Recognising Patterns

Seeing opportunities that others don’t and turning them into opportunities.

Every business and every entrepreneurial situation is unique. However, on closer analysis, recurring patterns can emerge that point to high-potential business models and organisations of exceptional quality. The skill lies in recognising these patterns, drawing the right conclusions and deriving individual opportunities for further development. At Afinum, we have over a quarter of a century of experience and expertise from more than 100 investments.

Our approach to investment and growth

Long-term development prospects and sustainable profitable growth in Afinum’s portfolio companies are the result of strategic action. We don’t just invest in companies with good market potential. We also provide strategic direction and support initial investments to set the right levers in motion. Our approach ranges from measures to improve internal team structures and optimise value creation platforms to add-on acquisitions and the exploration of new market areas.

When is a company a good fit for Afinum?

We focus our investment activities on medium-sized companies in the DACH region. They are a good fit for us if they are founder- or family-owned, profitable and operate in one of our four target sectors. That’s the framework. We want to fill it with companies whose business models we understand, whose market potential excites us and which fit our investment portfolio. The key is that their stakeholders are willing to work with us in a spirit of trust to break new ground and achieve their goals. In other words, in addition to the facts, the motivation and the personal connection must be right. This is the key to successful success stories and is typical of Afinum.

To the Afinum Funds

Four Verticals for Focused Growth

Software & Tech Services

The market for software manufacturers, as well as developers and providers of technology, media, and telecommunications solutions (TMT), is undergoing a massive transformation driven by AI and machine learning. As a private equity investor and catalyst, we are actively shaping this transformation.

PROLOGA

Objektkultur

mymediset + p36

synaforce

Listan

it works group

DPS Engineering

Ergon

Industrial Technology

Interconnectivity, real-time data exchange and automation through machine learning are the key drivers of development and growth in the industrial technology sector. We invest in companies with portfolios that have the potential to shape the market.

Christian Koenen Group

Liftket

Kappa optronics

Ventomaxx

Consumer & Internet

Consumer & Internet are two sectors that are rapidly converging. With disruptive power in the way goods and services are traded – and with significant opportunities for players who successfully navigate this transformation.

Zeit für Brot

Fishing Base

Ledlenser

Healthcare

People in Western industrialised countries are living longer. Companies in the healthcare sector play an important role in this development. The number of healthy older people is growing, which in turn increases the demand for healthcare services and products. It is a positive feedback loop in which we are actively involved.