• Lautica offers

    CORPORATE FINANCE CONSULTING CUSTOMIZED FOR FAMILY OFFICES AND COMPANIES

  • LAUTICA helps

    IN RAISING OF CAPITAL, PROJECT FINANCE OR SELLING THE COMPANY’S SHARES TO PRIVATE INVESTORS

  • LAUTICA supports

    INVESTORS AND COMPANIES IN ACQUIRING TARGET COMPANIES

  • Lautica invests

    EQUITY OF WEALTHY FAMILIES IN GROWTH COMPANIES

  • LAUTICA ADDS VALUE

    TO THE ORGANIC AND INORGANIC GROWTH OF COMPANIES

  • LAUTICA CONTRIBUTES

    MORE THAN 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL AND CORPORATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Consulting

WE ADVISE INVESTORS AND COMPANIES IN PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS, PROJECT AND CORPORATE FINANCE, ACQUISITIONS, EXITS AND STRATEGIC GROWTH

FOR COMPANIES

LAUTICA advises entrepreneurs notably at following questions:

 

  • Which investor would fit best to the entrepreneur’s goals? For example: which Family Office, or which Private Equity Fund, or which strategic buyer?
  • Which type of financing and capital structure would achieve the corporate goals?
  • When does a cash flow-based project financing fit better than a classic corporate investment?
  • How does the entrepreneur optimally prepare the company for the investment?
  • Which conditions will the entrepreneur be able to negotiate?
  • Which measures will guarantee the company sustainable success with the new investor?

FOR INVESTORS

LAUTICA advises investors to master especially following challenges:

 

  • How does the investor get access to attractive target companies or projects?
  • How can the investor address the entrepreneur’s individual objectives?
  • Which investment structure and conditions will achieve the investor’s and entrepreneur’s goals?
  • To what specific aspects of this company or project should the investor give attention during the due diligence?
  • Which strategy and measures can lead the investment to sustainable success?

Focus

CORPORATE  FINANCE, Project financing AND PRIVATE EQUITY

WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL:

  • PRIVATE EQUITY SERVICES FÜR FAMILY OFFICES: especially in growth companies in Germany
  • CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY FOR COMPANIES: effective and structured support in the acquisition of target companies, in capital raising and in selling company’s shares successfully
  • PROJECT FINANCING: success-oriented support in financing of large-volume investment projects, where the repayment of financing funds is made from future cash flows.
  • CFO AS A SERVICE: Extended workbench for Family Offices and Companies in Corporate Finance, M&A and Private Equity investment management
  • SUPERVISORY MANDATES: Adding value to companies as active board member with a clear focus on sustainable growth

INVESTMENT FOCUS

LAUTICA invests in companies that meet following criteria:

 

  • Company develops and sells vertical software applications
  • Headquartered in Germany, Austria or Switzerland
  • Revenues minimum of EUR 2 million
  • Strong recurring revenues
  • Diversified and long-lasting customer relationships
  • Leading position in target market

INVESTMENT SITUATIONS

LAUTICA provides equity in following typical situations:

 

  • Company succession
  • Corporate spin-off
  • Management buy-out or buy-in
  • Secondary transaction
  • Growth financing for international expansion and new product development
  • Add-on acquisitions of complementary companies

SUCCESSION AND GROWTH

LAUTICA invests in sustainable growth of the company:

 

  • We in invest in successful business succession
  • Continuation of well-known brand in the market
  • Good relationships with management and owners
  • Growth based on new product initiatives, international expansion and add-on acquisitions
  • Sustainable expansion of market leadership

OBJECTIVES

OUR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR AN ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT

IT-COMPANIES

LAUTICA focuses on IT- and Software companies and invests in the further development of the companies. Customers are aware that a change to any competition would be associated with high switching costs

GROWTH

We support the company by investing in new product initiatives that meet the growing demand for innovative software solutions. Our investment objective is to achieve sustainable organic and anorganic growth of the company..

MARKET LEADERSHIP

We invest in the development of solutions that enable the customers to run their businesses more successfully. Thus, the customers will improve their competitive. As a result, the company increases product demand and generates a growing level of recurring revenues. Our objective is that the company in this way achieves market leadership.

SUSTAINABILITY

LAUTICA encourages the company to grow beyond the existing regional and vertical industry focus. We support international growth and the entry into new and attractive industry segments. In all target markets, customer relationships are sought for many years. Our objective is that the company in this way will expand the customer base systematically to ensure success in the long term.

Innovation

We work closely with experienced industry experts, entrepreneurs, associations and research institutes. This enables us to transfer know how to the company or the financing project and introduce it to the latest innovations in technology and management. Our objective is that the company thrives as innovation leader and that projects reach their ambitious goals.

PARTNERSHIP

When we invest in a company, we build a trustworthy relationship with owners and management. We develop a common vision of the growth opportunities and how the company should develop in the future. Together with the firm's management, we translate this vision into strategic and operational initiatives and create an appropriate incentive structure. These initiatives can include internationalization, new product development, and add-on acquisitions. The initiatives are regularly revised and adjusted in order to achieve significant and sustainable growth.

LAUTICA

WE ADD VALUE BASED ON SOPHISTICATED EXPERTISE

PROF. DR. RAINER LAUTERBACH

 
FOUNDER AND CEO
  • More than 25 years of professional experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Corporate Business Development
  • 8 years CEO for direct investments in growth companies and portfolio manager for all Private Equity and Venture Capital fund investmetns worldwide of the Harald Quandt Family Offices in Bad Homburg
  • 9 years at IBM in Germany, USA and UK in international Corporate Business Development
  • Professor of Corporate Finance for Master and Bachelor students with focus on Alternative Investments, Private Equity, Investment and Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A); both for full-time and part-time students, as well as executive education with specialized seminars for professional investors and asset managers of market leading companies such as Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, Allianz Global Investors and Fidelity International.
  • Doctoral degree in Private Equity und Venture Capital at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany with highest honors „summa cum laude“
  • MBA at renowned Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  • Bachelor degree in business informatics in Stuttgart, Germany
  • Author of several international publications in leading academic journals, books and speaker at finance conferences
  • Certificate of Deutsche Börse AG as "Qualified Supervisory Board Member". Active supervisory board member in growth companies.
  • Founder and chairman of the charitable Child Rescue Stiftung

EXTENDED TEAM

LAUTICA builds effective teams specifically for each mandate:

 

Auditors, legal and tax experts

Close and proven team work with adept professionals, who contribute personal experience from numerous mandates and provide swift and impactful support.

 

Industry experts

Our teams can comprise experienced industry and research experts that help with independent assessments and structured advice.

 

Network

LAUTICA contributes a sophisticated network of national und international, personal contacts to investors, Family Offices, entrepreneurs, C-level executives, financial institutions, universities, research and innovation centers, technology companies and foundations..

Contact

LAUTICA GmbH

Niddaplatz 4

61118 Bad Vilbel, Germany

 

T: +49 6101 987 9877

M: +49 170 340 1248

@: rainer.lauterbach@lautica.com