Bregal Unternehmerkapital

Bregal Unternehmerkapital is part of a family-owned business that has grown over several generations. Bregal specialises in majority and minority holdings, especially in mid-sized companies based in Germany, Switzerland and Austria – the “Mittelstand”. This investment activity is insulated from developments in the financial markets. With patient capital, entrepreneurial expertise and a partnership approach, they can focus on the performance of the portfolio companies and help them generate sustainable value. Bregal emphasizes financial stability, optimum flexibility, fast decision-making and great entrepreneurial freedom for its portfolio companies.

Tobias Buhrke

Investment Manager

Philipp Freyschlag

Director

Alexandra Golling

Investment Manager

Norbert Heller

Senior Investment Manager

Patrick Hoflinger

Investment Manager

Patrick Hofmann

Director

Sascha Kaumann

Director

David Lisewski

Director

Lukas Oppermann

Investment Manager

Florian Schick

Managing Partner

Caroline Schimmelbusch

Director

Stephan Schmid

Director

Mario Seeger

Senior Investment Manager

Carsten Seipp

Senior Investment Manager

Niklas Steffen

Senior Investment Manager

Philipp Struth

Partner

Maximilian Sölch

Investment Manager

Christian Weigend

Senior Investment Manager

Felix Werdin

Director

Antonia Westphalen

Investment Manager

41 past transactions

gabo Systemtechnik

Acquisition in 2017
gabo Systemtechnik is specialized in innovative micro duct systems for telecommunication companies and network providers. Since that time our array of products comprises more than 800 pipes, fittings and sealing elements which can individually be combined.

Helloprint

Venture Round in 2017
Helloprint is Europe's fastest growing print platform with activities in 10+ European countries. As the only print platform in Europe, Helloprint is combining hundreds of international print producers with hundreds of thousands of clients all across Europe. From the start in 2013, Helloprint grew from 4 - 100+ team members, 1 to 40 webportals and a annual revenue of 30 million euro, with a growth rate of 3.000% over the last three years. Helloprint is privatly owned by HS Invest Holding, DHG Holding, Munneke Holding and management. The management board consists of Hans Scheffer (1982, CEO), Michael Heerkens 1984, CTO), Rick Molenaar (1990,CMO), Maarten Lelijveld (1979,COO) and Rene van Dijk (1966,CPO). The Strategic Advisory Board has presence of Marco Geeratz (1973) and Gert Jan Munneke (1980)

Embassy Jewel

Venture Round in 2017
Embassy Jewel AG retails watches and jewelry products. The company offers various kinds of watches and time pieces, jewelry items, and art and antique products. It serves customers through its stores in Lucerne and St. Moritz, Switzerland; and Beijing and Shanghai, China. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

DPG Deutsche Pflegegruppe GmbH

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
DPG Deutsche Pflegegruppe GmbH provides home health care services. The company provides various services, such as ambulant care, day care, intensive care, intensive WG's, and financing. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Mainz, Germany with additional offices in Hamburg and Wiesbaden, Germany.

Onlineprinters

Acquisition in 2016
Onlineprinters GmbH produces printed material such as flyers, post cards, folders, leaflets, posters, stationery, business cards, brochures, catalogs, marketing tools and many more using high-quality offset and brilliant digital printing technology.

trendtours Touristik GmbH/Bus und Service, Organisations- und Werbe­gesellschaft mbH

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
trendtours Touristik GmbH/Bus und Service, Organisations- und Werbe­gesellschaft mbH represents the combined operations of trendtours Touristik GmbH and Bus und Service, Organisations- und Werbe­gesellschaft mbH in their sale to Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH. trendtours Touristik GmbH and Bus und Service, Organisations- und Werbe­gesellschaft mbH provides tour operator services. trendtours Touristik GmbH and Bus und Service, Organisations- und Werbe­gesellschaft mbH are based in Germany.

ebuero

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
ebuero AG provides telephone secretary services. The company offers office and telephone services to SMEs and startups, real estate agents, and medical practices and therapists; business address, business center, and virtual office services; and rental offices and office rooms, conference rooms, and representative meeting rooms. It serves entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small and medium-sized enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Embassy Jewel

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Embassy Jewel AG retails watches and jewelry products. The company offers various kinds of watches and time pieces, jewelry items, and art and antique products. It serves customers through its stores in Lucerne and St. Moritz, Switzerland; and Beijing and Shanghai, China. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Sovendus

Private Equity Round in 2016
Sovendus operates a successful network of more than 600 online shops in Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Spain. Sovendus offers a variety of benefits for their shop partners and specifically helps them to acquire new customers and generate additional sales.

proALPHA

Acquisition in 2013
proALPHA Business Solutions develops cloud based enterprise resource planning software. proALPHA Business Solutions provides software, consulting, service, training, and maintenance solutions for plant construction and engineering, electrical and high-tech, plastics.

