H & E Kapitalbeteiligungen GmbH & Co.KG/H & E Private Equity Partners

H & E Private Equity Part­ners (H & E),founded in 1994,is a proactive
equity inves­tor specia­li­sing in long-term part­ner­ships with medium-sized compa­nies (“Mittel­stand”) in German-spea­king count­ries. H & E pursues a strong entre­pre­neu­rial approach provi­ding active manage­ment support. Active invol­vement in imple­men­ting successful owner­ship tran­si­tion descri­bes one of the core compe­ten­cies. H & E is a part­ner for growth, to be achie­ved both indi­ge­nously and through buy and build acqui­si­ti­ons of other successful market play­ers, while always main­tai­ning adequate levels of equity capi­ta­liza­tion. This role is balan­ced by the funda­men­tal convic­tion to preserve the iden­tity and inde­pen­dence of the corpo­rate entities.