INDUS Holding AG Company Description
INDUS Holding AG is a private equity firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions and corporate spin-offs.
The firm does not invest in retail and service companies, pure trading or consumer goods businesses, companies with significant dependencies on individual business partners, start-ups, turnarounds, mature businesses, and companies undergoing restructuring.
The firm typically invests in middle market and mature companies. It primarily makes long-term investments in medium-sized manufacturing companies in energy and environmental technology; infrastructure and logistics technology, intelligent logistic infrastructure; automation, measurement and control technology; medical engineering; life science; construction and safety technology; industry; digitalization; green tech; medical equipment for the ageing society; innovative construction technology; and public and private security sectors.
The firm acquires small and medium-sized companies based in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the German-speaking regions of Europe.
It typically invests in companies with annual sales between €20 million ($21.71 million) and €100 million ($108.58 million), equity rate above 30 percent, and double digit EBIT margin.
It prefers to invest in companies with low level/no liabilities to banks. The firm seeks to take a majority stake in its portfolio companies initially and building it up to 100 percent.
It prefers to acquire mainly owner-managed companies. It also seeks second-level acquisition opportunities.
The firm invests through its balance sheet. INDUS Holding AG was founded in 1989 and is based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
| Country | Germany | 
| Founded | 1989 | 
| Industry | Conglomerates | 
| Employees | 8,054 | 
| CEO | Johannes Schmidt | 
Contact Details
Address:  Kölner Strasse 32 Bergisch Gladbach, 51429 Germany  | |
| Phone | 49 22 0440 00 0 | 
| Website | indus.de | 
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | 1INH | 
| Exchange | Borsa Italiana | 
| Fiscal Year | January - December | 
| Reporting Currency | EUR | 
| SIC Code | 9997 | 
Key Executives
| Name | Position | 
|---|---|
| Johannes Schmidt | Chief Executive Officer | 
| Rudolf Weichert | Chief Financial Officer | 
| Dafne Sanac | Head of Investor Relations |