Finatem
About Us
Since 2000, we invest in medium-sized companies. We have faith in the midmarket and see our role as a partner to our portfolio companies and their management teams.
We are an independent partner-managed private equity firm based in Frankfurt and invest in majority buy-outs of companies with business activities and/or know-how in German-speaking Europe.
We focus on smaller midsized companies with sales between € 10 to 50 million or EBITDA between € 2 to 6 million. Typical situations are company successions, group spin-offs and growth-related follow-up investments.
We are not limited to specific industry sectors but concentrate on services, industrials and consumer goods. We seek companies which aspire to play a leading role in their sector.
Our investment team has broad financing experience in the German midmarket. We are supported by industry experts with long-standing national and international management experience as well as expertise in various industrial sectors.
We see ourselves as a responsible investor and consider sustainability risks in the investment decision-making process. Our disclosures under Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 can be found here.
As co-founder of the private equity network "Alliance for Global Growth", we support our portfolio companies in meeting the challenges of market globalisation.
Our investor base consists of a large number of German entrepreneurial families as well as European institutional investors.
Finatem is a member of the following organizations:
Portfolio
Current Investments
Food & Service Gruppe
Type of Investment:
Expansion
Country:
Germany
Delivery wholesale of food and non-food items with focus on snack bars with internal meat and sausage production
GfS – Gesellschaft für Straßenunterhaltung
Type of Investment:
Expansion
Country:
Germany
Technical services related to steel protection systems and traffic safety
Gothaer Fahrzeugtechnik
Type of Investment:
Owners Buy-Out
Country:
Germany
Production of lattice boom sytems
Mungo Befestigungstechnik
Type of Investment:
MBO / Expansion
Country:
Switzerland/Germany
Development, production and sale of fastening technology products for the construction industry
HKM Sports Equipment
Type of Investment:
Owners Buy-out / Expansion
Country:
Germany
Distribution of proprietary full-range equestrian product assortment
hGears
Type of Investment:
Management Buy-In/Buy-Out
Country:
Germany
Development, production and marketing of high precision gears and components with focus on e-mobility, e-bikes and professional e-tools
Former Investments
WST Präzisionstechnik
Manufacturing and distribution of precision turning parts for the automotive, gear manufacturing, drive/hydraulics and electronic engineering.
Techno Physik Group
Manufacturing and distribution of thermal lagging materials and fire protection products
Schwinn
Design, production and distribution of decorative furniture fittings made of die-cast metal and plastics
Bärbel Drexel
Development, production and distribution of natural cosmetics and nutrition supplements; distribution of semi-precious stonesohn-Accessoires
Oberndörfer GmbH
Manufacturing and distribution of high precision turned and milled parts for common rail injection systems and steering systems in the automotive sector
FMW Gruppe
Construction of turnkey projects involving materials handling with an emphasis on the pulp & paper industry, the biomass industry and minerals technology
J&S GmbH
Design, production and distribution of safety components, heat shield systems, welding assemblies and assembly/fixing components for the automobile manufacturing and auto parts industry.
Derby Cycle
Design, assembly, and sale of bicycles, in particular through specialist bicycle retailers in Germany and Europe
Bernd Steudle
Development, production, and distribution of electrical contacts, precision-stamped parts, technical plastic parts, plastic-coated precision-stamped parts and subassemblies
Schollenberger Kampfmittelbergung
Civil explosive ordnance detection and recovery
Mecanindus Vogelsang
Design, production and distribution of metal fasteners, components for suspension and safety systems
licht|basis
Distribution of lamps and luminaires as well as complementary lighting planning and consulting for professional clients
Team
Christophe Hemmerle
Managing Director & Founding Partner
Christophe Hemmerle
Christophe Hemmerle founded Finatem in 2000. Before that time he was managing director of Halder in Germany. He began his career at the Société Générale, where he most recently led the development of the M&A division in Germany.
Dr. Robert Hennigs
Managing Director & Partner
Dr. Robert Hennigs
Dr. Robert Hennigs has been managing director and partner at Finatem since 2004. Previously, as Managing Director of DZ Equity Partner and GZ Capital Partner, he was responsible for managing portfolio companies and investing in private equity funds. He began his career with BHF Bank Corporate Finance at the private equity subsidiary responsible for SME transactions. Since June 2019 Robert is Member of the Board of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVK).
