Thies Lti Partners

What Thies Lti Partners does

Thies LTI Partners GmbH is a private German wealth management firm operating as a Single Family Office, headquartered in Würzburg, Germany. Incorporated in 2020 as an extension of the Thies family's 2016 family office, the firm serves high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and family offices with a long-term, generation-oriented investment approach. The core product is the LTI-Depot, a concentrated portfolio of approximately 30 hand-selected global equities screened from a universe of roughly 2,000 listed companies using the proprietary Harvest-Strategie — a 12-criterion methodology combining Growth and Value investing principles with an entrepreneurial ownership lens. Portfolio execution is carried out through Reuss Private Bank für Wertpapierhandel AG, while regulatory compliance is provided under a tied-agent arrangement with BN & Partners Capital AG as HaFin-authorized Haftungsdach under § 3 Abs. 2 WpIG.

The firm employs between 1 and 10 people, including managing directors Martin Thies and Florian Bongers, relationship manager Florian Trunk, and CIIA/CEFA-certified investment manager Dominik Vilsmaier. Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining a transparent fixed management fee with a performance-based success fee subject to a High-Watermark-Regelung, with no issue surcharges, third-party commissions, or product-distribution bonuses. The GTM motion is sales-led and high-touch, relying on referrals, professional networking, LinkedIn presence, and structured consultation appointments rather than digital marketing. The customer base is exclusively German-resident clients given current regulatory disclosures, though the investment universe spans the USA and Europe. Ownership is entirely within the Thies family through the broader Thies Gruppe, with no external institutional investors disclosed.

Name

Thies Lti Partners

Legal name

Thies LTI Partners GmbH

Website

https://thies-lti.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thies LTI Partners is a German private Single Family Office (GmbH, Würzburg) offering long-term wealth management to high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and family offices via its proprietary Harvest-Strategie across a concentrated portfolio of approximately 30 global equities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Würzburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fixed Management Fee: A fair, transparent fixed fee component that forms the base of the compensation structure, providing predictable revenue for the firm while ensuring basic operational sustainability.
2. Performance-based Success Fee: A performance-dependent compensation model aligned with client interests. Gains are only rewarded when they are sustainably and actually achieved, not through short-term market fluctuations or accounting effects. Subject to High-Watermark-Regelung (high-watermark provision) ensuring fees are only charged on new gains above previous peak values.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Thies LTI Partners is a Single Family Office providing wealth management and investment advisory services through its proprietary Harvest-Strategy. The core deliverable is the LTI-Depot, a concentrated portfolio of approximately 30 hand-selected global equities, invested using the same strategy applied to the Thies family's own assets. Services are delivered via dedicated Relationship Managers under a transparent fixed-plus-performance fee model with high-watermark protection, bank-independently and without third-party product commissions.

