ADMETOS

Values through sustainable

enterpreneurship

About us

we Сombine the advantages of strategic and financial investors

ADMETOS is a diversified, owner-managed industrial holding specializing in carve-out situations and acquisition of medium-sized businesses.

Jointly with our investment partners, we combine the advantages of a strategic investor with the process knowledge and speed of financial investors.

focus on carve-outs and companies with performance improvement potential

We are financed by entrepreneurial capital of well-known family businesses and entrepreneurs and invest long-term without any exit pressure.

We invest exclusively directly in medium-sized companies and act as specialists for corporate carve-outs and acquisitions of companies with high performance improvement potential.

Our unique selling proposition

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  • Our portfolio companies have access to a worldwide network of renowned family businesses 
  • We have several investment partners, each with its own entrepreneurial background.
  • We and our companies have access to global production sites and thus can build on existing structures, customer-/ supplier access, personnel and management resources and an operational network of experts.
  • With access to a wide variety of manufacturing and technology competencies, we have specific operational solutions for the success of our companies.

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  • We invest our own capital as well as the capital provided by our investment partners.
  • Our investment partners are renowned family businesses and entrepreneurs. Together, we focus not on short-term profit maximization, but on corporate responsibility and social values.
  • Our capital is available to us without any time restrictions and we act without exit pressure.
  • The ADMETOS team invests a significant share of its own capital in every transaction. We are fully committed to every one of our investments.

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  • We are able to smoothly implement multinational, complex carve-outs
  • We are familiar with the challenges of complex, multinational carve-outs and know from experience how to implement carve-out processes as smoothly and successfully as possible.
  • We know the carve-out requirements of every function in the value chain and are particularly experienced in carve-out and standalone processes for IT and all other shared functions.

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  • We act as entrepreneurs. That means we are active every day for all our companies with passion and full commitment. We are pragmatic, quick, and far-sighted.
  • Our team is characterized by operational expertise, which ensures the sustainable development and realignment of our companies. This includes specialists for carve-out situations as well as colleagues with many years of experience in operational management.
  • We pursue an operational approach and are an active partner in the management of our companies. That means we support with realignment, strategy development and important projects on site.

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  • Our team has successfully carried out over 50 M&A transactions. We guarantee the swift and confidential implementation of transactions through our in-house expertise and capacity.
  • Our style is straightforward & personal and our way of working is characterized by partnership & reliability.
  • We are pragmatic, solution-oriented and respond to the needs of our business partners.
  • We have in-house know-how and capacities for the due diligence, valuations and the financing concept.

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  • We are a reliable partner: We cultivate sustainable collaborations with our business partners, characterized by trust and fairness. For us, it's not short-term success that counts, but long-term value creation.
  • We act as a new long-term owner: Our successful investments are convincing proof of our expertise: We understand how to transform companies sustainably and can demonstrate this through our impeccable track record. 
  • We take responsibility: We are committed to responsible entrepreneurship. We have a great responsibility towards society and the environment. We are convinced that we can only be successful in the long-term if we always take this into account in our actions.
  • We are independent: For us, independence means being able to make decisions quickly and autonomously.

Investment Approach

FOCUS ON CARVE-OUTS AND COMPANIES WITH HIGH VALUE CREATion POTENTIAL

We invest exclusively directly in medium-sized companies of any industry, with the main operations in Europe. Particularly, we are focused on corporate spin-offs and the acquisition of non-core activities or assets with high potential for performance improvement. We only aim for majority shareholdings.

Operational and Active Approach

We look for companies where we can make a significant contribution. We help them with strategic realignment, realizing their growth potential and enhancing their operational performance. 

In each transaction we always try to bring in the added value of a strategic investor.

We also specialize in international carve-outs and complex takeover and corporate situations.

Investment situations

Corporate de-mergers such as spin-offs and carve-outs

Acquisition of non-core activities or assets from larger conglomerates

Companies with improvement potential and add-ons to for our existing platforms

Unsolved corporate successions of medium-sized companies

Investment Criteria

Region

Companies with headquarters in Western Europe and with a focus on the DACH region

Company Size

Turnover EUR 20 - 300 million

Profitability

EBITDA margin from negative to up to 10%

Industries

We have no restrictions on specific industries. We have synergies with production-oriented companies, services and trade within our portfolio.

Investment Type

Majority shareholdings - However, all forms of shareholdings are conceivable due to our flexibility, provided that control is possible

Capital Investment

Up to EUR 30m per Transaction. We avoid aggressive types of acquisition financing

Holding Period

No specific period. We invest our capital long term and have no time limit

Exit Strategy

No compulsory exit.
Only selective disinvestments in accordance with our long-term investment strategy

Team

The management team has many years of experience in transaction management and operations

Our management team benefits from impressive transaction competences and carve-out expertise which has earned us the trust of numerous national and international partners.

Each operational team is formed based on the specific project requirements

The operational management of our companies is supported by our own experts and the international resources of our strategic investment partners. This enables us to strengthen our investments with executives and line managers in both the short and the long-term.

Career

Become Part of Our Team

Our team of experienced colleagues, who has been working together successfully and enjoyably for years, relies on continuity in our collaboration. We are always looking for new and talented people. As a team, we help our portfolio companies with holistic solutions to sustainably increase long term success in their entrepreneurial activities. Our collaboration is based on the principles of honesty and openness, collaborative work, and entrepreneurial thinking and action. We provide the opportunity to become part of a motivated team that is focused on exchange and continuous development. Growth is measured not solely by numbers, therefore we offer great flexibility and excellent opportunities for your personal development in a career with increasing responsibility.

Responsibility & Impact

We offer you the opportunity to contribute your experience, personality and competence to our holding company and / or our portfolio companies.
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We offer a lot of freedom for your own ideas and concepts. You can drive change as a representative of the shareholder and thus implement changes every day on the ground.

Excellence

We foster connected collaboration in a strong team and continuous mutual support. Our team thrives on honesty and openness.
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We are ready to question our actions and our results. We encourage an open, constructive discussion to find new ways with the aim that every team member contributes on a level playing field.

Growth

We believe that lifelong personal development is critical
to staying innovative,
motivated,
and high performing.
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We intensively promote further training for all employees through regular offers for further specialist qualifications. Even more important for your personal development is the training "on-the-job". Our employees have an almost infinite selection of exciting positions in our companies. This type of training will help you realize your full potential.

Compensation

We offer above-average pay

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Our entrepreneurship is also reflected in our incentives: in addition to market-based base salaries, every employee participates in the success of all portfolio companies from day one.

Our Positions

Contact

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Contact details

  • Maximilianstraße 15
    82319 Starnberg
    Germany

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