What investment strategy does Seafort Advisors focus on?

Seafort Advisors focuses on Buyout strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Seafort Advisors have?

Seafort Advisors has 2 active portfolio companies and 6 completed exits and 2 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Seafort Advisors headquartered?

Seafort Advisors is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

What is Seafort Advisors's assets under management?

Seafort Advisors manages approximately €260M in assets under management.

When was Seafort Advisors founded?

Seafort Advisors was founded in 2012.

What sectors does Seafort Advisors invest in?

Seafort Advisors invests across Industrials, Business Services, Software.

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Seafort Advisors

Hamburg, Germany·Founded 2012·

Buyout

·seafort.de

Seafort Advisors is an independent Hamburg-based private equity firm founded in 2012 that acquires majority stakes in medium-sized Mittelstand companies across the DACH region. It runs a small-mid buyout strategy focused on carve-outs, succession and special situations, backing industrials, business-services and software companies through a series of deal-by-deal and committed funds. The firm is led by founder Patrick Hennings-Huep and is a member of the German BVK private equity association.

AUM

€260M

Funds

vintages 2013–2015

Portfolio

Exits

SectorsIndustrialsBusiness ServicesSoftware

Key facts

HQHamburg, Germany

Founded2012

Websiteseafort.de

Recent exits

Die Jobmacher

Business Services · 2024 · 8yr hold

Emden Dockyard

Industrials · 2020 · 6yr hold

Noventiz

Business Services · 2020 · 7yr hold

Vertikom

Business Services · 2018 · 5yr hold

Coverage notes

2 funds tracked, 8 portfolio companies (2 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Seafort Advisors has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

2 funds

Seafort Advisors IIEvergreen

2015 · 11yr2 active · 2 realized

Unrealized

2 held

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry
Deskcenter	Software	Germany	2020
J&S Automotive	Industrials	Germany	2017

DeskcenterActive

SoftwareGermany· Entry 2020

J&S AutomotiveActive

IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2017

Realized

2 exits

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Avedo	Business Services	Germany	2016	2017	Trade Sale		–
Die Jobmacher	Business Services	Germany	2016	2024	Secondary		–

AvedoExited 2017

Business ServicesGermany· Entry 2016

Trade Saleto

Die JobmacherExited 2024

Business ServicesGermany· Entry 2016

Secondaryto

Seafort Advisors IEvergreen

2013 · 13yr0 active · 4 realized

Realized

4 exits

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	MOIC
Dieter Braun	Industrials	Germany	2013	2016	Secondary	–
Emden Dockyard	Industrials	Germany	2014	2020	Trade Sale	–
Noventiz	Business Services	Germany	2013	2020	Trade Sale	–
Vertikom	Business Services	Germany	2013	2018	Trade Sale	–