What InVision AG does

InVision AG, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, operated as a publicly-listed company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard) from June 18, 2007 until its delisting on February 22, 2024. The company's operative business was conducted under the Peopleware brand, with operating activities transferred to separate subsidiary companies following the delisting. The entity was majority-owned by its founders from inception and was controlled by main shareholder Acme 42 GmbH, which held approximately 57.72% of shares as of December 2023.

In December 2023, InVision AG entered into a Delisting Agreement with Acme 42 GmbH, leading to a tender offer of EUR 6.09 per share and subsequent delisting. In 2025, Acme 42 GmbH completed a squeeze-out process at EUR 5.63 per share, acquiring all remaining minority shares, with the resolution registered on October 8, 2025. The legal entity was renamed Peopleware GmbH effective November 17, 2025, aligning its corporate identity with the operating brand. Management consists of Peter Bollenbeck and Christoph Rütte as Managing Directors (Geschäftsführer).

Available source materials do not disclose the company's specific products, services, revenue model, customer base, headcount, technology stack, or pricing structure. Post-delisting, the company no longer publishes consolidated IFRS financial statements, only abbreviated single-entity financials. The corporate website (invision.de) functions primarily as an investor relations archive for the delisting and squeeze-out process, while operative business information is referenced at peopleware.com.

Name

InVision AG

Legal name

Peopleware GmbH

Website

https://ivx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Acquired

Short description

Peopleware GmbH (formerly InVision AG) is a Germany-based company operating under the Peopleware brand, founded in 1995 and now fully privately held by Acme 42 GmbH following a 2024 delisting and 2025 squeeze-out. Operative business runs through separate subsidiaries; specific products and services are not disclosed.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

InVision AG operates its operative business under the "Peopleware" sub-brand (Peopleware GmbH). The company's public website provides no detailed description of products or services; it functions solely as an investor relations and corporate information portal. The available source data does not disclose the specific products or services offered by the company.

Product overview

InVision AG operated under the Peopleware brand (Peopleware GmbH). The company underwent significant corporate changes including delisting from the stock exchange in February 2024 and a squeeze-out of minority shareholders completed in October 2025. No detailed product or service offerings are described in the available source materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peopleware: Operating brand under which the operative business is conducted

Products and services

• Peopleware Peopleware is the operating brand under which InVision AG's operative business is conducted. The company website directs visitors to www.peopleware.com for further information. Specific products or services offered under this brand are not described in the available source data.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• GULP Information Services (part of Randstad): GULP is a German IT-staffing and freelancer-placement platform headquartered in Hamburg. It is among the closest direct competitors to a Peopleware-branded IT-professional placement business operating in the German market.
• Hays (DACH operations): Hays' German entity operates IT and engineering staffing with a business model and customer base similar to a Peopleware-style IT-professional placement firm focused on the DACH market.
• Etengo Group: Etengo is a German-headquartered provider of IT freelancers and project staffing. Its operating geography (Germany/DACH) and IT-talent placement focus are directly comparable to a Peopleware-style IT placement business.
• Computer Futures (part of SThree): Computer Futures is an IT-recruitment specialist operating across Germany and Europe, sourcing permanent and contract IT professionals. It is a close direct comparable to an IT-focused placement firm of Peopleware's profile.

Broad incumbents

• Hays plc: Hays is a large global staffing firm with a substantial Germany and DACH IT-staffing franchise, comparable to a long-running German IT-placement specialist in customer segments and contract vs. permanent placement mix.
• Robert Half International: Robert Half operates a global professional staffing business, including IT and finance placement across Europe. Its specialized IT-placement model and similar target customer base (employers seeking contract and permanent IT talent) make it a broad comparable.
• Randstad Technologies Germany: Randstad's German IT-technologies vertical provides IT staffing and workforce solutions in the same DACH market and customer set that a Peopleware-branded IT placement firm would serve.
• Michael Page (PageGroup): Michael Page's German operations recruit technology and engineering professionals into permanent and contract roles. Its IT-vertical placement activities and customer base overlap with a German IT-specialist placement firm.
• DIS AG (part of Aurelius / Adecco): DIS AG is a German specialist staffing firm placing professionals across technical and IT disciplines. Its German market focus and professional-placement model make it broadly comparable to Peopleware's specialist placement activity.

Regional players

• Catenon (now MTS Globe / Catenon S.A.): Catenon is a Spain/Europe-headquartered specialist recruitment and headhunting firm with technology and executive search focus. Comparable to a Peopleware-style specialist placement firm in recruitment model and tech-talent focus.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InVisionDE
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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