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Sparring Capital Partners

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We are hands-on investors, taking operational responsibility wherever needed and work closely with our portfolio companies to ensure their success. Our vision is to create lasting and impactful change, not only in the companies we invest in, but in the communities they serve. Join us in shaping the future of technology and business in Central Europe.

A distinctive approach.

Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, Sparring Capital Partners has gathered a group of family offices and industry professionals in Central Europe to support private businesses in need of capital and complementary expertise.

We back established companies with ambitious growth trajectories that employ transformative technologies as part of their business activities or need such technologies to maintain their competitive advantage.

A distinctive approach. With supply chains still largely disrupted after the pandemic, high levels of inflation, increasing interest rates and cautious banks, we see vast potential for private equity to support companies in pursuing their growth trajectories.

We firmly believe, however, that the current market conditions require a non-traditional investment approach. We see ourselves as sparring partners to both, entrepreneurs, and investors, always taking operational responsibility in our investment projects. Furthermore, we strive to align business backgrounds of our investors with the specific needs of the portfolio companies.

Investment approach.

Entrepreneurial Investing. Hands-On. At Eyelevel.

We are active investors that like to engage on operational level. We see ourselves as well as our investors as active sparring partners for the management teams of our portfolio companies. Our investment focus comprises the following criteria

  • Revenue: 3-30M. €
  • Growth Potential: >20% P.A.
  • Transaction Types: Growth, Buy-and-Builds, Recapitalizations
  • Technological aspects: Businesses that employ transformative technologies as part of their USP or are in need of such technology to gain competitive advantage

Our Culture

Culture is important. We love to work as a team and value analytical rigor, passion, and integrity. In all our work you will find the effects of these core beliefs:

  • Integrity: The news we share with you may not always be good, but you can always be sure to hear the full story. We are committed to transparency, good governance and full alignment of interest. Careers are long and reputation is built over decades.
  • Collaboration: We see all the people we work with as sparring partners and want to create an ecosystem that allows for joint growth and development. We like to have “all-hands-on-deck” and every team member has a voice. We appreciate the opinion of a young team member as much as the one of senior management.
  • Passion: We love what we do and we are grateful to be working with passionate and highly skilled people, visionary entrepreneurs and professional investors. Life is too short to work with jerks. We work with good people to build great businesses – it’s as simple as that.

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