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Gesellschaft für Inklusion
Educational services and inclusion support company
The Gesellschaft für Inklusion (GFI) is an educational services and inclusion support company that offers a wide range of services for children with special needs. The focus is on supporting children and young people with mental, physical, and/or intellectual disabilities in schools and daycare centers. In addition, GFI offers social and educational family support for parents and, in the future, care for children with autism. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, the company cares for around 709 children and families and employs approximately 595 people.
During the partnership, growth will be driven by geographical expansion and the extension of the service offering into adjacent segments.
Headquarters: Karlsruhe, Germany
Industry: Social services
Investment date: May 2025
Reason for investment: Growth, succession
Type of investment: Majority stake
During the partnership, growth will be driven by geographical expansion and the extension of the service offering into adjacent segments.
Headquarters: Karlsruhe, Germany
Industry: Social services
Investment date: May 2025
Reason for investment: Growth, succession
Type of investment: Majority stake
CD-LUX
Innovative manufacturer of edible promotional products
CD-LUX is an established, family-run company headquartered in Traitsching, Bavaria. With around 63 employees, CD-LUX offers its business customers a wide range of individualized, edible promotional items. The company places a particular focus on the Christmas business, where CD-LUX impresses with a wide selection of Advent calendars and other seasonal specialties. CD-LUX offers a wide range of fillings from well-known brands such as Lindt, Ritter Sport and Milka chocolate.
During the partnership, the internationalization is to be driven forward and the product range is to be broadened in order to further expand year-round business.
Registered office: Traitsching, Germany
Industry: B2B services
Investment date: December 2024
Investment reason: succession
Type of investment: majority interest
During the partnership, the internationalization is to be driven forward and the product range is to be broadened in order to further expand year-round business.
Registered office: Traitsching, Germany
Industry: B2B services
Investment date: December 2024
Investment reason: succession
Type of investment: majority interest
Celltherm
Leading manufacturer of chiller and freezer coldrooms
Celltherm has made itself a name for high-quality cold storage and deep-freeze rooms for more than 40 years now. The company manufactures insulating elements with foamed-in eccentric turnbuckles and PUR-insulated hinged doors for demountable cold storage and freezer rooms as well as test and climate chambers.
Together with its partners abroad, Celltherm is now a leading European manufacturer of insulation panels.
The company manufactures high-quality products for a wide range of applications, e.g. for customers in the wholesale and retail sector, catering and canteens, the food industry, pathology, pharmacy and laboratory technology.
With the new shareholders, Celltherm plans to expand its customer base in Germany and Europe and to implement a buy-and-build strategy.
Headquarters: Gronau-Epe, Germany
Industry: Industrials
Investment date: June 2024
Investment occasion: succession, buy-and-build
Type of investment: Majority stake (with co-investor)
Together with its partners abroad, Celltherm is now a leading European manufacturer of insulation panels.
The company manufactures high-quality products for a wide range of applications, e.g. for customers in the wholesale and retail sector, catering and canteens, the food industry, pathology, pharmacy and laboratory technology.
With the new shareholders, Celltherm plans to expand its customer base in Germany and Europe and to implement a buy-and-build strategy.
Headquarters: Gronau-Epe, Germany
Industry: Industrials
Investment date: June 2024
Investment occasion: succession, buy-and-build
Type of investment: Majority stake (with co-investor)
Layenberger Nutrition Group / Smart Food For Future Holding
Leading company in the field of functional nutrition
Layenberger Nutrition Group / Smart Food For Future Holding
Leading company in the field of functional nutrition
The Layenberger Nutrition Group has been developing and marketing products for weight loss, weight management and high-protein nutrition for more than 30 years. The products are currently sold under the brands diet5, fit+feelgood, Mindtank and Layenberger in retail stores as well as via its own online shop in the DACH region.
As part of the transaction, a new group holding company "Smart Food For Future" was founded in Basel, Switzerland. The aim is to become the market leader for functional nutrition in Europe.
In addition to continued organic growth, part of this growth strategy is to take the Group to the next level through targeted acquisitions.
Headquarters: Rodenbach, Germany / Basel, Switzerland
Industry: Consumer goods
Investment date: February 2024
Investment occasion: growth, buy-and-build
Type of investment: Minority stake
As part of the transaction, a new group holding company "Smart Food For Future" was founded in Basel, Switzerland. The aim is to become the market leader for functional nutrition in Europe.
