This video was made at GREIF VELOX in Lübeck, a BPE portfolio company that was acquired as part of an MBO in 2018.
Strategy
German ”Mittelstand” business
Succession planning
Corporate divestitures
MBO and MBI
BPE MBI-Initiative
Entrepreneurs
Family Offices
Institutional Investors
Succession planning
Shareholding and operations
Corporate divestitures
Subsidiaries (Spin-off)
Operating units (Carve-out)
Buy-and-Build
Industry consolidation
Succession strategy
Underperformer
Reorganisation of profitable companies
Structure
Majority stakes
Participation of operational managers
Succession:
We replace entrepreneurs with entrepreneurs
Corporate Spin-off:
We create ”Mittelstand”
Seller
(Re-)participation is possible
Philosophy
CONTINUITY
25+ years of focus on German ”Mittelstand”
Safeguarding the ”Mittelstand” culture
Independent
Owner-operated
LONG-TERM
Strategic positioning
Holding period
Sustainable valuation
Location and workforce
Investments
Management
The management team of BPE has more than 80 years of combined experience in Private Equity in Germany. Additionally, the team members have many years of complementary experience in the areas of operational management/restructuring and mergers & acquisitions. The team members have partially been working together successfully for more than 25 years. They have an established network and many years of experience with German ”Mittelstand” companies.
History
Strategy definition and start of operational activities
Founded as a subsidiary of the Hamburg private bank Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co - Berenberg Bank -