Product overview

Thies LTI Partners operates as a Single Family Office offering wealth management services centered around its proprietary Harvest-Strategie (Harvest Strategy). The core offering consists of a focused portfolio management service (LTI-Depot) investing in approximately 30 hand-selected global companies, implemented through the Reuss Private Bank for securities trading. The Harvest-Strategie represents both the investment philosophy and the unified approach to wealth preservation and growth for private individuals and companies, following the same strategy applied to the Thies family assets. The company operates bank-independently with no external commissions, using a performance-based fee model with a high-watermark provision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LTI-Depot Portfolio Management A focused, discretionary equity portfolio product (LTI-Depot) comprising approximately 30 hand-picked global companies that combine Growth and Value stocks with solid balance sheets. Managed under the firm's proprietary Harvest-Strategy with 12 defined investment criteria covering market strength, growth, innovation, and financial stability, implemented in cooperation with Reuss Private Bank für Wertpapierhandel AG. Targeted at private individuals, entrepreneurs, and family offices seeking long-term wealth preservation and growth.
• Single Family Office Wealth Management Services Comprehensive Single Family Office wealth management and investment advisory services for private individuals, entrepreneurs, and companies, combining professional asset management expertise with personalized service normally found only in the top tier of Private Banking. Delivered through dedicated Relationship Managers under a transparent fixed fee plus performance-based compensation model, bank-independently and without third-party commissions.
• Finanzportfolioverwaltung (Financial Portfolio Management) Discretionary financial portfolio management (Finanzportfolioverwaltung) executed in partnership with Reuss Private Bank für Wertpapierhandel AG, providing long-term wealth building through carefully selected equity positions selected under the firm's Harvest-Strategy. Includes regulatory coverage via the Haftungsdach of BN & Partners Capital AG under § 3 Abs. 2 WpIG.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BN & Partners Capital AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBN & Partners Capital AG serves as the regulatory liability umbrella (Haftungsdach) for Thies LTI Partners. The firm controls all activities ensuring compliance with German securities regulations (WpIG). Thies LTI Partners is a contractually bound agent (vertraglich gebundener Vermittler) of BN & Partners Capital AG pursuant to § 3 Abs. 2 WpIG. Located in Erftstadt with a Frankfurt branch, BN & Partners possesses the required BaFin permit for investment advice and brokerage services.
• Reuss Private Bank für Wertpapierhandel AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReuss Private Bank serves as the implementation partner for financial portfolio management (Finanzportfolioverwaltung). The traditional institution is recognized as one of Germany's leading addresses for long-term wealth building. The bank is a member of the Association of Independent Asset Managers Germany (VuV) and is obligated to participate in the VuV ombudsman dispute resolution procedures.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Berenberg Wealth & Asset Management: Berenberg is Germany's oldest private bank, with a wealth and asset management division serving HNW/UHNW families and entrepreneurs. Comparable in providing personalized wealth advisory to entrepreneurial German HNW clients, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Donner & Reuschel AG: Donner & Reuschel is a Hamburg-based private bank focused on independent, individually managed wealth advisory for HNW private and entrepreneurial clients in Germany. Comparable in bank-independent ethos and HNW entrepreneurial target segment, though with broader product scope.
• Vontobel Wealth Management: Vontobel is a Swiss-listed private bank and asset manager with a substantial German- and European-HNW wealth management franchise. Comparable in serving UHNW/entrepreneurial clients with active long-term equity mandates, though at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank: Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank is a traditional German private bank with a long-standing family-office-style wealth management franchise for HNW/UHNW clients. Comparable in private-bank heritage, long-term investment orientation, and family-owned governance, though broader in product range.

Direct peers

• DJE Kapital AG: DJE is a German family-controlled independent asset manager offering value-driven equity and multi-asset strategies to private and institutional clients. Comparable in family ownership, fundamental/value investing tilt, and concentration on German-speaking HNW investors.
• Flossbach von Storch AG: Flossbach von Storch is a Cologne-based independent asset manager applying a long-term, fundamental, quality-compounders investment philosophy to managed portfolios and funds for private and institutional clients. Highly comparable to Thies LTI's Harvest-Strategie in stock selection philosophy, concentration, and HNW client focus.
• ETHENEA Independent Investors: ETHENEA is an independent German asset manager running concentrated, fundamentally driven global equity mandates for private and institutional clients. Comparable to Thies LTI in active, conviction-led portfolio construction and German/European HNW client base.
• Salus Familienverwalter: Salus Familienverwalter is a German independent multi-family office offering discretionary wealth management for HNW entrepreneurial families. Directly comparable in service model, family-office style advisory, and German HNW target market.
• HQ Trust GmbH: HQ Trust is one of Germany's largest independent Multi Family Offices, serving HNW/UHNW families with discretionary portfolio management and wealth structuring. Highly comparable to Thies LTI in target segment (entrepreneurial HNW families), value-investing orientation, and bank-independent advisory model.
• Penger Ochsner Vermögensverwaltung: Penger Ochsner is a small, independent German wealth manager applying a long-term, quality-compounder equity strategy with fixed and performance fees for HNW private clients. Closely comparable to Thies LTI in scale, value-investing methodology, and fee model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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