Lars B.G. Niggemann

CGS is an active, medium-term manager which invests in buyouts of medium-sized technology-based European companies in the fields of electronics and engineering, machinery and equipment, measuring and control equipment, hand and power tools, construction supplies and plastic production and equipment. They focus on Eastern European and German-speaking countries. Through the CGS Private Equity Partnership II the firm follows a buy & build strategy, focusing mainly on small industrial buyouts of companies with revenues of CHF 10-80 million. They typically seek to acquire spin-offs or private companies with succession issues and aim to bundle several companies into four to five industry groups, providing opportunities for economies of scale and a further range of value-increasing synergies. The firm partners with their investee companies, optimizing business potential and assisting them to achieve a sustainable increase in value and net capital profit in the medium-term.