Paragon is an independent private equity firm that stands for sustainable investments in mid-sized companies since its foundation in 2004. We currently manage a total of €1.2bn in equity capital. Our investors include institutional organizations, such as life insurance companies, pension funds and university foundations, as well as the Paragon team.
We invest in established mid-sized companies with sustainable business models and significant development potential. Each of the companies that we acquire is managed independently by its management team and is independently financed. We support our companies as shareholder and sparring partner and assist their management teams with a view to sustainably improving their strategy and operations.
We focus on companies with a strong business model and operational development potential. We promote entrepreneurial thinking and action and make more capital available for additional acquisitions and growth initiatives where needed. We further support the growth of our companies through expertise in a variety of areas, such as recruitment and other operational development opportunities.
We believe that by building companies sustainably, value is created for all stakeholders – the companies themselves, their employees and customers as well as our investors.
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Munich
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2004
Investment Type: Private Equity Firm
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 39
Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
24.11.2023 | Primed | primed-hal... | - | Germany, S... |
08.03.2023 | cunova | cunova.com | - | Germany |
10.02.2022 | KME Specia... | kmespecial... | - | Germany, L... |
22.09.2021 | Questel | questel.co... | $465.66M | France, Il... |
03.08.2021 | PAKI Logis... | paki.de | - | - |
03.06.2021 | Sovendus | online.sov... | - | - |
03.06.2021 | Sovendus | sovendus.c... | - | Germany, B... |
- | DUO PLAST ... | duoplast.a... | - | Germany, H... |
- | Schülerhil... | schülerhil... | - | - |
- | wlw | wlw.de | - | Germany, H... |
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Persons 114
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- | Katja | Schmidt | Finance As... | - | - | - | |
- | Vanessa | Lassmann | Assistant ... | - | - | - | |
- | Henrik | Engelkamp | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
- | Katja | Schmidt | Finance As... | - | - | - | |
- | Katja | Schmidt | Finance As... | - | - | - | |
- | Christine | Eagles | Partner | ... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
- | Katja | Schmidt | Finance As... | - | - | - | |
- | Katja | Hengsterma... | Investment... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
- | Jamie | Vitzthum | Assistant ... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
- | Alice | Grünberg | Human Capi... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
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News 47
Date | Title | Description |
08.12.2023 | Paragon and GIMV sell WEMAS to Japanese Sekisui Jushi Corp. | Munich (08 December 2023) – WEMAS partners with Sekisui Jushi Corporation (“SJC”) to pursue further ... |
07.11.2023 | Paragon and Primed become growth partners | Paragon invests in the Primed Group, a leading provider of medical consumables and sterilization ser... |
19.09.2023 | Paragon closes new € 1.2 billion fund | Paragon, a leading investment firm in German-speaking Europe, is pleased to announce the closing of ... |
30.01.2023 | WISAG Catering takes over chicco di caffè with 142 coffee ba... | Frankfurt am Main, 30 January 2023 – WISAG Catering Holding GmbH & Co. KG has acquired the coffe... |
26.10.2022 | inprotec AG partners with International Chemical Investors G... | 26th of October 2022, Munich / Luxembourg: Paragon Partners (Paragon) and its minority co-shareholde... |
20.09.2022 | LIVE NATION GERMANY ACQUIRES GOODLIVE | BERLIN, (SEPTEMBER 20, 2022) – Live Nation GSA today announced the acquisition of a majority stake i... |
19.05.2022 | UNICEPTA acquires Berlin-based AI startup Giance | UNICEPTA, the global innovation leader for media & marketing intelligence, is expanding its capa... |
21.12.2021 | KME SPECIAL enters new phase of growth with Paragon as major... | Paragon acquires a 55% stake in KME SPECIAL, the world leader in casting moulds and casting technolo... |
01.09.2021 | Paragon joins as new shareholder of Questel | Paragon invests in Questel alongside existing shareholders Eurazeo Capital, IK Investment Partners, ... |
22.04.2021 | Paragon invests in the further growth of Sovendus | Paragon acquires a majority stake in Sovendus Group, Europe’s leading Shop Network. Bregal Unternehm... |
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Mentions in press and media 5
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19.09.2023 | Paragon closes new € 1.2 billion fund | Paragon, a leading investment firm in German-speaking Europe, is pleased to announce the closing of ... | paragon.de... |
28.06.2021 | Logistics startup GoBolt raises $20 million from Paragon Par... | ETtech(Illustration: Rahul Awasthi/ETtech) Mumbai: GoBolt has raised $20 million in its Series B rou... | economicti... |
25.07.2019 | Paragon closes new € 783 million fund | Paragon, a leading investment firm in German-speaking Europe, is pleased to announce the closing of ... | paragon.de... |
30.07.2014 | Paragon closes Fund II at € 412 million | The fund will follow the successful strategy of its predecessor fund, focusing on privately-held Mit... | paragon.de... |
- | Capvis acquires "Wer liefert was" | “Wer liefert was” initiates the next growth phase with a new investor | capvis.com... |