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Fund · 1 October 2026
Final close for GTP 26: more than €60m for AI-enabled buy-and-build in the Mittelstand
Generation Tech Partners has closed its first fund. Including debt, up to €120m is available to acquire owner-managed service companies in succession.
Press coverage · 10 June 2026
Finance Forward: Generation Tech Partners launches with more than €60m to buy Mittelstand companies
Finance Forward reports on the first close of the Hamburg fund and on AI as a driver of the Mittelstand transformation.
Keynote · 30 April 2026
AI and the German Mittelstand: the biggest opportunity since the internet
Daniel Szabo explains why the window is open now and what owners, investors and banks should do.
Private equity · 24 April 2026
Three AI theses from PEC 26 and how they shape our investment strategy
Three theses presented by Daniel Szabo in Berlin, and how they translate into our investment practice.
Podcast · 21 March 2026
Daniel Szabo in conversation: AI, succession and the biggest opportunity since the Treuhand
Interview with Philipp Haas on the succession wave, search funds and AI efficiency in the Mittelstand.
AI transformation · 30 January 2026
AI in the Mittelstand: why most projects fail (and it is not the technology)
AI projects mostly fail because of cultural resistance and a lack of willingness to change.
Podcast · 27 January 2026
Daniel Szabo on the podcast: how AI changes business succession
Private equity in the age of AI, and why B2B service companies in the Mittelstand stand to gain most.
Analysis · 15 January 2026
The German Mittelstand at a turning point: why micro-cap PE matters now
Many Mittelstand owners plan to close their company instead of handing it over. Micro-cap private equity offers another route.
AI and technology · 31 December 2025
AI review 2025: why waiting becomes an exit trap for the Mittelstand
2025 marks the end of the experimentation phase. Whoever sells a company today also sells its AI infrastructure.
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