Company Presentation AUCTUS Capital Partners AG
AUCTUS We create market leaders Value & Growth Joint Business Success Competency Security & Experience & Trust Cross-sector Investments… …following different investment opportunities… • …in manufacturing and services companies • … Management Buy-Out (MBO) / Management Buy-In (MBI) • …in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (D-A-CH) • …Owner Buy-Out (OBO) • …in enterprises with EUR 10-150m revenue • …Spin-Off / Carve-Out • …in even smaller enterprises within our Buy & Build concept • …growth capital / Buy & Build strategies Team Company Mission Products Industries Processes & Partners &Values 1
AUCTUS the leading private equity firm in German-speaking Europe Team • Continuity and extensive experience in the German medium-sized enterprise sector, the “Mittelstand“ • Team of 21 including 14 experienced investment professionals; >100 years accumulated private equity involvement • Strong know-how in all facets of entrepreneurial partnerships and various transaction situations • Management and Investment Committee with a joint AUCTUS tenure of almost 10 years – continuity Company • For more than 10 years the leading private equity firm in the German-speaking „Mittelstand“ • More than EUR 500m assets under management with investors ranging from renowned financial institutions and family offices to successful entrepreneurs • More than 150 transactions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland – market leader • Winner of several International Awards as best private equity firm Mission and Values • As sustainable growth investor, we support medium-sized companies on their way to market leadership - We create market leaders • High level of pragmatism, solution orientation and an affinity for the „Mittelstand“ – fast, discreet and professional Fairness & trust – We keep our promises • • Flexibility and creativity in our cooperation with business partners 2
AUCTUS the leading private equity firm in the German-speaking Europe Products Individual, capital efficient and tax optimized private equity solutions: • Owner Buy-Out (e.g. succession arrangements, Spin-Off etc.) • Growth financing (potentially through partial acquisition of shares) • Management Buy-Out/Buy-In • Buy & Build Strategies (e.g. market consolidation through add-ons) • Spin-Off / Carve-Out Processes and Partners • Fast, efficient and reliable decision-making processes executed by an experienced investment committee and management team • Excellent network of financial institutions, skilled auditors, lawyers and experts together with a wide-ranging experience in different industries • High transaction completion rate and a strong experience in acquisition and corporate finance Industries • Deep industry experience, especially in the core industries Health Care, Education, Business Services, Consumer Goods, Industry/Technology • AUCTUS focuses its investments in the industrial and technology sectors on 'hidden champions' of the German 'Mittelstand' 3
AUCTUS Investment Team more than 100 years of experience in the private equity sector Dr. Ingo Krocke Dr. Daniel Meuthen Christoph Blanke Dr. Nicolas Himmelmann Thomas Lott-Stroe Christoph Stockbrügger Florian Buddemeier Benjamin Seifert Sven Wittmaack Peer Weder Robert Knorrek Matthias Krämer Beli Nguyen Felix Wiedemann 4
Examples of current and past investments Successful track-record across industries Industry / Consumer & B2B Services Healthcare IT Education Technology Retail 5
Successful Exits after on average 5-7 years of cooperation The prospective exit of AUCTUS provides entrepreneurs with additional financial and organisational opportunities 6
AUCTUS Portfolio all under one roof 7
AUCTUS Investment Targets Revenues between EUR 10m and EUR 150m (EBIT> EUR 2m) Medium-sized companies with sustainable profits in German-speaking countries Excellent management teams willing to invest alongside AUCTUS Market leader or excellent market position with distinct competitive advantages Strong growth and consolidation potential within the company and the sector Transparent and controllable risks (finance, legal, technology) Mainly majority investments (or at least two-digit ownership percentage) 8
AUCTUS Investment Targets Buy & Build Fragmented market with attractive niches Stable margins Mostly no clear USP, thus quality or costs leadership Potentials of synergy Platform or management inclined to build one Broad spectrum from minority up to 100% takeover; mostly Owner Buy-Out 9
