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DI Capital Solutions uses entrepreneurial capital, a multi-disciplinary approach and a broad network to create and realize attractive investment opportunities.

In 2022, the Deutsche Invest team led an investment in a funding round of Habyt GmbH, the leading global manager of co-living units. Following a merger in the US, Habyt will operate over 30,000 units on three continents and is on track to exceeding EUR 300 m topline by the end of 2023. Founded in 2017 in Berlin , Habyt offers standardised high-quality furnished apartments for tenants in Europe and Asia, predominantly through the Habyt (habyt.com) and Hmlet (hmlet.com) brands. Most recently, the company expanded its presence in the US following a merger with Common (common.com), the local market leader.

In 2022 Deutsche Invest invested in GLOBOGATE concept AG, pioneer and leader in the market for foreign recruitment of nursing professionals, to help accelerate the Company's impressive growth. GLOBOGATE is a leading risk and process management provider and pioneer in recruitment of nursing professionals from non-EU countries. Through its services, the company ensures that hospitals in the German-speaking market can fulfil their demand for highly qualified nurses in an ethical, timely and sustainable manner. Addressing a crucial pain point, GLOBOGATE has established itself as the preferred partner for its customers.

Pinsami is a food manufacturer active in the field of highly compatible alternative baked goods. Based in Reggio Emilia, the company has developed Pinsa, a pre-baked dough made from soy, rice and spelt flour that undergoes a prolonged levitation process and remains crispy on the outside and soft and airy on the inside. Given the new product category, the company was able to increase its turnover in the triple-digit range while achieving above-average profitability. Deutsche Invest plans to continue this growth with increased market penetration in Italy and international expansion. Furthermore, an expansion of the product range is expected in the next 2-3 years.

Together with recognised and experienced managers from the medical sector, Deutsche Invest founded Cadomo Vets in 2022. Here we are executing the formation of a European Veterinary Specialist Hospital Network under the motto "Pets come first!". Founded on the basis of solid ethical principles, Cadomo focuses on the patients - always with the aim of providing them with the best medical care. With a strong partnership model, we convince owners of practices and clinics to join Cadomo, to contribute their practice or clinic and to build Cadomo together with us.

In 2023, Deutsche Invest, together with seasoned managers from the industry, founded the Brick Group with the aim of establishing a market leader for energy renovation services in German residential real estate via a buy-and-build strategy. The Group acquires local companies with expertise in their respective fields and brings them under an umbrella to create a one-stop solution provider in energy renovation. These companies include firms active in building maintenance, façade construction, roofing, energy consulting and architecture companies. The Brick Group operates as a full-service provider for its customers and helps to reduce the energy consumption of buildings, improve the quality of living and generate long-term cost savings.

In 2024 Deutsche Invest led a majority investment in Iconia Group. Iconia is the leading B2B customer engagement solutions provider for many of the most valuable global luxury brands, with a strong heritage, especially in the watches and eyewear segments. The Group operates across three different business units: Product Visualization, Product Packaging and Creative Interior Solutions. With its products and services, the Company helps its clients grow their brand equity by building a consistent brand image on a global scale and along the entire customer journey. Iconia has over 35 years track record in the business, a workforce of approx. 500 dedicated professionals in Switzerland, Italy and China, and a broad portfolio of highly loyal clients.

DI Capital Solutions is part of Deutsche Invest, an entrepreneurial alternative asset management platform. We are focused on Europe and our investment strategies include Capital Solutions, Special Situations, Technology and, in special cases, Real Estate.

In each of our transactions, we always contribute a sizeable portion of the capital ourselves and take a highly selective and flexible approach to choosing our investments.

The DI Capital Solutions team invests in small and mid-cap companies in Europe, in particular the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Taking a nimble approach, we invest in a flexible way in the capital structure, depending on the specific situation and using a variety of instruments.

DI Capital Solutions’ investments usually occur in the form of leveraged buy-outs, implementation of buy-and-build/roll-up strategies and investments in selected mature growth situations.

We are not restricted to specific sectors but have a wealth of experience and particular expertise in the business services, healthcare, food & beverage, information and communications technology and industrial sectors. We prefer to hold a majority stake in our portfolio companies or minority stakes with strong control rights.

Our investment criteria

  • Region Europe, in particular DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • Focus sectors Business Services, Healthcare, Food & Beverage, IT and Industrials
  • Transaction size Approx. 10 - 50 m EUR equity capital
  • Investment horizon 4-6 years
  • Investment structure Our investors can put together their own portfolio deal-by-deal, depending on their sector preference and risk appetite
  • Target return >3x MoM (money multiple)
  • Holdings Majority or minority stakes with strong control rights
  • Governance Supervisory or advisory board seats, active strategic support and sounding board of the portfolio companies and their management
  • Exit strategy Foreseeable clear and attractive exit options are mandatory criteria for a positive investment decision.
  • (Co-)investors Broad (co-)investor network, including institutional investors, prominent family offices and UHNWIs, with sector-specific expertise and global network

Rigorous and active downside protection is deeply embedded in DI Capital Solutions' team culture and investment process.

We create real and sustainable value for our portfolio companies through hands-on investment management, as a strategic partner and advisor to the management teams, door opener to new business partners and clients, to a variety of C-level executives in different industries and access to a broad pool of professionals to support business development.

In this way, we proactively create value across the portfolio, creating attractive risk-return opportunities for our investors.

In all our activities we actively leverage our broad proprietary network. The DI Capital Solutions team is deeply rooted in the economy of its focus region and is valued as a trusted partner.

Our core investors include some of Europe's most respected entrepreneurial families and family offices, in addition to leaders from the business, private equity, banking and insurance sectors and institutional investors from across Europe.

Portfolio

Brick Group

Essen, Germany

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2024 | Status: Active

Energy renovation services | Roll-up of service providers for energy renovation of residential buildings in Germany

Cadomo

Munich Germany

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2022 | Status: Active

Veterinary | Building regional clusters of high-quality veterinary centers 

Globogate

Zug Switzerland

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2022 | Status: Active

Healthcare | Placement agent for qualified nurses from selected non-EU countries

Habyt

Berlin Germany

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2022 | Status: Active

Real Estate | Leading global manager of co-living units

Iconia Group

Freienbach, Germany

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2024 | Status: Active

Services in global luxury | B2B customer engagement solutions provider for luxury brands

itm

Munich Germany

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2009 | Status: Active

Healthcare | Development, production, supply of targeted diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and radioisotopes for use in cancer treatment

Noumena

Baar Switzerland

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2019 | Status: Active

Software | Advanced smart protocol operating engine for modern multi-party enterprise systems

Pinsami

Reggio Emilia Italy

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2021 | Status: Active

Baked Goods | Highly digestible alternative bakery products

Planet Home

Munich Germany

DI Capital Solutions

Invested: 2015 | Status: Exited 2019

Real Estate | Real Estate Brokerage and Services

With over 100 years of cumulative experience in a variety of industries and situations, the DI Capital Solutions team brings in-depth investment expertise to every transaction and portfolio company.

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