Company
Mutares focuses on acquiring small and medium-sized companies that find themselves in situations involving major change.
Mutares is a holding company that acquires companies that offer clear potential for improvement.
Mutares focuses on the acquisition of small and medium-sized companies or parts of groups. We aim at leading these companies to stable and profitable growth through intensive operational. Our transaction teams at eight European locations identify suitable companies. After the acquisition, our dedicated operational team, together with the management of the portfolio companies, develops a comprehensive improvement programme spanning the entire value chain and its implementation. Our objective is to return the company to sustainable and long-term success and to subsequently support its value, including through strategic add-on acquisitions.
Extensive industry and turnaround experience, combined with transaction-side and operational support, build the foundation for mastering the challenges involved in developing our portfolio companies.
Mutares was established and co-founded in 2008 by Robin Laik and has been growing steadily ever since.
Our Approach
Mutares typically acquires companies or divisions that generate little profit and are no longer part of the core business of a larger corporation and therefore are hived off, or when a change in corporate management makes disposing of those companies or divisions an appropriate course of action.
In particular, we invest in European companies that have plenty of potential for development and already possess established business models – often combined with strong brands. We focus on the following segments:
- Automotive & Mobility
- Engineering & Technology
- Goods & Services
We are especially interested in companies that produce turnover of between EUR 100 million and EUR 500 million.
Once we have acquired a company, we employ a forward-looking corporate strategy and management to raise its long-term value.
In order to do so, we support the companies in our portfolio by putting our experienced team of operational specialists to work to identify opportunities and to exploit potential for improvement profitably and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders, from customers and suppliers to employees and shareholders.
The management and the employees of the companies that we acquire are essential in tackling the changes that come with optimising operations. The success of all our work ultimately depends on the skills, dedication and team spirit of employees. We are convinced that only by working together can a company’s value be increased by any significant measure. Giving employees and the management a stake in the company’s success is therefore a key part of our development strategy.
Furthermore, when devising the customised strategies for the individual companies in our portfolio, we call upon both tried and tested entrepreneurial methods and creative and unconventional approaches. In each case, we follow five principles:
- Entrepreneurship
- Operational methods
- Growth
- Sustainability
- Teamwork
Whenever making a decision, Mutares keeps organic growth and the lasting success of the companies in its portfolio in mind. This takes time. That’s why we invest for the long term and give our companies the time they need to increase turnover and profitability and to consolidate their market positions.
Once restructuring is complete, we are not content merely to hold, manage and monitor the performance of our investments, but we employ active investment management to ensure that we are constantly investigating new business opportunities and helping to make the most of them. In order to drive the sustainable development of our portfolio and the achievement of our ambitious growth targets, we regularly examine add-on acquisitions and pursue a focused buy-and-build approach.