PREMIUM Equity Partners
PREMIUM Equity Partners is a Frankfurt-based small-cap private equity firm founded in 2011 that acquires majority stakes in DACH-region Mittelstand niche companies and hidden champions with revenues of roughly EUR 10 to 50 million, deploying equity tickets of about EUR 5 to 20 million per deal in succession solutions, spin-offs and growth financings. It invests through its institutional Mittelstand funds, backed by an operating-partner network, and targets software, industrials, healthcare, consumer and business-services businesses.
PREMIUM Equity Partners is a Frankfurt am Main buyout firm with 9 active companies and 4 exits.
- ·Average hold across 4 realized deals: 5 years.
- ·Top sector focus: Industrials (46% of portfolio).
- ·Fund cadence: ~4Y between vintages · last raise 2020.
Sector breakdown
13 companiesKey facts
Recent exits
PREMIUM Equity Partners sold ic! berlin to Marcolin in 2023 after 6 years.
PREMIUM Equity Partners sold Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg to Huizhou Desay SV Automotive in 2019 after 6 years.
PREMIUM Equity Partners sold WEKA Holzbau to Outdoor Life Group in 2018 after 2 years.
PREMIUM Equity Partners sold ACTech to Materialise in 2017 after 5 years.
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 13 portfolio companies (9 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund PREMIUM Equity Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
PREMIUM Mittelstand Fund IISmall-Mid Buyout2020€134M7 assetsSmall-Mid Buyout2020 · 6yr€134M7–
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| color parts Industrials · Germany | 2026 |
| color parts GmbH Industrials · Germany | 2026 |
| FilaTech Group MedTech · Germany | 2024 |
| FREQCON GmbH Energy · Germany | 2023 |
| heinekingmedia Software · Germany | 2021 |
| Human Med MedTech · Germany | 2022 |
| LKE Group Industrials · Germany | 2020 |
PREMIUM MittelstandsfondsActiveEvergreen20172 assets1 exitsEvergreen2017 · 9yr–21
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Entry |
|---|---|
| CLARUS Films Industrials · Germany | 2018 |
| KAMA Industrials · Germany | 2018 |
Realized
1 exit| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ic! berlin Consumer · Germany | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | Marcolin | – |
PREMIUM Investments IActiveEvergreen20130 assets3 exitsEvergreen2013 · 13yr–03
Realized
3 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTech Industrials · Germany | 2012 | 2017 | Trade Sale | Materialise | – |
| Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg Mobility · Germany | 2013 | 2019 | Trade Sale | Huizhou Desay SV Automotive | – |
| WEKA Holzbau Consumer · Germany | 2016 | 2018 | Trade Sale | Outdoor Life Group | – |
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does PREMIUM Equity Partners focus on?
- PREMIUM Equity Partners focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does PREMIUM Equity Partners have?
- PREMIUM Equity Partners has 9 active portfolio companies and 4 completed exits and 3 funds tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is PREMIUM Equity Partners headquartered?
- PREMIUM Equity Partners is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- When was PREMIUM Equity Partners founded?
- PREMIUM Equity Partners was founded in 2011.
- What sectors does PREMIUM Equity Partners invest in?
- PREMIUM Equity Partners invests across Industrials, Software, Healthcare, Consumer, Business Services.
- What are PREMIUM Equity Partners's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by PREMIUM Equity Partners include: ic! berlin (2023) to Marcolin; Antennentechnik ABB Bad Blankenburg (2019) to Huizhou Desay SV Automotive; WEKA Holzbau (2018) to Outdoor Life Group; ACTech (2017) to Materialise.
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