COI Partners

COI Partners, operating as Co-Investor Deutschland GmbH, is a private equity firm based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with additional offices in Berlin and Zürich. The firm specializes in investments in mid-sized companies within German-speaking countries, focusing on later-stage, emerging growth, buyout, and growth capital opportunities. COI Partners typically invests between €5 million and €30 million in sectors such as food, beverage, healthcare, life sciences, internet, IT, and technology, favoring companies with positive cash flow and high growth potential. Since its founding in 2011, the firm has completed over 50 private equity investments and currently manages 12 active investments across various industries. COI Partners benefits from a robust network of entrepreneurs and co-investors, which supports its investment activities. Recent exits include notable transactions involving Euroimmun, Casualfood, and Amicra, demonstrating the firm's successful track record in the private equity space.

Nicolai von Engelhardt

Partner

Andre Moritz

Senior Investment Associate

Sven Riemenschneider

Partner

David Salim

Partner

André Schouten

Managing Director

Farsin Yadegardjam

Partner

Past deals in Austria

Grover

Series C in 2022
Grover Group GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates an online platform allowing customers to rent consumer electronic products through a monthly subscription model. Founded in 2015, Grover offers a diverse range of over 1,500 products across various categories, including smartphones, laptops, wearables, cameras, gaming equipment, home entertainment systems, and smart home devices. This approach enables both private customers and businesses to access the latest technology without the financial burden of ownership, promoting flexibility and convenience in the consumer electronics market. With additional offices in Austria and the Netherlands, Grover is committed to enhancing the access economy by providing a simple and efficient rental service.

Mister Spex

Private Equity Round in 2020
Mister Spex GmbH is an online eyewear retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in a wide range of eyewear products, including prescription glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses. Founded in 2007, the company offers over 5,000 different eyewear options from more than 60 brands, encompassing both sports labels and luxury designer brands. Mister Spex operates its own retail network in Germany and maintains online platforms in several European countries, including France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. In addition to product sales, Mister Spex provides additional services such as eye examinations and annual checks for contact lens users. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from its operations in Germany.

TTTech

Venture Round in 2019
The TTTech Group consists of globally oriented high-tech companies, founded and headquartered in Vienna, Austria. TTTech, TTControl, and TTTech Auto operate under the umbrella of the TTTech Group. The companies offer products and services based on highly innovative software technology combined with a deep understanding of digital transformation in key verticals. TTTech Group companies are part of a global ecosystem of customers and partners from different domains, research institutions and organizations. TTTech Group builds on 20 years’ technology leadership with extensive experience in collaborating with market leaders. With its real-time networking platforms and safety controls, TTTech Group’s solutions improve the safety and reliability of electronic systems in the industrial and transportation sectors and help to make the Internet of Things and automated driving a reality. TTTech Group transfers proven aerospace network technology to mass markets like automotive and manufacturing. TTTech is the innovator of Deterministic Ethernet and a driving force behind the IEEE TSN standard and SAE Time-Triggered Ethernet standard. Visit www.tttech.com for more information.

Tranquini

Private Equity Round in 2015
Tranquini GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Vienna, Austria, specializes in producing relaxation beverages designed to alleviate stress and anxiety while enhancing focus. The company offers a range of products, including Tranquini sparkling drinks with flavors such as mixed berries, green tea, ginger lemongrass, hibiscus, and hops malted barley, as well as Tranquini still drinks in similar flavors. Additionally, Tranquini provides water and juice blends, including lemon mint and passion fruit. Committed to promoting positive relaxation, Tranquini aims to foster a calmer and more positive lifestyle through its products and associated initiatives.

Nordsee

Private Equity Round in 2006
NORDSEE Holding GmbH owns and operates a chain of restaurants that offer seafood. It offers fresh and natural fish dishes, fish spreads, grilling fish, salads, and drinks, as well as snakes, such as baguettes, sandwiches, hand rolled wraps, and sushi and various other snake products. The company offers its products through its sales channels, such as restaurants, snacks, retail, supermarkets, and delivery service. It operates 315 branches in Germany, 33 in Austria, and 24 in the rest of Europe and the Middle East. The company also franchises its restaurants. The company was founded in 1896 and is based in Bremerhaven, Germany.