DBAG Fund VII

DBAG Fund VII invests in mid-market companies with an enterprise value of approximately 75 to 250 million euros. It invests directly in equity, equity-like and comparable instruments with equity-like returns. The equity capital investments per investee business generally range from 40 to 100 million euros. In individual instances, DBAG Fund VII is also able to structure transactions, in which the enterprise value exceeds this range and which require equity capital investments of up to 200 million euros. For these purposes, the fund consists of two sub-funds. Of the fund’s total assets of 1,010 million euros, 202 million euros are attributable to a top-up fund, which can be used for these larger transactions.

The fund primarily seeks to invest in companies headquartered or having significant business relationships in Germany or other German-speaking countries. Its focus is on majority investments (management buyouts).

With assets of more than one billion euros, DBAG Fund VII – like its predecessor DBAG Fund VI – is one of the largest private equity funds for investment in the German-speaking Mittelstand.

Portfolio

CompanySectorAcquiredRealised
akquinetIT services & softwareJune 2022 
ItelyumOtherOctober 2021 
operasanHealthcareJanuary 2021 
PmflexIndustry and industrial technologyOctober 2020January 2023
CartonplastIndustrial servicesNovember 2019 
CloudflightIT services & softwareJune 2019 
evidiaHealthcareMay 2019 
SeroIndustrial servicesNovember 2018 
Kraft & BauerIndustry and industrial technologyNovember 2018 
Karl Eugen FischerIndustry and industrial technologyJune 2018 
duagonIndustry and industrial technologyJuly 2017 
More than MealsOtherApril 2017September 2024

 

Key Facts DBAG FUND VII

Status Investment period terminated
Start of investment period December 2016
Committed capital €1,010mn,
thereof €200mn by DBAG