About Generation Tech Partners

Why the firm exists

Germany faces a structural succession gap: a large share of Mittelstand owners are approaching retirement and a meaningful number of otherwise healthy companies find no successor. Strategic buyers cherry-pick, classic private equity funds usually start above EUR 5m EBITDA, and family successors are increasingly rare.

That leaves a segment of profitable, well-run B2B service companies with EUR 0.5–5m EBITDA without a natural buyer. Generation Tech Partners was founded to be that buyer.

How we are set up

• EUR 60m fund with committed capital — no deal-by-deal fundraising
• Three General Partners who lead every transaction personally
• Permanent-capital mindset: no fixed holding period, no forced exit
• Hamburg headquarters, acquisitions across all of Germany

Our buy-box in plain numbers

We only look at companies that fit a narrow, published profile. If your business matches it, you will hear from a General Partner within 72 hours. If it does not, we say so immediately instead of running a process.

• EBITDA between EUR 0.5m and EUR 5m, sustainable and documented
• B2B services: facility management, staffing and personnel services, IT services and managed services, logistics services
• Recurring or contract-based revenue, diversified customer base
• Germany-wide — headquarters in Hamburg, deals nationwide
• Majority stakes; full exit or staged handover both possible
• Not in scope: B2C retail, pure consulting built around one person, pre-revenue or turnaround situations

Our operating thesis

B2B service companies in this size class run on people and habits, rarely on systems. Quoting, dispatching, shift planning, documentation and invoicing are often manual and undocumented. That is not a weakness in the business model — it is unrealised margin.

After closing we finance and lead an AI-led operational programme. The goal is measurable: fewer manual touches per order, faster quote turnaround, better utilisation. The customer relationships and the operational core that made the business valuable stay untouched.