and Paragon Fund IV, closed at EUR 1.2bn in September 2023. Founding partners Edin Hadzic and Krischan von Moeller lead a team of around 30 professionals.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
4 funds tracked, 40 portfolio companies (12 active · 28 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
40 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Paragon Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Paragon Fund IVBuyout2023 · 3yr€1.2B4 active
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce |  Germany | 2026 | |
| Software | Germany | 2025 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2025 | |
| Industrials |  Italy | 2024 |
Germany· Entry 2026Germany· Entry 2025Germany· Entry 2025Italy· Entry 2024Paragon Fund IIIBuyoutHarvesting2019 · 7yr€783M8 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
8 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Germany | 2020 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2020 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2019 | |
| Industrials | Germany | 2019 | |
| Consumer | Germany | 2019 | |
| Software |  France | 2021 | |
| AdTech | Germany | 2021 | |
| Business Services | Germany | 2020 |
Germany· Entry 2020Germany· Entry 2020Germany· Entry 2019Germany· Entry 2019Germany· Entry 2019France· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2021Germany· Entry 2020Paragon Fund IIBuyoutHarvesting2014 · 12yr€412M0 active · 9 realized
Realized
9 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | Germany | 2015 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Pharma | Germany | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials |  Switzerland | 2018 | 2026 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | Germany | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | Switzerland | 2017 | 2024 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | Germany | 2016 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | Germany | 2018 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – |
Paragon IBuyoutRealized2004 · 22yr€200M0 active · 17 realized
Realized
17 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | Germany | 2007 | 2011 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2010 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | Germany | 2005 | 2006 | MBO | – | ||
| Telecom | Germany | 2014 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2011 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | Germany | 2011 | 2013 | MBO | – | ||
| Logistics | Germany | 2011 | 2017 | Secondary | – | ||
| Consumer | Switzerland | 2013 | 2019 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2006 | 2007 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2008 | 2011 | Secondary | – | ||
| Logistics | Germany | 2005 | 2012 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | Germany | 2012 | 2015 | Secondary | – | ||
| MedTech | Germany | 2006 | 2007 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Education | Germany | 2009 | 2013 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Germany | 2011 | 2012 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Construction | Switzerland | 2006 | 2011 | Secondary | – | ||
| E-commerce | Germany | 2013 | 2017 | Secondary | – |
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Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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