FISHING BASE

FISHING BASE the leading digital platform in the angling sector in German-speaking countries

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GS Swiss

Specialized manufacturer of highly miniaturized printed circuit boards with a market-leading position in the medical technology industry

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Threema

The messenger with a focus on security and privacy - with Threema.Work also in everyday work for organizations of all types and sizes

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Christian Koenen Group

The global technology leader for high precision tools for technical printing

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Tisso

The specialists for nutrient synergies

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Entrepreneurial. Empathic. Consciously engaged.

We are Afinum -
successful for many years and experienced across most industries.

As a German investment firm, we have been shaping succession situations for SMEs for more than 20 years: respectful, strategic and far-sighted.

With the ambition to make good things even better, today we strengthen and develop leading companies for tomorrow.

Our investment approach puts people first, because we believe that people in a company are the most valuable asset.

"Afinum is the perfect partner for FISHING BASE with its sustainable investment approach and strategic know-how in the further development of our business models.
The partnership allows us to achieve our strategic goals in a sustainable way."

Hubertus Massong CEO FISHING BASE
Our Team

The people behind Afinum

The majority of our team knew each other well before. The foundation of our success is the quality of our team.

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Working at Afinum

You share our values?
Then we would like to meet you.

Afinum continues to grow. For entrepreneurial personalities, we offer opportunities both in our investment teams in Munich and Zurich as well as in our portfolio companies.

career perspectives
Results in numbers

Afinum at a glance

~80
transactions in the last 20 years
1,4
EUR bn. capital commitments overall
90%
of the firms acquired from entrepreneurs
7
fund-generations since the incorporation of Afinum

Afinum’s access to experts and also the strong network between portfolio companies, has been an amazing support for me.

Aaron LichtCEO Listan Group
Broad sector experience

The current Afinum portfolio

Afinum invests industry agnostic. We believe that – with the right team – value creation potential can be developed and increased in most of the sectors and portfolio companies .

News

News from Afinum

Dr. Thomas Bühler to join the Supervisory Board of Afinum
Afinum 9 invests in PROLOGA Group, a leading software player in the SAP partner universe with a focus on the circular economy as well as the utilities industry
Afinum sells its majority stake in Iconia to Deutsche Invest
Dr. Thomas Bühler to join the Supervisory Board of Afinum
Apr 17, 2024

As part of the ongoing implementation of management succession at Afinum Management GmbH, one of the co-founders, transitions to the Supervisory Board.

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Afinum 9 invests in PROLOGA Group, a leading software player in the SAP partner universe with a focus on the circular economy as well as the utilities industry
Feb 29, 2024

Afinum 9 invests in PROLOGA Group (“PROLOGA”), a leading software provider of SAP add-on solutions with a focus on enterprise customers within the circular economy and utilities industry. This acquisition represents the ninth platform of the Afinum 9 fund as well as the second thematic investment in an SAP partner and a vertical industry champion, following the investment into mymediset, the leading cloud platform for medical devices supply chain in February 2023. It further underlines the fund’s and the Afinum team’s commitment to empowering businesses in impact industries. 

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Afinum sells its majority stake in Iconia to Deutsche Invest
Feb 9, 2024

Following a successful growth path, Afinum 7 sells its investment in Iconia to funds advised by private equity investor Deutsche Invest. During Afinum’s holding period, Iconia expanded its market position and developed from a well-recognized display provider to the leading European full-service provider of interior architecture, display, and packaging solutions for iconic luxury brands. Today, the Group employs about 420 employees and is present in Switzerland (Freienbach, Lausanne), Italy (Torino, Veggiano), China (Dongguan) and Singapore.

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