Paragon Partners

Paragon Partners is a private equity firm based in Munich, Germany, that backs established mid-sized companies in Europe, with a focus on the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The firm pursues majority investments and typically assumes board control, often leading the equity portion of transactions. It targets opportunities across industrial goods and services, business and financial services, technology, media and telecommunications, consumer, and healthcare sectors. Paragon Partners focuses on growth, buyout, carve-out, buy-and-build, and restructuring activities, including secondary buyouts and spin-offs, and prefers to work with companies that can scale without reliance on breakthrough technologies. It generally invests in companies with EBITDA between €5 million and €50 million and enterprise value from €30 million to €300 million, committing equity of roughly €30-150 million. Founded in 2004, the firm concentrates on the German-speaking region and aims to partner with management teams to create sustainable value.

Philippa Bensel

Associate

Christian Bettinger

Partner

Björn Borrmann

Managing Director Capital Markets

Daniel Braun

Associate

Christine Eagles

Partner, CFO

Henrik Engelkamp

Associate

Jan-Ole Gerschefski

Partner

Lukas Gleim

Investment Director

Edin Hadzic Ph.D

Co-Founder and Senior Partner

Katja Hengstermann

Investment Director

Stefan Kammholz

Associate

Nico Kranzfelder

Managing Director and Head of M&A

Lukas Krauss

Investment Director

Daniel Kuhagen

Principal

Christoph Lotz

Principal

Max Moser von Filseck

Partner

Jan Oechsner

Investment Director

Christian Rodemer

Investment Director

Stefano Tatarella

Managing Director Italy

Christine Woerner

Finance Director

Krischan von Moeller Ph.D

Co-Founder and Senior Partner

Past deals in Austria

7days

Acquisition in 2020
7days is a manufacturer and supplier of stylish medical workwear for healthcare professionals in Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Established in 1999, the company operates with around 190 employees and has offices in Germany and Belgium, along with a manufacturing facility in Morocco. Specializing in providing fashionable and functional workwear, 7days caters to the needs of medical professionals in various European countries, ensuring both comfort and style in the workplace.

DUO PLAST

Acquisition in 2019
DUO PLAST AG is a manufacturer and supplier of packaging films, headquartered in Lauterbach, Germany, with an additional plant in Sünna and sales offices in Linz, Austria, and Kartepe, Turkey. Established in 1983, the company produces a variety of films including stretch films for pallet wrapping, silage wraps, and multi-layer co-extruded blown films for agricultural applications like round and square bales. DUO PLAST also specializes in barrier films designed for food and health product packaging. In addition to its film production, the company distributes packaging equipment such as stretch systems, wrapping machines, and shrink equipment for industrial applications. DUO PLAST further provides assembly, repair, maintenance, installation services, and spare parts, along with film testing services catering to the load unit and cargo security sectors. The company serves a diverse clientele in Germany and internationally.

Anti-Germ & Medentech

Acquisition in 2015
Anti-Germ & Medentech is a reliable partner for cleaning and disinfection of plants and systems in the food production as well as the farm industry. It provides its users with cleaning products that comprises of innovative disinfectant solutions and special services for their health security. The offices of the company are situated across Austria, France, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, and China. Anti-Germ & Medentech is a Germany-based company that was founded in 1981. The company was acquired by Paragon Partners on March 18, 2015.
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