About FairCap
FairCap is a pan-European investment company founded in 2020 with offices in Munich and Milan, which acquires medium-sized companies in special situations - primarily corporate carve-outs - and develops them holistically, taking financial, ecological and social aspects into account.
CAPITAL
FairCap is financially backed by the long-term oriented family office Discover Capital GmbH, which also advises the succesful fund family SQUAD funds with approximately EUR 2 billion in assets under advisory. FairCap has access to committed equity capital of € 50 million.
Our strong capital base enables us to finance transactions exclusively with equity.
FLEXIBILITY
In contrast to typical private equity funds, FairCap is an entrepreneurial investment company (“evergreen structure”), which is therefore not subject to a fund term and can hold investments over the long term.
This gives us the time we need to transform our companies – without any predefined holding periods.
PROFESSIONALISM
We pride ourselves with offering a high degree of reliability, speed, and professionalism.
We view and treat our transaction partners as customers, whose needs we meet with customized, pragmatic and flexible solutions.
IMPACT
Together with management and employees, we are working on measures that aim at a measurable improvement of the triple bottome line: (1) People , (2) Planet and (3) Profit.
Our experienced and diverse operations team supports FairCap portfolio companies in implementing those measures.
We actively support companies on their journey
operational excellence and improved sustainability.
Sustainability
FairCap's investment approach aims to measurably improve and integrate the triple bottom line: 1. people, 2. planet and 3. profit.
PEOPLE
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Employee satisfaction
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Equal opportunities
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Human rights
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Preventing corruption
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Regional Community
PLANET
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Planetary boundaries
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CO2 neutrality
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Circular economy
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Conservation of biodiversity
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Animal welfare
PROFITABILITY
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Risk-adjusted return
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Improved profitability
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Good governance
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Innovation
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Entrepreneurship
Advantages for Corporates
We have many years of experience in the implementation of numerous complex corporate carve-outs, turnarounds and spin-offs. In contrast to traditional financial investors, FairCap pursues an integral investment approach that also takes non-financial aspects into account. We are reliable transaction partners who offer professionalism, flexibility and speed.
Advantages for Entrepreneurs
We offer entrepreneurs tailor-made succession solutions and enable a responsible handover. We provide long-term capital and have no near term intention to sell. Our added value lies in operational support - not in financial engineering. The goal is the long-term preservation and further development of entrepreneurial achievements.
Investment criteria
SITUATION
Corporate Carve-out
Transformation
Turnaround
SALES
€ 20 million - € 500 million
PROFITABILITY
EBITDA:
negative to
+10% (positive)
REGION
Business focus in Europe
INDUSTRY
Sector-agnostic
Exclusion criteria: pure liquidation cases, start-ups, banks, bio-tech and minority holdings.
Excluded industries: weapons, tobacco, factory farming.
Previous Transaction Partners and Selected Testimonials
RASMUS JOSTRUP
VP Strategy and M&A at Lesjöfors
"FairCap has proven to be a very reliable and trustworthy buyer of two non-core subsidiaries of Lesjöfors AB, which have continued to develop well under FairCap’s ownership. I particularly appreciated the speed of execution combined with a high degree of professionalism and reliability before and after closing of both transactions.
JACEK KALINOWSKI
CEO at Exprotec
“On behalf of the Board of Exprotec, I would like to thank the FairCap team, in particular Jasper Delekat and Max Koch-Heintzeler, for helping us to transform and grow the company.
HANNES MORITZ
VP Operations Europe at flex
“Following a strategic review of our operations in Trieste, Italy, we successfully transferred ownership of our manufacturing facility to FairCap. Throughout this M&A process, FairCap demonstrated professionalism, strong communication, and valuable experience in managing this complex carve-out.”
About us
We are united by the passion to achieve great things through the active management of our investments. We strive to make a positive contribution to the economy, society and the environment.
The FairCap team combines many years of experience with more than 40 completed M&A transactions and succesful company transformations.
Our culture is based on professionalism, authenticity and a sense of responsibility.
