INDUS Holding AG (INDHF)

INDUS Holding AG is a private equity firm specializing in growth capital mergers and acquisitions and corporate spin-offs. The firm does not invest in retail and service companies, pure trading or consumer goods businesses, companies with significant dependencies on individual business partners, start-ups, turnarounds, mature businesses, and companies undergoing restructuring. The firm typically invests in middle market and mature companies. It primarily makes long-term investments in medium-sized manufacturing companies in energy and environmental technology; infrastructure and logistics technology, intelligent logistic infrastructure; materials solutions; engineering; automation, measurement and control technology; medical engineering; life science; construction and safety technology; industry; digitalization; green tech; medical equipment for the ageing society; innovative construction technology; and public and private security sectors. The firm acquires small and medium-sized companies based in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the German-speaking regions of Europe. It typically invests in companies with annual sales between €20 million ($21.71 million) and €100 million ($108.58 million), revenue up to €1740 million ($1992 million), equity rate above 30 percent, and EBITA €147.8 million ($169.25 million). It prefers to invest in companies with low level/no liabilities in banks. The firm seeks to take a majority stake in its portfolio companies initially and build it up to 100 percent. It prefers to acquire mainly owner-managed companies. It also seeks second-level acquisition opportunities. The firm invests through its balance sheet. INDUS Holding AG was founded in 1989 and is based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany with additional office in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.