Corporate profile
Axent Capital Partners AG specializes in investing in medium-sized manufacturing companies in the DACH region. We focus on companies facing operational challenges - particularly in complex corporate succession situations.
Our approach is more than just capital - we see ourselves as long-term partners who actively contribute to the success of our portfolio companies by providing strategic advice and operational support.
Founder and board of directors of Axent Capital Partners AG
Sustainable change and securing a strong market position are our top priorities. We also rely on targeted strategic acquisitions to drive the organic growth of our holdings.
Founder and CEO of Axent Capital Partners AG
Our approach goes beyond mere capital investment: we support our portfolio companies in their further development through active management and strategic support. In doing so, we focus on sustainable change and long-term success. A central component of our strategy is inorganic growth through targeted, strategic acquisitions.
Axent Capital Partners AG has more than 60 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and the successful development and management of medium-sized companies. In addition to operational management experience in technology, sales and controlling/finance, the spectrum of experience includes the structuring and implementation of M&A projects.
Our Team
Axent Capital Partners AG is backed by an experienced team with extensive expertise in the areas of M&A, private equity and strategic corporate management. Each team member brings valuable experience and an in-depth understanding of the industry.
M&A expert with decades of experience in international transactions, specializing in company sales and strategic investments.
Specialist for corporate reorganizations, restructurings and complex M&A transactions with many years of experience in renowned law firms and industry.
Nicholas Hundertmark is a Partner at Axent Capital Partners AG. Before joining Axent, he was part of a Munich-based industrial holding, where he worked hands-on with management teams on acquisitions [...]
Are you wondering which companies Axent Capital Partners AG invests in? We focus on medium-sized manufacturing companies in the DACH region, particularly in the automotive supply and mechanical engineering sectors. Find out how we support companies in succession situations with financial strength and operational expertise. Whether majority or minority shareholding - we are your partner for sustainable success.
We invest in medium-sized manufacturing companies in the DACH region that are facing operational challenges, particularly in company succession situations.
Our focus is on the manufacturing industry, in particular automotive suppliers, mechanical engineering and related sectors.
In addition to financial resources, we offer strategic advice, operational support and targeted measures to increase value.
Our focus is on majority shareholdings in order to be able to actively shape strategic decisions. Minority shareholdings are also possible in individual cases.
Tobias Hundertmark has more than 30 years of extensive merger & acquisition experience in Europe (primarily in German-speaking countries and Italy), Eastern Europe (strong presence in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Romania) and the Far East (China, Hong Kong and South Korea). The transactions Hundertmark has advised on and been responsible for mainly include joint ventures and stake sales to strategic investors as well as minority and majority sales to leading private equity investors. In addition, Tobias has many years of experience in the management of a medium-sized group of companies. With the exception of post-graduate assignments at Price Waterhouse (management consulting) and Merrill Lynch Bank, Tobias has always worked as an entrepreneur.
Dr. Sebastian Knappe has been involved in consulting and implementing complex business projects for many years. This included, for example, the successful restructuring and realignment of a retail location in the DIY store sector. Dr. Knappe not only has many years of experience as an interim/crisis manager for various automotive suppliers, but he was also instrumental in establishing German locations for a large London-based law firm and gained extensive experience in other law firms specializing in M&A, joint ventures, private equity, restructuring, and project management. Since 2009, Sebastian Knappe has been a lecturer in the Master's program in International Energy Economics and Business Administration at the University of Leipzig.
