Winterberg Group

Overview

Winterberg Group describes itself as a multi-family office investment firm established and operated by professionals with backgrounds in investment and strategy consulting. It reports offices in Zug, Switzerland, and Grünwald, Germany.¹

The firm says it operates independently and combines perspectives from entrepreneurship, strategy consulting, private equity, and venture capital in a global investment context.¹

History

Winterberg Group describes Winterberg Group AG as an independent family office for its founders. The firm mainly invests in small and medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, while selectively considering startups and real estate.²

Leadership

The current website lists Fabian Kröher, Florian Brickenstein, Ralph Nowak, and Lorenzo Tencati as leaders of Winterberg Group AG and Winterberg Advisory GmbH.³

Services and investment strategies

Winterberg’s mature-stage strategy targets majority stakes in small and mid-sized industrial technology companies with established business models, experienced management, and growth potential. The firm typically considers acquisitions of 51% to 100% stakes in companies with enterprise values of €5 million to €50 million.¹

Mature-stage investment sectors include healthcare, agricultural machinery and technologies, pumping equipment and systems, industrial measuring and analytical tools, and engineering services.¹

The early-stage strategy focuses on Seed and Round A investments in fast-growing companies that are disrupting traditional markets. Winterberg typically invests for equity stakes of 10% to 50%, with ticket sizes of €0.2 million to €2.0 million.¹

Early-stage focus areas include transportation and mobility, the sharing economy, the Internet of Things, health and fitness, marketplaces, and cyber security. Winterberg says it can lead early-stage rounds in syndicated deals and invests in primary shares.¹

What the firm offers

• Private and alternative investments

Client and company focus

Winterberg identifies scalable industrial technologies and products serving emerging middle-class consumers as its two main global investment themes. Its mature-stage focus is centered on small and mid-sized industrial technology companies, while its early-stage strategy backs fast-growing businesses with market-disrupting potential.¹

Approach

Winterberg says it supports founders from entry through exit through guidance and value-creation work. The firm describes its investment style as building concentrated portfolios around strong conviction and active support.¹

Assets and minimums

Its mature-stage transactions generally involve enterprise values of €5 million to €50 million, while early-stage investments generally range from €0.2 million to €2.0 million in ticket size.¹

FAQs

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Sources

1. Winterberg Group
2. Winterberg healthcare holding press release
3. Winterberg Alessandro Capone press release

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