AEM Unternehmerkapital GmbH

AEM Unternehmerkapital GmbH is a private investment company headquartered in Munich. Founded in 1995, it provides long-term, independent capital to medium-sized businesses in the German-speaking region - Germany, Austria and Switzerland - principally through succession planning investments and carve-out transactions. Its investment activity spans established industries with stable market positions as well as growth segments with above-average market potential.

The firm operates an evergreen investment structure without fixed fund lifecycles, financed exclusively from a private investor circle backed by three entrepreneurial families. Independent of banks and institutional investors, it is able to make quick and flexible decisions and to take a long-term view of company development. More than €100m in equity is available for future investments.

Operational involvement distinguishes the firm's approach: rather than financing alone, its principals take an active role in managing portfolio companies, often stepping in directly as managing directors when previous owners retire or step down. In carve-out situations, the firm acquires business units separated from larger corporations and develops them operationally. A stated commitment is the preservation of company independence, market presence, locations and employees. Portfolio companies together employ more than 800 people, and the firm has been investing since 1995.