Trendtours Touristik

Venture Round in 2018
trendtours Touristik GmbH operates as a travel agency. trendtours Touristik GmbH was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

SHD AG

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
SHD AG is a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business planning software for furniture and kitchen retailers. The company is thus supporting this industry in transitioning to the digital future. SHD and its 460 employees also offer financial and human-resources management software for a wide range of industries.

Iptor

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Iptor Supply Chain Systems empowers our customers to solve their most complex supply chain challenges through our connected, intuitive and adaptable cloud-based software, services and support. We also enable customers to focus on their core business by handling their IT infrastructure and processes with powerful managed services and business process outsourcing offerings – more than 17% of customers already trust our cloud services.

woom bikes USA

Private Placement in 2020
woom bikes USA manufactures and distributes light weight bicycles, and accessories for kids and children. The company’s products include range of bikes; apparel, including jersey, jackets, jeans, socks, and caps; accessories, including bing bell, bike gloves, bike lock, bike pump, bike stand, bike lights, carry strap and walkie bag; and range of spare parts. The company sells its products online through its web portal. woom bikes USA was founded in 2013 and is based in Australia.

Safety21

Acquisition in 2021
Safety21 S.p.A is an Italian technological services company.

STP Group

Acquisition in 2020
STP employs c.160 people serving over 1,200 legal customers with critical software. STP software supports professionals in both insolvency and commercial law sectors in Germany and central Europe and the company has a strong track record in product development, customer service and innovation. It has grown revenues every year since founding from its mainly subscription business model.

MEDIA Central

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
MEDIA CENTRAL GmbH, an independent media agency, provides advertising services for small and large companies in various industries in Germany. The company organizes advertising campaigns across various media channels, including print and digital media, as well as out-of-home and radio. Its services include media purchasing, mediator advice, geo-marketing, and quality management. In addition, the company offers customized tools and apps that help users to optimize their media planning, such as order and billing management, web-based geo-information, quality and complaints management, and customer loyalty tools. MEDIA CENTRAL GmbH was founded in 1997 and is based in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

GUS Group

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
GUS Group has been providing integrated ERP enterprise solutions for the process industry and logistics services for more than 35 years. They are the process specialist in these target markets. With the GUS-OS Suite, the GUS Group provides a holistic, integrated ERP system for the process industry (pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, chemicals, cosmetics, food) as well as logistics. Based on their proven process expertise, they rank among the leading industry specialists and solution providers in this area.

ebuero

Private Equity Round in 2018
ebuero AG provides telephone secretary services. The company offers office and telephone services to SMEs and startups, real estate agents, and medical practices and therapists; business address, business center, and virtual office services; and rental offices and office rooms, conference rooms, and representative meeting rooms. It serves entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small and medium-sized enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Iptor

Acquisition in 2020
Iptor Supply Chain Systems empowers our customers to solve their most complex supply chain challenges through our connected, intuitive and adaptable cloud-based software, services and support. We also enable customers to focus on their core business by handling their IT infrastructure and processes with powerful managed services and business process outsourcing offerings – more than 17% of customers already trust our cloud services.

Dating, Datenerfassung und -verarbeitung, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Dating, Datenerfassung und -verarbeitung, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, through its subsidiary offers, tour operator services. The company is based in Germany.

Helloprint

Venture Round in 2018
Helloprint is Europe's fastest growing print platform with activities in 10+ European countries. As the only print platform in Europe, Helloprint is combining hundreds of international print producers with hundreds of thousands of clients all across Europe. From the start in 2013, Helloprint grew from 4 - 100+ team members, 1 to 40 webportals and a annual revenue of 30 million euro, with a growth rate of 3.000% over the last three years. Helloprint is privatly owned by HS Invest Holding, DHG Holding, Munneke Holding and management. The management board consists of Hans Scheffer (1982, CEO), Michael Heerkens 1984, CTO), Rick Molenaar (1990,CMO), Maarten Lelijveld (1979,COO) and Rene van Dijk (1966,CPO). The Strategic Advisory Board has presence of Marco Geeratz (1973) and Gert Jan Munneke (1980)

RELINEEUROPE

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Relineeurope AG manufactures and supplies pipes for industrial waste water sewers. It offers products and services which includes UV-cured pipe liners, UV-light curing systems, milling robots and injection systems, on site accessories, system training, and consulting services. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Rohrbach, Germany. Relineeurope AG operates as a subsidiary of Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH.

Laird Thermal Systems

Acquisition in 2021
Laird Thermal Systems manufactures and distributes active thermoelectric components and assemblies.

Novem Car Interior Design

Acquisition in 2011
Novem Car Interior Design is a world leader in high quality trim elements and decorative function elements for car interiors. Our customers include the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the premium segment, such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Maserati.

