Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA / Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous
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Heliad Equity Partners has added two partner funds to its portfolio. With
the new investments Invision Capital Partners IV and Neuhaus III, each of
EUR 3 million, two funds have been added which ideally supplement the
portfolio in the investment segments Early Stage (Neuhaus) and Growth
Capital (Invision). As a result, Heliad will have an indirect participation
in numerous companies in which it could make an invest-ment as a direct
investor in later phases. In return, these two companies benefit from
Heliad’s broad network which represents an attractive platform,
particularly for growth-oriented companies.
Invision is a leading Swiss private equity team. For over 10 years, it has
been investing on German-speaking territories in strongly growing
established companies in technology-related industries. At the point when
Invision makes its investment decision, the companies already generate
revenues between EUR 5 million and EUR 80 million and typically operate in
the areas of IT, telecommunications and medical technology. Up to now, the
Invision team has invested in more than 60 companies, approximately half of
which have already been successful sold or taken onto the stock exchange.
The investment highlights of the Invision portfolio include such well-known
companies as Telegate, Vanguard, Intershop, Wavelight and Plus Orthopedics.
Neuhaus has also been operating on German-speaking territory for
approximately 10 years and concentrates on early stage growth companies.
The companies are also technology-related companies, particularly in the
areas of software, telecommunication and internet. On many occasions
Neuhaus has successfully demonstrated that it has a deep-rooted business
understanding of the target companies in this area. The companies are
initially driven strongly by the technical success to which as a superior
business model is added, thus creating considerable value. Well-known
highlights include Ricardo, DocMorris, blau Mobilfunk, Exit Games and SLS
Microtechnology.
+++ Background of the partner funds strategy
The partner fund strategy systematically exploits synergies resulting from
the interaction of complementary teams. As early as 2004, Heliad invested
in the nanotech company ItN Nanovation, which received early phase
financing from the technology specialist and partner fund Technostart. In
2006, the joint IPO was implemented in which the Heliad investment was more
than tripled. With Neuhaus III and Invision Capital Partners IV, Heliad
made the first joint investments already. Thus the medical technology
services provider is in the Invision portfolio, the discount mobile phone
company blau in the Neuhaus portfolio. Heliad has been invested in the two
strongly growing extremely successful companies since 2006.
The objective of Heliad is to become the No. 1 in the German Growth Capital
segment. It does this by making investment in strongly growing companies
and to map the segment in a share for German and international investments
which is liquid on a daily basis. With the current extension of the partner
fund portfolio, Heliad has taken a big step toward this objective. Another
decisive factor is access to interesting participation options in the
private equity area. The partner fund strategy is thus one of the key
pillars for Heliad’s outperformance.
+++ About Heliad
Heliad Equity Partners (WKN: 604 729) is a private equity company that
concentrates mainly on companies in German-speaking countries. Investments
are made in companies that are in a strong growth phase or a special
situation. The aim is to produce an above-average risk/return ratio for the
shareholders. With Heliad the investor thus participates in a concentrated
fashion in the growth opportunities not only of traditional German
medium-sized companies, but also of aspiring German technological
companies.
Contact:
Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA
Christiane Kriesche
Leiterin Marketing & Kommunikation
Grüneburgweg 18
60322 Frankfurt
Tel.: +49(0)69 719 15 965 17
Fax: +49(0)69 719 15 965 17
E-Mail: christiane.kriesche@sigma-capital.de
DGAP 23.03.2007
Language: English
Issuer: Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA
Grüneburgweg 18
60322 Frankfurt am Main Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)69 719 15 965 0
Fax: +49(0)69 719 15 965 11
E-mail: christiane.kriesche@sigma-capital.de
www: www.heliad.de
ISIN: DE0006047293
WKN: 604729
Indices:
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, München, Stuttgart
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