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Invest Equity
INVEST EQUITY is an entrepreneur-led and partnership-based investment company based in Vienna. It is wholly owned by three partners who run the business...
Invest Equity
INVEST EQUITY is an entrepreneur-led and partnership-based investment company based in Vienna. It is wholly owned by three partners who run the business operationally and is completely independent. The firm specialises in direct majority investments in medium-sized companies and focuses on transformational deals. It invests its own private capital in successful SME companies and also works with institutional investors on large transactions.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
1998
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Austria
City
Vienna
Corporate office
Vienna, Austria
Principals
Jörgen Hausberger
Managing Partner
Günter Lessig
Managing Partner
Karl Vieider
Managing Partner
Frequently asked questions
What types of transactions does Invest Equity typically pursue?
Invest Equity focuses on classical mid-market private equity transactions across the DACH region. The firm's mandate covers management buyouts, management buy-ins, growth and expansion capital rounds, recapitalisations, privatisations, restructuring situations, and corporate spin-offs. This breadth allows the firm to address multiple ownership-transition scenarios for family-held and founder-led businesses.
Which geographies does Invest Equity target for investment?
Invest Equity concentrates its investment activity on Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, the DACH economic region. This focused geographic mandate reflects the firm's Vienna headquarters and its strategy of sourcing deals through deep local relationships with business owners, intermediaries, and corporate groups rather than competing in broad pan-European auctions.
Is Invest Equity structured as a fund or does it invest from a permanent balance sheet?
Information on Invest Equity's specific fund structure and whether it operates a discretionary blind-pool fund model or raises capital on a deal-by-deal basis is not publicly detailed. Mid-market firms of this profile in Central Europe sometimes use both approaches, depending on the vintage and the requirements of their limited partner base.
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