In addition to continued organic growth, part of this growth strategy is to take the Group to the next level through targeted acquisitions.
Headquarters: Rodenbach, Germany / Basel, Switzerland
Industry: Consumer goods
Investment date: February 2024
Investment occasion: growth, buy-and-build
Type of investment: Minority stake
IDENTA Ausweissysteme
Market leader in the DACH region for highly secure identification solutions
IDENTA Ausweissysteme
Market leader in the DACH region for highly secure identification solutions
IDENTA Group was established in 1967 and is a smart card specialist based in Germany. The company specializes in high-quality and personalized smart cards and key fobs and primarily supplies customers in the DACH region. IDENTA's solutions are based on RFID and NFC technology.
The partnership between AG Capital and IDENTA is aimed at expanding IDENTA’s market share in existing core markets and to develop new markets and geographic regions through organic and inorganic initiatives. Moving forward, AG Capital and IDENTA intend to complement IDENTA's product and service portfolio through targeted add-on acquisitions as part of a buy & build strategy.
Headquarters: Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Industry: Technology
Investment date: February 2024
Investment occasion: Succession, buy-and-build
Type of investment: Majority stake (with co-investor)
The partnership between AG Capital and IDENTA is aimed at expanding IDENTA’s market share in existing core markets and to develop new markets and geographic regions through organic and inorganic initiatives. Moving forward, AG Capital and IDENTA intend to complement IDENTA's product and service portfolio through targeted add-on acquisitions as part of a buy & build strategy.
Headquarters: Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Industry: Technology
Investment date: February 2024
Investment occasion: Succession, buy-and-build
Type of investment: Majority stake (with co-investor)
Intelia
Quality leading Austrian contact center with locations in Vienna and Linz.
Intelia has been operating successfully on the Austrian market for over 10 years, distinguishing itself through high-quality customer service and the rapid processing of complex mandates in the B2C and
B2B sectors. With a dynamic and motivated team, the company serves renowned customers across
all industries and is Austria’s leading customer service provider in the energy sector.
The partnership between AG Capital, Intelia and Embers creates Austria's largest independent contact center. The complementary approaches of the companies create synergies and enable the expansion of service offerings as well as the improvement of customer satisfaction. The aim of the partnership is to establish a leading European contact center group through organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Industry: B2B services
Investment date: February 2023
Investment occasion: Succession, Growth
Type of investment: Majority stake
B2B sectors. With a dynamic and motivated team, the company serves renowned customers across
all industries and is Austria’s leading customer service provider in the energy sector.
The partnership between AG Capital, Intelia and Embers creates Austria's largest independent contact center. The complementary approaches of the companies create synergies and enable the expansion of service offerings as well as the improvement of customer satisfaction. The aim of the partnership is to establish a leading European contact center group through organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Industry: B2B services
Investment date: February 2023
Investment occasion: Succession, Growth
Type of investment: Majority stake
Embers
Austrian high-performance contact center group with locations in Austria, Germany and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Embers
Austrian high-performance contact center group with locations in Austria, Germany and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
For more than 20 years, Embers has been serving its long-standing customers 24/7 with high performance and flexibility in the areas of order taking, teleshopping and customer service in retail, gastronomy, energy, and publishing sectors. The company is characterized by a strong sales team and a unique work@home concept and handles around 3.5 million customer contacts per year in different languages at its locations in Austria, Germany and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The partnership between AG Capital, Intelia and Embers creates Austria's largest independent contact center. The complementary approaches of the companies create synergies and enable the expansion of service offerings as well as the improvement of customer satisfaction. The aim of the partnership is to establish a leading European contact center group through organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
Headquarters: Neunkirchen, Austria
Industry: B2B services
Investment date: February 2023
Investment occasion: Succession, Growth
Type of investment: Majority stake
The partnership between AG Capital, Intelia and Embers creates Austria's largest independent contact center. The complementary approaches of the companies create synergies and enable the expansion of service offerings as well as the improvement of customer satisfaction. The aim of the partnership is to establish a leading European contact center group through organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
Headquarters: Neunkirchen, Austria
Industry: B2B services
Investment date: February 2023
Investment occasion: Succession, Growth
Type of investment: Majority stake
