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Silver Investment Partners
Silver Investment Partners is an independent equity investor in small and medium sized companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The firm invests in...
Silver Investment Partners
Silver Investment Partners is an independent equity investor in small and medium sized companies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The firm invests in these companies over the long term, often in collaboration with industry experts. Silver Investment Partners has made 12 investments and had one portfolio exit, Landbaeckerei Sommer, on November 11, 2020.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2009
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Germany
City
Königstein im Taunus
Corporate office
Königstein, Germany
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What types of transactions does Silver Investment Partners execute?
The firm's publicly stated mandate covers control buyouts, management buy-ins and buyouts, growth equity, corporate spin-offs, PIPE transactions, public-to-private deals, and restructurings. This range is wider than what a typical DACH mid-market sponsor advertises, suggesting a partnership structure flexible enough to staff both expansion-stage and turnaround engagements.
Which geographies does Silver Investment Partners focus on?
The firm concentrates on the DACH region — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — a market characterized by privately held, often family-run Mittelstand companies approaching generational transitions. Select cross-border add-on acquisitions in neighboring European countries may supplement platform investments.
Does Silver Investment Partners take majority or minority positions?
The firm's stated capabilities include both majority and minority equity investments. This dual posture lets the firm serve succession situations where founders want to retain partial ownership while also executing full buyouts when families seek complete exits.
How does Silver Investment Partners source proprietary deal flow?
The firm's Königstein location places it inside a dense private equity ecosystem where deal flow often originates through long-term relationships with tax advisors, family offices, and corporate attorneys serving the Mittelstand. Succession-driven MBI/MBO transactions — a core stated strategy — are typically sourced through this kind of local intermediary network rather than through broad auctions.
Is Silver Investment Partners sector-focused or a generalist?
The firm operates as a generalist private equity investor. Its strategy documents list no sector exclusions or concentration mandates, consistent with a mid-market firm that evaluates opportunities across industrials, services, and niche manufacturing — the mainstays of the DACH economy — rather than imposing a thematic restriction.
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