Ventizz Capital Partners celebrates ten-year anniversary
July 16, 2010
Ventizz Capital Partners is turning ten. The company is expecting around 450 guests from the worlds of business, academia and politics at the official party this evening in Düsseldorf.
The successes enjoyed over the past years are something to be proud of: “We have created more than 2,000 jobs in Europe. And we’re proud of that. And now we are looking forward to the challenges that the future will bring,” commented CEO Dr. Helmut Vorndran, who established Ventizz on July 18, 2000, together with Reinhard Löchner. The company now has a total of four Partners with Willi Mannheims (since 2003) and Dr. Björn Söndgerath (since 2010) and 15 other investment professionals. “The key factors behind our success over the past ten years include our clear focus on specific, attractive high-growth sectors that we know well, and the professional and careful selection process of our investments,” added Mr. Vorndran.
Since its inception, the private equity company, which focuses on technology-oriented high-growth companies, has enjoyed very dynamic growth. Today, Ventizz has offices in St. Gallen (Switzerland), Munich and Düsseldorf and has a total fund volume of EUR 675 million, making it one of the leading private equity advisors to investors in growth capital and mid-sized tech-buyouts in the German-speaking region.
The four Ventizz funds have invested in 33 companies to date. In particular the successful IPOs of the three equity participations in ersol, SAF and PV Crystalox Solar caught the public's eye. “We are convinced that our current portfolio companies will also enjoy very positive growth in the coming years. The buy and build strategy which Ventizz pursues provides promising foundations in this regard,” added Vorndran.
Company profile
Ventizz Capital Partners exclusively advises the Ventizz private equity funds that offer equity capital for the growth of high-tech companies in the German-speaking region. Ventizz Capital Fund IV L.P. is the largest of the four funds set up to date. After six months of fund-raising, this fund was closed at the end of 2007 with a volume of EUR 450 million and is thus one of the largest private equity funds for venture capital and medium-sized tech buy outs in the German-speaking region.
To date, Ventizz funds have invested in 33 companies focusing on renewable energy, high value-add manufacturing industries, medical technology and in information and communication technology.
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