Joint Business Success through value creation and growth • Professional support • Growth through financial strength and Joint investments in organic growth as well as Business Success add-ons • Outstanding network of financing partners, industry experts and enterprises Transaction A future for • 4 fund generations and > EUR 500m security enterprises assets under management 10
AUCTUS Footprint Growth due to roll-outs and acquisitions roll outs* and acquisitions in Europe Roll-Out M&A 2 Healthcare Services 18** 29 Business Services 17 25 Education 2** 5 IT 0 6 3 Consumer goods and -services 0 4 1 15 Industry/Technology 1 1** 2 5 25 1 1 37 66 1 2 1 6 12 16 1 1 * New location openings out of existing concept 1 1 1 1 ** additional locations outside Europe 1 4 11
Joint Business Success serves as a reference “ Despite all uncertainty during the financial and economic crisis, AUCTUS consistently supported and developed the company together with the management. New products and investments in innovation were important drivers of success. In 2013, Braun saw the best result in the history of the company. The company‘s new strategy offers a lot of opportunities in the next years and therefore a strong potential for further growth.“ Torsten Alex, Managing Partner, Dieter Braun GmbH “ AUCTUS acquired ACOMON from a stock-listed American company running a complex carve-out transaction. Due to the fact that the seller aimed to keep elements such as the former brand name of the company and all the IT infrastructure, a lot of difficult decisions had to be made. In the end, it turned into a great entrepreneurial story: AUCTUS together with the management team built up and cemented ACOMON‘s market position, which is today one of the leading manufacturer for optical monomers in the world. Without a doubt, this strong performance was primarily due to the good cooperation between the management team and the financial investors. “ Eckehardt Mielke, Managing Partner, ACOMON AG “ AUCTUS is a positive example of an excellent and reliable cooperation between a financial investor and SME. The AUCTUS team was successful in accompanying a group of regional medium-sized companies on their way to become a nation-wide corporation through personal engagement and a high level of competency.“ Petra Langenhagen, Manager, TimePartner Holding GmbH 12
High Transaction Security through competency and experience • Experience from more than 150 transactions results in fair, honest and feasible offers • Fair and transparent valuations Joint Business Success • Nearly all LOIs lead to successful transactions • Vast amount of experience and positive third party references Transaction A Future • Process security both internally (i.e. AUCTUS Security for Enterprises investment committee) as well as externally (i.e. through banking partners) 13
High Transaction Security demonstrated in 100 transactions “ AUCTUS asked the right questions during the Due Dilligence process – even the unpleasant ones – and proved they understand our business. That was the best basis for our cooperation. It ensures acting in concert – very successfully, as the LEMO’s development shows. But perhaps most importantly: we fit together.” Bernd Schlarp, CEO, LEMO Maschinenbau GmbH “ AUCTUS drew attention to their offer from the very beginning by identifying the market potential and proposing trendsetting ideas. That the transaction was completed so positively for all original shareholders was due to AUCTUS‘ great empathy, an analytic and result-orientated collaboration as well as AUCTUS‘ reliability. The AUCTUS team is a partner of choice for the company‘s chairman and enjoys our complete trust.“ Hr. Miesel, Hr. Weinz, Director, Procon Holding AG “ AUCTUS did a great job, chose the right moment and successfully convinced the conservative founder to trust the new management team. We are looking forward to achieving market leadership in the German education sector with the strategic support of AUCTUS. The AUCTUS team is very result-orientated; that ´ s why our cooperation is great fun.“ Dr. Florian Schütz, CEO Career Partner “ The AUCTUS team deeply impressed me with their competency, their dedication to efficiency and especially with their fair negotiation skills. The uncomplicated and transparent collaboration with AUCTUS while preparing the MBO was the basis for creating mutual trust for the future.“ Dr. Oliver Bolzern, CEO PharmaZell GmbH 14
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