Eric Jungblut
Partner
Eric Jungblut
Eric Jungblut has been Investment Director and Partner at Finatem since 2001. Prior to that, he worked in structured finance at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
Irmgard Schade
ESG Officer & Partner
Irmgard Schade
Irmgard Schade has been Investment Director and Partner at Finatem since 2002. Prior to that, she was Investment Manager at DG Private Equity and MUK Capital Investment Company. She started her career in controlling.
Irmgard Schade heads all ESG activities at Finatem and drives the development of company indiviual ESG strategies.
Daniel Kartje
Partner
Daniel Kartje
Daniel Kartje has been working for Finatem since 2003 and has been one of the partners since 2009. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the departments of Mergers & Acquisitions and Valuation and Strategy.
Alexander Stein
Investment Director
Alexander Stein
Alexander Stein has been Investment Manager since 2013 and Investment Director since 2020 at Finatem. Prior to that, he worked as project manager in the department of Transaction Advisory Services - Restructuring at Ernst & Young.
Katrin Radtke
Accounting & Treasury
Katrin Radtke
Katrin Radtke has been responsible for Controlling, Accounting and Treasury at Finatem since 2010. Before that time, she worked as a consulting and auditing assistant for the tax firms Haag Eckhard Schoenpflug and Jörns & Platt.
Sabine Gräfin Zedtwitz
Investor Relations, Finance & Treasury
Sabine Gräfin Zedtwitz
Sabine Gräfin Zedwitz has been responsible for Finance and Treasury at Finatem since 2000. Before that time, she worked as an assistant at s-Oliver and comma soft.
Agata Wagner
Front Desk & General Administration
Agata Wagner
Agata Wagner is since 2016 responsible for the reception, internal administration and events at Finatem. She previously worked in sales of Union Tank Eckstein GmbH and as store manager in retail.
Industry Experts
Selection from our industry network
Ron Berger
Consumer
Ron Berger
Ron Berger has supported Finatem since 2017. He founded Outfitter, developed it into a leading multi-channel sports retailer and successfully sold it to the Signa International Sports Group. Today he is as one of many activities Member of the Supervisory Board of Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH.
Expertise:
Consumer goods, branding and marketing, sales, operations, logistics
Dr. Heiner Diefenbach
Software & IT
Dr. Heiner Diefenbach
Dr. Heiner Diefenbach has been supporting Finatem since 2016 and was for many years CEO of CSC Plönske AG, TDS AG and Vice President Services Central Europe at Fujitsu.
Expertise:
Software and IT industry, service business, corporate development, accounting, controlling, corporate integration, mergers & acquisitions
Dr. Axel Horstmann
Building & Infrastructure
Dr. Axel Horstmann
Dr. Axel Horstmann has supported Finatem since 2013 and is a Partner of Stellwerk Energy GmbH, Cologne. For many years he served as Group Representative for EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and as Minister (most recently for Transport, Energy and State Planning) and Member of the Parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Expertise:
Business start-ups and business development, acquisition and investment controlling in the energy and transport industry, public business promotion and financing, public-private partnerships and project management in regulated markets
Fritz-Wilhelm Krüger
Industrials
Fritz-Wilhelm Krüger
Fritz-Wilhelm Krüger has been supporting Finatem since 2000 and was for many years managing director of Erich Jäger GmbH as well as the Finatem portfolio company MBB Liftsystems AG.
Expertise:
General Industrials & Engineering (hydraulic tail lifts & lift technology), automotive suppliers (faucets panels, interior trim), medical diagnostics, consumer electronics, consulting, finance, administration, controlling, refurbishment, restructuring, international growth, corporate sales
Roland Lacher
Industrials
Roland Lacher
Roland Lacher has been supporting Finatem since 2010 and for many years was Chairman of the Executive Board and later of the Supervisory Board of Singulus Technologies AG. Prior to this, he was, among others, the division manager of Leybold AG and the technical director of WIBAU AG.
Expertise:
Mechanical and plant engineering, new technologies, research and development, construction, production, restructuring, new business fields, acquisitions
Bernd Lattemann
Automotive
Bernd Lattemann
Bernd Lattemann has been supporting Finatem since 2000 and worked as a consultant and managing director for, among others, Collins & Aikman Europe, Becker Group, SKF Group and Seeger Group.
