DPE Deutsche Private Equity

Overview

DPE Deutsche Private Equity is a capital management company that invests in medium-sized growth companies, primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. With a partnership-based approach, DPE supports its portfolio companies in realizing their future potential by providing capital, experience, and respect for entrepreneurial action. The firm emphasizes trust and sustainability in its investments. Since its founding in 2007, DPE has successfully launched five generations of funds, managing assets totaling around €3 billion. The firm has invested in over 40 companies as both majority and minority shareholders, made more than 140 add-on investments, and created approximately 6,000 new jobs. Active portfolio companies currently employ around 11,000 people. DPE's investment strategy focuses on companies with strong market positions and sustainable competitive advantages, targeting annual sales between €20 million and €500 million. The firm provides equity investments ranging from €10 million to €250 million per company, aiming to foster financially stable and independent businesses that can grow solidly with DPE's capital. DPE's portfolio spans various sectors, including Business Services, Industrial Technology, Healthcare, IT Services & Software, and Energy and Environmental Technologies. The firm's commitment to innovation and sustainability drives its investments, contributing to the economic prosperity and well-being of society. DPE's investors include long-term oriented institutional investors such as funds-of-funds, insurance companies, pension funds, government agencies, family offices, and banks. The firm also collaborates with private investors who share an appreciation for the performance of medium-sized companies. DPE's team of over 50 professionals brings expertise from investment banking, private equity, consulting, and management roles in medium-sized industrial and service companies. This diverse experience enables DPE to act on an equal and highly empathetic basis with its portfolio companies, fostering sustainable and resilient growth. DPE's commitment to its portfolio companies is reflected in the significant job creation and revenue growth achieved since its inception. The firm's active portfolio companies have experienced annual revenue growth of approximately 20%, underscoring DPE's role as a driver of innovation and economic development in the DACH region. DPE's approach is characterized by a solid equity base in its financing, aiming to provide financially stable and independent companies with a solid foundation for growth. The firm's focus on trust, sustainability, and partnership has established it as a leading private equity firm in the DACH region, dedicated to supporting the growth and success of medium-sized companies. DPE's commitment to its portfolio companies is reflected in the significant job creation and revenue growth achieved since its inception. The firm's active portfolio companies have experienced annual revenue growth of approximately 20%, underscoring DPE's role as a driver of innovation and economic development in the DACH region. DPE's approach is characterized by a solid equity base in its financing, aiming to provide financially stable and independent companies with a solid foundation for growth. The firm's focus on trust, sustainability, and partnership has established it as a leading private equity firm in the DACH region, dedicated to supporting the growth and success of medium-sized companies.

Investment Focus

• Strong market position
• Sustainable competitive advantages
• Annual sales between €20 million and €500 million

Portfolio Companies