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A safe space for the future of your business

At INDUS, we invest in the sustained growth of our portfolio companies.

We buy and grow businesses with unique engineering capabilities

How we do it

INDUS is famous for understanding technology in more detail than others, even if you are operating in a niche market. We are engineers at heart. This is why we invest in companies with excellent products, processes and services.

For the companies in our portfolio, we take an evergreen perspective and make a long-term commitment. We successfully lead our investments in a values-based and reliable manner. We continue to invest in growth, technology and people and do not leverage.

With our track record of finding tailored succession solutions for family-owned businesses, we have become a respected partner for owner-entrepreneurs who often stay on board as minority shareholders to facilitate the transition.

While we historically started in the German-speaking Mittelstand, we have been expanding our search for interesting targets from everywhere in Europe.

EMPOWERING MITTELSTAND.

How we support our portfolio companies

Stories
Dr. Michael Seibold, Managing Director, Hauff-Technik
„As a portfolio company of INDUS, we can use our profits to a large extent for our own development. So we stay vital and strong.“
Hauff-Technik is one of Europe's market providers of cable and pipe ducting solutions for building technology. The brand is synonymous with innovation, intelligence, and user-friendly, efficient system solutions, ensuring seamless integration from the supply line to the building connection.
As part of the INDUS Group, we benefit from direct access to expertise and capital, enabling us to continuously strengthen our role as an industry pioneer and driving force.
Christian Boxleitner, CEO, Mesutronic 
„INDUS – Supporting steady growth.“
Mesutronic develops and supplies state-of-the-art metal detectors, X-ray inspection systems, digital solutions, and services for industrial applications.
INDUS provided support in market excellence during the internationalization process, playing a key role in establishing the Mesutronic US subsidiary. This will create further organic growth for our entire product portfolio.
Christian-Boxleitner
Frank Politz, Managing Director, DECKMA
„The sales process with the experts from INDUS was characterized by partnership, reliability and competence. From the very beginning, INDUS has given us a strong sense of confidence in the long-term and future development of our company.”
DECKMA is an international manufacturer for the shipbuilding and offshore industries, specializing in lighting, safety and control systems, and corrosion protection solutions. After the acquisition by INDUS, DECKMA was integrated fast and smoothly into the INDUS corporate structure.
Michael Thomas, Managing Director, eltherm Group
“With its strong network of experts and colleagues, and by consistently driving forward initiatives for operational excellence and sales market excellence, INDUS is helping us to achieve our ambitious goals. We benefit not only from their experience, but also from the continuous opportunity to exchange ideas and impulses in order to grow sustainably together.”
eltherm is a global supplier of electric trace heating systems for temperature control and frost protection. In addition to the established applications in oil and gas, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, customized solutions are currently in demand in the future fields of solar, wind, hydrogen, energy storage, semiconductors and mobility.
eltherm, Thomas

Recent acquisitions

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Feb 6, 2025

Hauff-Technik, an INDUS portfolio company, buys Swedish ELECTRO TRADING, a leading importer and distributor of products for power grids and renewable energy.


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Jan 23, 2025

KÖCO, a subsidiary of the PEISELER Group, acquires HBS Bolzenschweiss-Systeme, a stud welding and automation technology specialist. 


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Jan 7, 2025

Hauff-Technik, an INDUS portfolio company, buys KETTLER, a manufacturer of components and spindle extensions for pipe systems.


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Aug 30, 2024

INDUS acquires 75% of the shares in DECKMA, a specialist in lighting and safety systems for the shipbuilding and offshore industries. 


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Jun 6, 2024

INDUS successfully completes the acquisition of British company Colson X-Cel, a manufacturer of industrial valves for the control and regulation of liquids and gases. 


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We lead our investments in a values-based and reliable manner

Our promise

"If the concept is sound, the portfolio company can have the required funds in their account the next day."

Rudolf WeichertCFO, INDUS

"We ensure that our investments remain strategically well positioned, operationally strong and economically sound."

