Carsten Olberding

Rantum Capital is an active manager which provides equity financing for buyouts, MBOs, MBIs, successions, and growth capital requirements. Its equity investments focus on small and mid-sized companies with significant growth potential in China and the rest of Asia. It targets companies with a minimum EBITDA of EUR 5 million and typically invests an amount between EUR 30 million and EUR 150 million. It seeks to acquire both majority and minority positions and is open to co-investments. Rantum Capital also provides debt and mezzanine financing for buyouts, add-on acquisitions, and MBIs. Their debt investments focus on small and mid-sized companies with a minimum EBITDA of EUR 2 million and EUR 100 million. Generally, the firm seeks investments in various sectors and industries including chemicals, logistics, retail & consumer goods, and information technology. It seeks to support mid-sized companies located in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

HASPA BGM is an active growth-oriented investment manager specializing in private equity investments. The firm targets medium-sized businesses primarily in Northern Germany. They invest across sectors with a particular focus on the technology and biotechnology sectors, avoiding potential competition between portfolio companies. Their investment strategies include takeovers and silent partnerships and they acquire controlling stakes or significant minority interests. Exit strategies include IPOs and trade sales. HASPA BGM invests across development stages, and their portfolios consist of a core of established companies complemented with investments in early-stage businesses. The firm's research process seeks to identify companies in need of capital for organic growth, acquisitions, or domestic as well as international expansion. The firm also follows an event-driven investment approach targeting spin-offs and business successions leading to MBOs and MBIs. They seek to cooperate with the management in place to move their portfolio companies forward, only getting involved in major strategic decisions. Selection criteria include annual growth in the double digits and short-term sustainable profitability. The firm leverages HASPA's network to create synergies, provide consulting support and foster the development of their portfolio companies.