Christoph Borges

Functions as an investment company

Argantis is a hands-on manager which invests in small and mid-sized companies across sectors in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They seek to invest EUR 30-100 million in established companies with sales revenues of EUR 30-250 million with a compelling corporate strategy, positive cash flows and managers/owners with personal integrity and entrepreneurial spirit. The firm supports and assists entrepreneurs and managers transacting complex financial deals including MBOs/MBIs, OBOs, growth financing, succession planning and corporate spin-offs, typically investing EUR 10-30 million of their own equity and providing them with business expertise. Argantis prefers to take majority stakes in their investee companies, and employs an entrepreneurial approach that uses incentives to leverage business success, partnership-based cooperation, and mutual trust and respect for existing values. The firm generally holds their investments for three to seven years.