Lafayette Portfolio Companies

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REAL General Contracting is a leading Designer and General Contractor for international Blue-Chip customers in den segments such as Food & Gastronomy, Hospitality Industry, Technology, Financial Service Industry as well as Food and Non-food Retailers.

REAL's team of 80 experts are located close to Würzburg and assume design and generalt contracting services for innovative design und construction projects.

Investment date: Juli 2020 | Business Services

Lehmanns Media ranks among the top medical and scientific media content B2B and B2C retailer through its integrated media content infrastructure as well as approx. 30 stores across Germany's university towns.

Lafayette supports Management in the broadening of possible future growth paths

Investment date: Mar 2019 | Media

KETTLER is a leading designer and producer of fitness equipment, garden furniture and children toys & furniture. Its products are optimized for consumers, physiotherapists, offices & hotels and are sold globally via specialised retailers.

KETTLER Holding GmbH holds various KETTLER IP Rights and is in the process to build various future business lines further enhancing KETTLER's brand and market position

Investment date: Dec 2018 | Consumer Products

Rohr- & Systemtechnik

Lafayette's acquired Wuppermann's perforated tube and sheet metal welding businesses (in Q2|18 renamed WECUBEX) are leaders in their respective segments with over 600 employees at four production sites in Germany, Austria and Czech Rep.

Lafayette supports Management in achieving its growth targets in the years to come.

Investment date: Jan 2018 | Metal Engineered Products

Lafayette acquires the milk mix division from Münsterländische Margarine-Werke. Customers across Germany love its deep chocolate Cocoa drinks. The renamed Münsterland J. Lülf will focus on milk and coffee mix drinks to regional grocery retailers, and health drinks to the fitness industry and clinics.

Lafayette supports Management in accelerating its growth of distribution channels and market shares.

Investment date: Nov 2017 | Food Industries

Schimmel is a segment leader in the design and production of industrial filters and precision turn parts. Schimmel has developed proprietary manufacturing technologies using state-of-the art metal and plastic machinery processes.

Schimmel has revenues of approx. EUR 16m and over 100 employees at its main production location in Southern Germany and Slovakia.

Exit date: Dec 2019 | Metal Engineered Products

Wessel-Werk is a global market leader in the design and production of vacuum cleaner nozzles. Over 50% of a vacuum cleaner's performance depends on the quality and dust pick-up effectiveness of a vacuum cleaner's nozzle.

Leading vacuum cleaner manufacturers rely on Wessel-Werk's patented and innovative products for their premium vacuum cleaner brands.

Wessel-Werk had revenues of > EUR 56m in 2016 and over 360 employees in its manufacturing plants and sales forces in Germany, China, Poland and USA.

Investment date: May 2013 | Plastic Engineered Products

Sondermann-Brot is a regionally leading bakery chain with over 900 employees and over 140 shops in North Rhine-Westphalia. It's manufacturing process uses only 100% natural ingredients without any additives.

Sondermann Brot's outstanding product quality has been awarded through numerous awards by Germany's DLG food association.

Lafayette supported actively supported a buy & build strategy jointly with the Founder Family-

Investment date: Nov 2012 | Food Industries

Tyrol Equity and Lafayette acquired BBS’s OEM & Aftermarket business. Lafayette facilitated the transaction and took a strategic equity position in BBS.

BBS is a leading "Mittelstand" producer of high-performance light alloy wheels to premium car manufacturers and tuning/aftermarkets. BBS' innovative aluminium wheels are renowned for its high quality as well as its success in all major racing series including Formula

Exit date: 2015/17 | Metal Engineered Products

Lafayette provided growth equity capital in return for a strategic equity position in FACTS Verlag, a leading publisher to Small and Medium Enterprises in Germany.

FACTS Verlag is one of the leading publishers of business news and professional equipment tests. Its flagship products “FACTS” targets key decision makers within SMEs.

The FACTS Team took control through an MBO from Vereinigte Verlagsanstalten (VVA) in December 2010. Lafayette supports the management team in their continued expansion of the business.

Investment date: Feb 2011 | Business Services

Lafayette acquired GW Verlag jointly with GW Verlag's CEO and co-owner from Vereinigte Verlagsanstalten (VVA) Group.

GW-Verlag publishes Gastrotel, Germany's largest subscriber base trade magazine to the gastro industry. Other flagship products include Superior Hotel, a publication targeting upper-end independent Hotel businesses, as well as Trendkompass, the number one publication focussing on the professional kitchen industry across German speaking countries.

Investment date: Jan 2011 | Business Services

Lafayette acquired selected health and fitness clubs with over 10,000 members and over 100 employees from health and wellness chain Elixia Deutschland GmbH.

The "new" Elixia started with a portfolio of high-end fitness clubs in Berlin and in Hamburg each at over 4,000sqm including 25m pools and wellness areas. Management was key in the successful turnaround and subsequent growth phase and is a significant equity holder.

In Dec 2016 Lafayette sold its ownership of Elixia to Elixia's management and a private group of investors.

Exit date: Dec 2009 | Consumer Services