What we bring in boxes:
thinking out of the box.

Our proven entrepreneurial investment approach allows us to scrutinise existing models and future strategies across industries and companies. Thinking outside existing structures and theories provides new ideas and innovative strategies for additional growth. Your success is important to us! You are important to us!

Innovation meets experience: joint rethinking of processes for sustainable growth

We prepare companies in challenging markets and with deadlocked processes for the next phase of growth by finding targeted solutions.

Sustainability and responsibility play a major role in our strategic decision-marking. We aim to keep the environmental, social and compliance behaviour of our portfolio companies in balance with economic success at all times and to further develop it in line with ambitious growth targets.

Our investment approach is flexible across all sectors and is based on the following cornerstones:

      • DACH and UK as primary markets
      • Mid-market focus: ~ EUR 50m - 500m Target EV | EUR 25m - 250m Equity Investment | EUR 25m - 500m Revenue
      • Flexible and innovative term structure desired in order to combine the interests of investors, founders and management in the best possible way
      • Long-term (10+2+2 years) structuring possible
      • Deal-by-deal investment structure with anchor investors
      • Building a team and franchise

  • "Companies are not just buildings and machines. It's people's business. Mr Bork and his team understood how to convince not only investors and owners, but also employees of the growth path - so everyone pulled together"

    Elmar Duffner, ex-CEO Vivonio Furniture Group

  • "The team structured the international expansion in the interests of all stakeholders and implemented it as quickly as possible using a targeted add-on strategy."

    Frank Dittrich, ex-CEO Sport Group

  • "During the involvement of Mr Bork and his team, we were able to grow considerably - through a clear focus on our existing core strengths, enriched with strategic ideas for the further development of the brand and new market approaches. Innovation that goes further than just looking at the market." 

    Dr Daniel Gutting, ex-CEO Peter Hahn GmbH

Following a proven methodology

The hillpoint partners investment approach is based on four core elements, the interaction of which has proven itself many times over. Through the additional flexibility of a deal-by-deal structure, we achieve a maximum balance of interests for investor.

      • Coordination with the most important stakeholders (vendors and management)
      • Proactive and forward-looking action in an advisory capacity in strategy development for the further development of the company
      • Involvement of proven industry specialists to support the operational implementation of the strategy
      • Optimisation of risk and reward profiles for sellers and management in coordination with investors
      • Focus on ranking structure and earnings potential, taking into account environmental, social and governance-related aspects
      • Broadly diversified and highly local networks of team members result in strong proprietary deal flow
      • High credibility and best reputation in the market based on track record and cross-industry references
      • Strong connections with relevant market participants in sell- and buy-side consultancies
      • Identification of robust platform opportunities - with strategic growth and transformation potential
      • Focus on sustainability and in-depth examination of responsibility to create value beyond the investment cycle
      • Strong focus on entrepreneurial strengths and development of new responsibilities in the growth process

Sustainable creation of strategic assets

hillpoint Value Creation Toolkit

      • Change scale via consolidation/integration
      • Capital provision for (inter-)national expansion (shift into new markets) and development of new products or services
      • Coordinated succession planning together with C-level
      • Systematic approach to management improvement.
        • providing existing C-level with industry expertise and new perspectives
        • pointing out and strengthening individual advantages of the business
      • Perceived as partners" rather than only investors
      • ESG focus on building sustainable business model
      • New process/business organisation, new channels to market
      • Capex deployment into new facilities and production