Rehms Gruppe

Acquisition in 2017
Rehms Gruppe is a full-service provider of technical building services, employing 600 people and based in Borken. Its range of capabilities extends from heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and plumbing equipment to measuring and control technology.

Rehms Building Technology

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
NRW Building Technology Holding GmbH is a holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides installation services for heating, ventilation, cooling, sanitation, measurement, and control systems for commercial clients. The company is based in Borken, Germany.

Helloprint Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
Helloprint Inc. develops and operates an online print platform for businesses in the Netherlands and internationally. Its platform helps users to sell products through online. The company is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

BINDER GmbH

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
BINDER GmbH manufactures measuring and control instruments for aeration air, biogas, other process gases, and gas mixtures. It offers air distribution systems, including flow meters, jet control valves, square diaphragm control valves, elliptic diaphragm control valves, calibration systems, flex control systems, biocontrol systems, simulation systems, system electronics, econtrol systems, flow conditioners, dampers, blow-off valves, tune valves, and blower management systems; gas analysis systems, such as docking stations; and biogas systems, including biogas flow measurement, data logger, biogas analysis, and monitoring and process control systems. The company also provides gas flow meter systems, such as calibration systems, gas flow conditioners, and hot tapping units; pressure regulators, including pressure regulators and back pressure regulators, precise pressure regulators, pressure regulators for gases, pressure regulators for liquids, pressure regulators for corrosive applications, breather valves, tank blanketing and inerting systems, and blanketing systems for aseptic applications; and pressure and temperature switches. Its products are used for gas flow measurement, gas analysis, gas flow control, gas flow calibration, gas flow conditioning, and gas pressure control. BINDER GmbH was founded in 1955 and is based in Ulm, Germany. The company operates manufacturing plants in Germany and Switzerland.

Onlineprinters

Venture Round in 2016
Onlineprinters GmbH produces printed material such as flyers, post cards, folders, leaflets, posters, stationery, business cards, brochures, catalogs, marketing tools and many more using high-quality offset and brilliant digital printing technology.

Diedruckerei.de

Acquisition in 2016
Diedruckerei.de is an online printing company for flyers, business cards, brochures.

Murnauer Markenvertrieb

Acquisition in 2018
Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH manufactures and sells healthcare and cosmetic products. The company offers teeth-whitening, skin-care, and pharmaceutical products. It also offers its products through online retail. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Egelsbach, Germany. As of August 14, 2018, Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Fette Pharma Ag.

SHD AG

Acquisition in 2017
SHD AG is a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business planning software for furniture and kitchen retailers. The company is thus supporting this industry in transitioning to the digital future. SHD and its 460 employees also offer financial and human-resources management software for a wide range of industries.

Kunststoff Schwanden

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
Kunststoff Schwanden AG produces thermoplastic parts for house-hold appliances, telecommunication and automotive products, packaging and technical applications. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Schwanden, Switzerland.

gabo Systemtechnik GmbH

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
gabo Systemtechnik GmbH develops, manufactures, and distributes plastic micro duct systems for telecommunication and power engineering enterprises, and network operators primarily in Europe. The company offers speed pipe systems, bundles, and fittings for FTTx solutions; split duct systems, including split ducts, connectors, assembly tools, split duct bends, branches, and repairing sleeves for repairing occupied cable ducts; and common fittings, such as sealing elements, jointed duct bends, connecting elements, repair sets for multi pipes, ducting terminal panels, spacers, and half shells for protective pipes. It sells its products through a network of distributors. gabo Systemtechnik GmbH was formerly known as Gebrüder Anger GmbH & Co. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Niederwinkling, Germany. gabo Systemtechnik GmbH is a former subsidiary of Viega GmbH & Co. KG. As of November 19, 2019, gabo Systemtechnik GmbH operates as a subsidiary of HellermannTyton Corporation.

MEDIA Central

Acquisition in 2019
MEDIA CENTRAL GmbH, an independent media agency, provides advertising services for small and large companies in various industries in Germany. The company organizes advertising campaigns across various media channels, including print and digital media, as well as out-of-home and radio. Its services include media purchasing, mediator advice, geo-marketing, and quality management. In addition, the company offers customized tools and apps that help users to optimize their media planning, such as order and billing management, web-based geo-information, quality and complaints management, and customer loyalty tools. MEDIA CENTRAL GmbH was founded in 1997 and is based in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Trendtours Touristik

Acquisition in 2018
trendtours Touristik GmbH operates as a travel agency. trendtours Touristik GmbH was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

ATP Adhesive Systems

Acquisition in 2019
ATP specialises in developing and manufacturing client-specific adhesive products.

Murnauer Markenvertrieb

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH manufactures and sells healthcare and cosmetic products. The company offers teeth-whitening, skin-care, and pharmaceutical products. It also offers its products through online retail. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Egelsbach, Germany. As of August 14, 2018, Murnauer Markenvertrieb GmbH operates as a subsidiary of Fette Pharma Ag.