Paragon Partners

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Paragon Partners

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legal form Company with limited liability
founding 2004
Seat Munich , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Marco Attolini, Edin Hadzic, Krischan von Moeller
Number of employees 22 (2020)
Branch Private equity
Website www.paragon-partners.de
As of April 3, 2020

The Paragon Partners GmbH (proper spelling PARAGON PARTNERS ) is a German holding company with headquarters in Munich . Founded in 2004, the private, owner - managed private equity company manages various funds that invest in medium-sized German companies. Paragon's investors include institutional investors such as life insurance companies, pension funds and university foundations, but also private investors.

history

Paragon Partners headquarters at Leopoldstrasse 10 in Munich

In 2004, Edin Hadzic and Krischan from Moeller founded Paragon Partners. The first two investments were made before the first institutional fund (Paragon Secondary Partners) was launched in 2005. The second fund followed in 2008 (Paragon Fund I). In 2014, the third fund (Paragon Fund II) was raised, so that at the time Paragon Partners managed a total of around € 634 million in capital.

Holdings

Current holdings

Companies Fund sector Investment Turnover 2013 Type of deal
Anti-Germ & Medentech Paragon Fund II chemistry 2015 € 73 million Carve-out
dtms Paragon Fund I. Telephony 2014 € 55 million Management buyout
Lutz Convenience Food Paragon Fund I. Food 2014 € 435 million Carve-out / restructuring
KADI Paragon Fund I. Food 2013 € 58 million Management buyout
Who delivers what? Paragon Fund I. Business services 2012 € 40 million Management buy-in
Europart Paragon Fund I. Commercial vehicle parts 2011 € 450 million Succession solution
AWG Paragon Fund I. Industry 2010 € 50 million Management buy-in

Former holdings

Companies Fund sector Investment Exit Type of deal
POLO motorcycle Paragon Fund I. Motorcycle accessories 2012 2015 Restructuring
elero Paragon Fund I. Drive and control technology 2011 2015 Succession solution
EOS sauna technology Paragon Fund I. Sauna technology 2011 2013 Succession solution
Stumpp + Schüle Paragon Fund I. Industrial goods 2011 2012 Succession solution
Student help Paragon Fund I. Private tutoring 2009 2013 Management buyout
Metal goods factory Gemmingen Paragon Secondary Partners Industrial goods 2008 2011 Management buyout
ABL-TECHNIC Paragon Secondary Partners Recyclable materials 2007 2011 Management buyout
Rudolf Riester Paragon Secondary Partners Medical technology 2005 2007 Portfolio deal
KINSHOFER Paragon Secondary Partners Gripping technology 2005 2007 Portfolio deal
Swisshaus Paragon Secondary Partners House building 2005 2011 Portfolio deal
PAKI Logistics Deal-by-deal investment logistics 2005 2012 Management buy-in
DICTUM Deal-by-deal investment Toolmaking 2004 2006 Succession solution

Funds

Paragon Partners has raised three institutional funds since it was founded:

Surname Year of issue Collected capital
Paragon Secondary Partners 2005 € 71 million
Paragon Fund I. 2008 € 222 million
Paragon Fund II 2014 € 412 million

Investment strategy

According to its own declaration, Paragon Partners' investments focus on the following sectors:

  • Industrial goods & chemicals
  • Finance & Business Services
  • Technology, media & telecommunications
  • Consumer goods & health

The previous holdings have their headquarters in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ team. In: paragon-partners.de. Retrieved April 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Paragon Partners Said to Raise 400 Million Euros for Fund . BloombergBusiness, 2014
  3. ↑ Paragon Partners collects EUR 400 million for buyout funds . DIE WELT (welt.de), 2014
  4. ↑ M&A deals of the week . Finance Magazine, 2015
  5. ↑ Medentech delighted with new ownership . Wexford People, 2015
  6. ↑ Paragon Partners acquires dtms . Funkschau, 2014
  7. ↑ Takeover of dtms completed . Press box, 2014
  8. ↑ Sausages: Paragon acquires Vion division with Latham . Juve, 2014
  9. ↑ Artland Convience gets a new owner . Osnabrücker Zeitung, 2014
  10. ↑ ECM sells KADI to PARAGON . Unquote, 2013
  11. ↑ ECM Equity Capital Management Sells KADI to Paragon Partners . PE HUB, 2013
  12. ↑ From coupler to mediator . Start-up scene, 2012
  13. ↑ Bisnode signs agreement for the sale of “Who delivers what?” . PresseBox, 2011
  14. ↑ Paragon Partners takes over extinguishing devices . Börsen-Zeitung, 2010
  15. ↑ Investors buy insolvent motorcycle outfitter Polo . Insolvency Advisor, 2012
  16. ↑ Polo has a new owner . RP Digital, 2015
  17. ↑ Polo Motorrad sold to Equistone Partners Europe . bike and business, 2015
  18. ↑ elero GmbH in new hands . tab, 2011
  19. ↑ Nice is the new main shareholder at Elero . Finance Magazine, 2015
  20. ↑ Managing directors buy their company back ( Memento from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). Nassauische Neue Presse, 2013
  21. ↑ Paragon Partners buys student aid . Juve, 2009
  22. ↑ Financial investor buys tutoring provider . Handelsblatt, 2013
  23. ↑ PE investor DBAG takes over student aid . Finance Magazine, 2013
  24. ↑ a b c Vision buys three companies from Paragon . MarketWatch, 2011
  25. ↑ a b c First portfolio acquisition in Germany for Vision Capital . Investment International, 2011
  26. ↑ a b c Paragon takes over Afinum Fund . Juve, 2006
  27. ↑ Halma buys Medizintechnik from Paragon . London South East, 2007
  28. ↑ Lifco buys Kinshofer from Paragon . Juve, 2007
  29. ↑ Presentation of the company history of PAKI Logistics . PressNetwork, 2014
  30. ↑ a b Paragon Partners Said to Raise 400 Million Euros for Fund . BloombergBusiness, March 4, 2014.
  31. ↑ Sabrins Willmer, Kiel Porter: Paragon Partners collects 400 million euros for buyout funds . In: Welt Online , March 4, 2014, accessed February 23, 2016.