Gerhard Schmitz

WeHaCo Unternehmensbeteiligungs-GmbH is an evergreen private equity fund which seeks investment opportunities in mid-market companies primarily located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It targets companies with an EBIT of greater than EUR 2 million, an enterprise value of up to EUR 100 million, and revenues between EUR 20 million and EUR 500 million. The fund invests with no sector limitations, but generally seeks companies in the services, trade, consumer goods, and industrial sectors. It provides equity and debt financing for buyouts, MBOs, MBIs, spin-offs/carve-outs, secondary transactions, restructuring, and growth capital requirements, in the form of both direct and silent participations, as well as shareholder loans. The target equity investment size is between EUR 3 million and EUR 50 million, with the typical transaction size ranging from EUR 5 million to EUR 150 million. The fund makes both majority and minority investments and seeks to acquire a seat on the board.

Part of Continentale Holding AG, Continentale Krankenversicherung AG provides health insurance services. The company is based in Dortmund, Germany. The German company was founded in 1892. The CEO is Christoph Helmich.