Munich, August 14, 2025
In the public perception, private equity is often viewed through the lens of large caps – billion-dollar deals, high use of leverage, financial engineering. But that’s just one part of the story.
In the lower mid-market, private equity typically plays a different role, with managers acting as a long-term partner to businesses – supporting sustainable growth, professionalization and strategic development. And because many companies in this segment are still founder-led and/or under-institutionalized, the potential for value creation is particularly high.
In a guest article for the German trade magazine Unternehmer Edition, our Managing Director Christopher Bär outlines how private equity delivers hands-on value in the lower mid-market using common operational and strategic levers – and why access and manager selection are critical for investors looking to benefit from the lower mid-market’s value creation potential.