Rivus Capital

Rivus structures majority investments (>50 percent equity) across succession-driven buyouts, management buyouts, management buy-ins, and growth financings. The firm targets profitable Mittelstand companies in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria with EBITDA between €1 million and €5 million, deploying equity tickets from €5 million to €20 million.

Rivus organizes its portfolio around two business segments. The first, efficient resource use, includes environmental technology, water and air purification, recycling and circular-economy solutions, decarbonization, renewable-energy services, and energy storage. The second, healthy living, spans medical devices, human and veterinary care, psychotherapy, physiotherapy, dental services, nursing and care, and wellness categories such as fitness, nutrition, and sleep.

No. The firm’s stated investment criteria require a majority stake of more than 50 percent. This control-oriented posture is consistent with its focus on succession situations, where ownership transitions demand a lead investor that can restructure governance, install management layers, and drive operational change.

The firm provides hands-on support across several dimensions: building a sustainable organizational structure including second-tier management and key hires, digitizing business models and processes, developing and executing internationalization strategies, implementing and measuring ecological and social targets, and sourcing add-on acquisitions through its Mittelstand M&A network.

Rivus invests exclusively in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. The DACH concentration aligns with its Mittelstand succession thesis, where deep local networks, language capability, and regulatory familiarity are prerequisites for sourcing and executing control deals in privately held, family-run companies.

The firm’s website presents Rivus as a private equity investor without specifying its funding structure. No public disclosure confirms whether it manages third-party commitments, invests proprietary capital, or operates a hybrid model. Total assets are not published.

Rivus states that it supports portfolio companies in implementing and measuring ecological and social corporate goals, aiming to create real value for society and the environment through sustainable business practices. The firm’s two sector themes — resource efficiency and healthy living — embed environmental and social outcomes directly into the investment mandate.