Description

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA is a private equity firm specializing in investments in secondary direct, special situations, bridge financing, recapitalization, distressed/vulture, management succession, reorganization, carve-outs, turnarounds, spin-offs and re-funding. It also considers co-investments. The firm typically acquires small and medium-sized companies. It also focuses on platform and add-on acquisitions. The firm makes investments in automotive and mobility, wood and paper, construction and infrastructure, engineering, consumer goods and services, technology, commercial repair services, automobiles and components, retail and food, healthcare equipment and services, chemicals and materials including containers and packaging. The firm primarily invests in companies with established market positions and whose focus of activity is on Europe, North America and Asia. It considers acquiring companies that have revenues between 100 million ($107.33 million) and 750 million ($804.94 million) with an EBITDA up to 5 million ($5.37 million). It prefers to acquire a controlling and majority stake in its portfolio companies. It typically makes long term investments with a holding period between three and five years. The firm prefers to invest from its personal capital and from balance sheet investments. Mutares SE & Co. KGaA was founded in February 2008 and is based in Munich, Germany, with additional offices in across Europe and Asia.