Axel MeyerCOO Engineering, INDUS

“Our culture of values is built on responsibility, appreciation, and recognition for the entire INDUS team - including all employees at both our holding company and portfolio companies. After all, every individual contributes directly to the success of our Group.”

Dr. Jörn GroßmannCOO Infrastructure, INDUS

“We act as sparring partners, helping our leaders of our portfolio companies design and implement a tailor-made strategy process for their business. “

Gudrun DegenhartCOO Materials Solutions, INDUS

"We do not manage a company from above but support it as a partner with insightful input."

Dr.-Ing. Johannes SchmidtCEO, INDUS

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Axel Meyer

COO Engineering
Axel Meyer (German citizen, born 1968) has been a member of the INDUS Board of Management since October 2017.

Until joining INDUS, he held various management positions at Schuler AG, most recently as Managing Director of Schuler Pressen and Head of the Service Division of the Schuler Group, Goeppingen, Germany.

Previously, Axel Meyer worked as a member of the Board of Management of the international management consultancy IMAGIN Prof. Bochmann AG, Eppstein im Taunus, Germany. He started his professional career in the Schuler Group's Solid Forming Division, initially in global sales and later as Division Manager.

Axel Meyer studied industrial engineering in Germany and the USA and earned a Master of Mergers & Acquisitions (LL.M.) at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management while working. 

Gudrun Degenhart

COO Materials Solutions
Gudrun Degenhart (German citizen, born 1970) has been a member of the Board of Management of INDUS since October 2023.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the management and development of portfolio companies in Europe, USA and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Before joining INDUS, Gudrun Degenhart was CEO for the German portfolio companies of the international service group ISS. She previously worked for the thyssenkrupp Group, including as CEO of the international business unit for special lifts and as CEO of Materials Western Europe and Asia-Pacific. She gained experience in medium-sized companies as a board member of the construction technology company Schöck.

A graduate in business administration, she began her career by building up the Central and Eastern European activities of the construction specialist Lindner Group. 

Dr. Jörn Großmann

COO Infrastructure
Dr. Jörn Großmann (German citizen, born 1968) has been a member of the INDUS Board of Management since January 2019.

Up until joining INDUS, he worked for the Dutch group Aalberts Industries, with his last position being the sole managing director of Impreglon, Lüneburg, Germany.

He previously held various positions at the Georgsmarienhütte Group, initially becoming managing director of Mannstaedt, Troisdorf, Germany and later managing director of GMH Edelstahl Service Center Burg and GMH Engineering. Before Dr. Großmann became the managing director of Buderus Feinguss, Moers, Germany, he worked as a development engineer and as a technical director for Doncasters Precision Castings, Bochum, Germany.

He studied material sciences and earned a doctorate in the field of natural sciences.

Dr. -Ing. Johannes Schmidt

CEO
Dr. -Ing. Johannes Schmidt (German citizen, born 1961) has been a member of the Board of Management of INDUS since January 2006. He has assumed the position of CEO since July 2018.

Dr. -Ing. Schmidt was previously the sole managing director of ebm-papst Landshut, Germany, a manufacturer of ventilation motors and fans. During his tenure there, his main achievements included advancing the development of new product platforms and the internationalization of production sites.

Dr. -Ing. Schmidt began his career at Richard Bergner, a manufacturer of electrical instruments from Schwabach, Germany. He initially led product development before rising to the position of managing director during his 12 years at the company.

Schmidt, who studied mathematics, gained an engineering doctorate in mechanics from the Technical University of Darmstadt. 

Rudolf Weichert

CFO
Rudolf Weichert (German citizen, born 1963) is the CFO of INDUS.

Before joining the INDUS Board of Management in June 2012, he was a Partner at KPMG for nine years. He spent three of these years in Detroit, Michigan, United States, where he worked mainly with companies in the engineering, and materials trading industries.

Mr. Weichert, who holds a masters degree in business administration, worked for KPMG for about 20 years, primarily in the firm’s Duesseldorf office, where he worked mainly with multinational manufacturing corporations.