Deutsche Invest Capital Partners

What Deutsche Invest Capital Partners does

Deutsche Invest Capital Partners (DIVC) is a privately held investment management and advisory firm headquartered in Munich, Germany, founded in 2006. The firm operates with 101–250 employees and is positioned as a direct private-capital investor that partners with entrepreneurs, management teams, and corporate sellers to acquire and develop portfolio companies across multiple sectors, including life sciences (Isotopen Technologien München, acquired 2009), real-estate services (PlanetHome, 2015), regional financial/advisory (AlpenPartner GmbH, 2015), and software (Pinsalab, 2021). The firm is led by founder and managing partner Torsten Kreindl alongside managing director Alexander von Mellenthin, with director-level professionals including Boris Bernstein and Georg Ebner.

The firm's business model is centered on acquiring controlling or significant stakes in portfolio companies — often via corporate carve-outs — and creating value through operational improvements, strategic add-on acquisitions, and eventual exits. Revenue is generated through fund management fees on assets under management and carried interest on successful realizations, supported by a co-investment structure in which management teams invest alongside the firm. The underlying source data indicates the firm sits within a broader ecosystem that includes a Portfolio Partners co-investment platform and multi-jurisdiction office presence (Munich, Berlin, and additional European and US locations in the related data).

The company is privately held with no disclosed parent or public listing. Disclosure depth is limited: only four acquisitions are publicly attributed to DIVC by name and date, with no disclosed AUM, fund vintages, or revenue figures. The bulk of the available source material describes a related Munich-based private capital manager (Capmont Germany GmbH), which the data explicitly flags as the entity actually present in the underlying sources rather than DIVC; this caveat limits the granularity of conclusions that can be drawn specifically about Deutsche Invest Capital Partners.

Name

Deutsche Invest Capital Partners

Legal name

Capmont Germany GmbH

Website

https://dicapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Deutsche Invest Capital Partners is a Munich-based, privately held investment management and advisory firm (founded 2006) that acquires and develops portfolio companies across life sciences, real-estate services, financial advisory, and software sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Sector / Generalist Growth Equity (FSANACAO)

Keywords

• Private equity investments
• Investment management services
• Corporate acquisitions
• Buy-and-build strategy
• Special situations investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Equity Management: Capmont generates returns through private equity investments, corporate carve-outs, and buy-and-build strategies. They invest in portfolio companies and realize value through operational improvements, strategic add-on acquisitions, and eventual exits. Revenue is generated through fund management fees and carried interest on successful exits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Deutsche Invest Capital Partners is a private investment management and advisory firm that deploys capital into operating companies via acquisitions, corporate carve-outs, and buy-and-build strategies. Its investments span manufacturing, housing, energy renovation, printing, customer engagement, and technology-enabled industrial businesses, with active operational involvement alongside management teams and institutional co-investors to drive growth and value realization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Capmont Private Equity: Partners with entrepreneurs or management to build market-leading businesses through close collaboration and operational value creation.
• Capmont Technology
• Capmont Portfolio Partners
• Capmont Opportunities
• Capmont Value
• Brick Group

Products and services

• Private Equity Investment Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30x MoM returns on Sundwiger Messingwerk investment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Capmont Portfolio PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of portfolio partners that collaborate with Capmont and its portfolio companies to realize operational value and enable accelerated growth. Management teams co-invest alongside Capmont.
• KME GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired Sundwiger Messingwerk GmbH from Capmont - a copper alloy manufacturer that was sold after successful value creation under Capmont's ownership.
• Martin GmbH für Umwelt- und EnergietechnikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired Loibl Holding GmbH from Capmont, completing the 100% sale of this portfolio company through Capmont's Special Situations Strategy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• capiton AG: Berlin-based mid-market PE firm focused on carve-outs and succession situations in German-speaking markets — directly comparable to DICP's deal profile and regional focus.
• Paragon Partners: Munich-headquartered mid-market PE firm specializing in carve-outs and complex situations in the DACH region, materially comparable to DICP.
• ECM Equity Capital Management: Frankfurt-based mid-market PE manager active in succession transactions and corporate carve-outs in the German Mittelstand — comparable deal type and size.
• AFK Eigenkapital: Frankfurt-based family-office-backed PE investor in German Mittelstand succession and growth situations, comparable mid-market DACH deal profile.
• Deutsche Beteiligungs AG: Frankfurt-listed German mid-market PE firm investing in Mittelstand companies across multiple sectors, directly comparable to DICP's generalist mid-market DACH strategy.
• PINOVA Capital: Munich-based PE investor focused on succession solutions and growth capital for German SMEs, directly comparable in geography, ticket size, and target profile.
• Hannover Finanz: Long-established German private investment company with a multi-decade track record of DACH mid-market investments, comparable orientation and longevity to DICP.
• DPE Deutsche Private Equity: Munich-based mid-market PE firm investing in DACH Mittelstand businesses, with similar headquarter location and target company profile to DICP.
• Bencis Capital Partners: Amsterdam-based PE firm investing in mid-market companies in the Benelux and DACH regions, comparable in deal size and cross-border European approach.

Broad incumbents

• Haniel & Cie: Diversified German family-owned holding and PE investor with a long DACH track record, materially larger than DICP but operating in overlapping mid-market space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dicp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A4 records

Investments3 records

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