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Fährhaus Investment Group
Founded in 2007 by former BCG Senior Partner Dr. Mathias Krahl, Fährhaus Investment Group operates as a privately held investment firm out of Hamburg.
Fährhaus Investment Group
Founded in 2007 by former BCG Senior Partner Dr. Mathias Krahl, Fährhaus Investment Group operates as a privately held investment firm out of Hamburg. Krahl, a physicist and industrial engineer by training, built the firm after a consulting career focused on energy, mobility, and real estate — three sectors that remain the backbone of the portfolio today. Managing Director Lasse Lütjens, an architect and also a BCG alumnus, joined in 2012 after stints at Quantum and Engel & Völkers and running his own company. The firm organizes its capital across five stated activity areas: venture capital and advisory, SME equity stakes, hospitality, vacation properties, and real estate holdings. Subsidiaries include Fährhaus Equity Invest GmbH for its venture arm, CAB 20 GmbH for its cabin-hotel concept, and Fährhaus Immobilien Verwaltung e.K. for existing property assets. The real estate footprint spans Hamburg commercial property — CAB20 operates a location on Brennerstraße 20 — and an Alpine Holiday Properties Portfolio of residential assets across the Austrian and German Alps, with additional vacation lodges under the Fährhaus Lodges banner. No named fund sizes or external limited partners are disclosed. Fährhaus does not publish a headcount or aggregate deployment figure, but the group structure suggests a lean team anchored by the three named managing directors — Krahl, Lütjens, and Jan Peter Kleinert, who carries Prokurist authority across multiple subsidiaries. Kleinert's role tethers governance directly to the founder. The firm maintains no public LinkedIn presence and does not appear to market to third-party allocators; its website positions the group as a vehicle for the principals' own capital and operational involvement. No philanthropic vehicle or external club affiliation is referenced. Fährhaus is distinct in its architecture: rather than a blind-pool fund or a pure family office, it operates as a permanent-hold holding company where the partners' former consulting sector coverage — energy, mobility, real estate — dictates the investment perimeter. The firm's own subsidiary operating businesses, such as the CAB20 micro-hotel brand, sit alongside external venture and SME positions, creating a structure where deal sourcing and operational management are not outsourced.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2007
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Germany
City
Hamburg
Corporate office
Hamburg, Germany
Principals
Dr. Mathias Krahl
Gründer und Inhaber
Lasse Lütjens
Geschäftsführer
Altss tracks 1 additional named team member for this firm — including direct investment leads, IR, and operating principals not listed on the public website.
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Frequently asked questions
How does Fährhaus Investment Group source its deals?
Fährhaus relies on the deep sector networks of its founders, both former Boston Consulting Group partners with decades of experience in energy, mobility, and real estate. The firm does not participate in competitive auction processes as a rule; its own website describes a philosophy of identifying opportunities through industry expertise and developing them directly into profitable enterprises.
Does Fährhaus invest purely its own capital, or does it manage external money?
There is no evidence that Fährhaus runs third-party capital. The firm is structured as a GmbH with subsidiary operating companies, and its website frames the investment group as a vehicle for the partners' entrepreneurial activities rather than an asset manager marketing funds to outside investors.
What is the relationship between the venture arm and the other business lines?
Fährhaus Equity Invest GmbH houses the venture capital and advisory activities, one of five stated group lines. The other four — SME equity, hospitality (CAB 20 GmbH), vacation properties (Fährhaus Austria GmbH), and real estate holdings — are segregated into separate legal entities, though managing directors overlap across the structure.
Which sectors does Fährhaus explicitly avoid?
The firm's five stated activity areas — venture capital, SME buyouts, hospitality, vacation properties, and real estate — are tied directly to its founders' expertise in energy, mobility, and real estate. No explicit negative sector filters are published, but the narrow disclosed footprint implies no interest in life sciences, deep tech beyond industrial applications, or financial services.
How is Fährhaus related to the CAB20 micro-hotel brand?
CAB 20 GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fährhaus Investment Group, operating a cabin-hotel concept at Brennerstraße 20 in Hamburg. Managing Director Lasse Lütjens oversees the hospitality segment, while Jan Peter Kleinert serves as Prokurist for the entity.
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