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DPE Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) is an independent German investment company that invests in SMEs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Founded in 2007 in Munich, DPE has since successfully launched four funds. DPE thus manages total assets of € 2.2 billion.
DPE sees itself as “entrepreneur for entrepreneurs”, investing growth capital in “Mittelstand” companies in German-speaking Europe.
For many years, DPE has been elected best European Growth Private Equity Fund and best German, Austrian & Swiss LBO Fund by Private Equity Exchange & Awards.
Since our foundation, we have invested in more than 30 companies both as majority and minority shareholders and pursued over 70 add-on investments as well as in creating more than 3.000 new jobs. Our businesses currently employ approx. 8,000 people. We are proud of the achievements of the entrepreneurs, whom we support as active partners during the course of their expansion – with growth capital, experience, trust, respect and all the support that a corporate family such as ours can offer.
DPE’s investors are institutional investors who invest for the long-term such as family offices, insurances, pension and umbrella funds. In addition, DPE has 60 private investors with whom DPE has worked together, for example in roles in DPE’s advisory board or within its portfolio of companies.
data-privacy-policy-linkedin:
https://www.dpe.de/de/datenschutzerklaerung/
https://www.dpe.de/en/privacy-policy/
Website:
https://www.dpe.de/de/
https://www.dpe.de/en/
DPE sees itself as “entrepreneur for entrepreneurs”, investing growth capital in “Mittelstand” companies in German-speaking Europe.
For many years, DPE has been elected best European Growth Private Equity Fund and best German, Austrian & Swiss LBO Fund by Private Equity Exchange & Awards.
Since our foundation, we have invested in more than 30 companies both as majority and minority shareholders and pursued over 70 add-on investments as well as in creating more than 3.000 new jobs. Our businesses currently employ approx. 8,000 people. We are proud of the achievements of the entrepreneurs, whom we support as active partners during the course of their expansion – with growth capital, experience, trust, respect and all the support that a corporate family such as ours can offer.
DPE’s investors are institutional investors who invest for the long-term such as family offices, insurances, pension and umbrella funds. In addition, DPE has 60 private investors with whom DPE has worked together, for example in roles in DPE’s advisory board or within its portfolio of companies.
data-privacy-policy-linkedin:
https://www.dpe.de/de/datenschutzerklaerung/
https://www.dpe.de/en/privacy-policy/
Website:
https://www.dpe.de/de/
https://www.dpe.de/en/
Overview
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2007
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Investment Stage
Private Equity
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Feb 14, 2018 | DPE to Sell Stake in Elatec to Summit Partners | MUNICH & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DPE Deutsche Private Equity and its co-investors reached a definitive agreement to sell their majority holding in Elatec, a leading global provider of multi-standard RFID readers, through a majority recap... |
| Jun 13, 2017 | CENTOGENE raises a EUR 25 million Series A financing to fuel innovation and to accelerate growth into personalized medicine | Rostock/Berlin, 13.06.2017 – CENTOGENE AG, a worldwide leader in the field of genetic diagnostics for rare diseases, announced today its 25 million EUR Series A financing round led by TVM Capital Life Science in collaboration with DPE Deuts... |
| Jun 15, 2014 | Webtrekk Receives €25M in Third Financing | Webtrekk, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of digital analytics solutions, received €25m in in its third round of financing. DPE Deutsche Private Equity provided the funds and now holds a minority interest in the company. Webtrekk intends t... |
| Apr 9, 2013 | DPE Deutsche Private Equity Closes Second Fund at €350M | German investor DPE Deutsche Private Equity closed its second fund, at approximately €350m. DPE II, which was supported by about twenty institutional partners, including from pension plans, foundations, family offices and fund of funds, wil... |
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FAQ about DPE Deutsche Private Equity
When was DPE Deutsche Private Equity founded?
DPE Deutsche Private Equity was founded in 2007.
What has the press written about DPE Deutsche Private Equity?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning DPE Deutsche Private Equity, among them “DPE to Sell Stake in Elatec to Summit Partners” (Feb 14, 2018) and “CENTOGENE raises a EUR 25 million Series A financing to fuel innovation and to accelerate growth into personalized medicine” (Jun 13, 2017).
Is DPE Deutsche Private Equity still active?
Yes, DPE Deutsche Private Equity is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 28, 2022.