Expertise:
Automotive - supply industry, distribution, production, restructuring, international expansion
Jörg Pretzel
Consumer
Jörg Pretzel
Jörg Pretzel has been supporting Finatem since 2010 and was Managing Director of GS1 Germany and member of the GS1 Global Management Board as well as various executive and executive positions for Herlitz PBS AG, Uvex GmbH and A.C. Nielsen GmbH.
Expertise:
Consumer Goods, Commerce, Healthcare, eCommerce, Logistics, Marketing, Sales, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Innovation Management
Mathias Seidler
Consumer
Mathias Seidler
Mathias Seidler has supported Finatem since 2010 and was CEO and Managing Director of Finatem's investment Derby Cycle. Before that time, he held various executive positions at Herlitz AG and Beiersdorf AG.
Expertise:
General Industrials & Consumer Goods, Paper & Print, Health Care, Marketing, Restructuring, Strategic Reorientation, Sales, IPO, Corporate Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions
Volker M. Stauch
Automotive
Volker M. Stauch
Volker Stauch has been supporting Finatem since 2012 and has worked for Daimler AG throughout his career, most recently as Vice President Powertrain in the Mercedes Car Group. Today he is honorary professor at KIT Karlsruhe and operates a specialist logistics company for hazardous substances.
Expertise:
Automotive industry, logistics, corporate development in the areas of process and quality management, innovations and market launches, cost management, internationalization
Felix Sulzberger
Consumer
Felix Sulzberger
Felix Sulzberger has supported Finatem since 2000 and was for many years CEO of Calida AG. Prior to that, he held senior positions at Reebok, Fruit of the Loom, Levi Strauss and Philip Morris, among others.
Expertise:
Consumer Goods (Apparel, Footwear, Sports), Global Markets, General Management, Branding & Marketing, Sales, Finance, Operations, Restructuring
Konstantin Winterstein
Automotive
Konstantin Winterstein
Konstantin Winterstein has supported Finatem since 2014 and is active as a member of the Management Board of Ringmetall AG and as a member of the Board of Directors of Clariant SE. Before that, he worked for BMW AG for many years, most recently in Supply Chain Consulting.
Expertise:
Automotive and automotive supply industry, large volume industrial production, lean management
News
01. November 2019
Finatem acquires Food & Service Group
Finatem acquired 100% of the shares of the Food & Service Group, Mülheim ("F&S"), which combines the operative business of MPF Hermesmeyer GmbH, Hogrimex GmbH, and Eduard Schmitz & Sohn GmbH under one roof. Signing and closing of the transaction were completed on October 29, 2019.
As a delivery wholesaler with more than 4,000 food and non-food items, F&S covers the needs of canteen kitchens, German and ethnic catering establishments and snack bars.
The company specialises in potato products, sausages, meat products and sauces and has developed a leading regional market position in North Rhine-Westphalia. The extensive cooked sausage assortment is produced in the own processing plant with self-developed, proven recipes. From three locations approx. 1,700 customers are served on 6 days a week by own logistic fleet.
The group has its roots back 1965 and employs today about 150 people. In 2019 sales of EUR 57 million are expected. Also for the next years the target market of F&S shows excellent opportunities to continue this growth path.
On the food market in Germany, the growth trend in out-of-home consumption is continuing. More and more people are taking advantage of the wide range of gastronomic options and foregoing eating at their own kitchen table. Both the number of visitors and the average expenditure per person increased in 2018, so that the market volume in Germany amounted to around EUR 81 billion. A further increase is also expected for the coming years with a market volume of around EUR 88 billion in 2021. In addition to the out-of-home market, the food retail segment is also growing.
The F&S Group positions itself as a delivery wholesaler for smaller, regional restaurants and canteen kitchens as well as resellers. Conventional restaurants with service and snack shops represent over 70% of German gastronomy companies with a market volume of EUR 57 billion in 2018. By 2021, these types of gastronomy in Germany are expected to grow further to around EUR 62 billion.
F&S Group will be headed by the current Managing Director, Stefan Redeker and the current commercial director, Christian Mamok, promoted to second Managing Director.
The transaction was funded by Finatem and the local National-Bank, Essen, that already supported F&S in the past.
Contact
Finatem Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Feldbergstraße 35
(Entrance Wiesenau)
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon: +49 (69) 509564-0
Telefax: +49 (69) 509564-30
E-Mail: info(at)finatem.de