THE PLANNING GROUP

Investment decisions are led by a small internal team reporting directly to the family principal and an investment committee composed of senior family members and external advisors. The family's operating-company executives also provide sector-specific diligence for private equity and real estate transactions.

It is a single family office managing exclusively the capital of the founding family. It does not accept or manage third-party capital, though it has co-invested alongside a limited number of European family offices on larger transactions.

The family's wealth originates from a privately held European retail and logistics conglomerate built over multiple decades. The founding family remains closely involved in the operating business through board representation and strategic oversight.

The group strongly prefers direct investments. Fund commitments are rare and typically made only when accompanied by co-investment rights that allow the office to increase exposure to specific portfolio companies alongside the lead GP.

Private equity investments focus on mid-market buyouts and growth-stage companies in consumer, industrial technology, and logistics-adjacent sectors. Real estate targets income-generating logistics centers, mixed-use urban developments, and select office properties across Germany, the Benelux region, and France.

Yes, a separate philanthropic foundation channels a portion of annual investment returns into educational and community-development initiatives in the family's home country. The foundation's governance is independent of the investment office.

Deal flow comes primarily through the family's deep industry networks in European retail and logistics, relationships with a small circle of co-investing family offices, and direct outreach to mid-market companies where the family's operational expertise can add post-acquisition value.