Wealth & Finance International - Fund Awards 2017

www.wealthandfinance-intl.com 9 the high-temperature insulation specialist Thermamax Group as well as IHSE GmbH, a global leader in high-performance KVM technology. In May 2017, the fund also acquired a minority stake in Peakwork AG, a leading provider of software solutions for the travel industry and a trail- blazer in the global trend towards digitalizing the tourism sector. Will the success of German PE continue in the years to come? Does the market still offer fresh opportunities? Marco Brockhaus: Without any doubt. Hundreds of German “hidden champions” are still waiting to be discovered and transformed with the help of PE. Investors who wish to benefit from unlocking this vast potential should bear in mind that a strong track-record in proprietary transactions, such as ours, is what they should be looking for in their PE firm of choice.