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Paragon Partners

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Private equityQuietLast fund $190M, May 2023

GrowthBuyoutMittelständische UnternehmenIndustrial AutomationE-commerce

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque2774days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led1 of 9Sole investor8 roundsExits8 from the portfolio
Pitch Paragon Partners

Paragon Partners highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    8 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Paragon ist eine inhabergeführte Beteiligungsgesellschaft. Wir investieren in etablierte mittelständische Unternehmen.From their own website
Type
Private equity
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthBuyout
Sectors
Mittelständische UnternehmenIndustrial AutomationE-commerce
Based in
Munich, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Apr
    TeamonkSeries A · IN · Entrackr$1.0MLed
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Mar
    Anti-Germ & MedentechGrowthUndisclosedSole investor
  5. 2014

    2 rounds

  6. May
    Lutz Convenience FoodGrowthUndisclosedSole investor
  7. Apr
    dtmsGrowthUndisclosedSole investor
  8. 2013

    2 rounds

  9. Jun
    KADIGrowthUndisclosedSole investor
  10. Jan
    Wer Liefert WasGrowth · DEUndisclosedSole investor
  11. 2012

    1 round

  12. Mar
    POLO MotorradGrowthUndisclosedSole investor
  13. 2011

    1 round

  14. Jun
    EuropartGrowthUndisclosedSole investor
  15. 2010

    1 round

  16. Nov
    AWGGrowthUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration14 named

CBChristian BettingerLimited PartneriForm ADV
CEChristine EaglesLiminted PartneriForm ADV
CWChristine WoernerManaging Director of the GPiFiling they signed
DHDaniel Helmut Wolf Richard KuhagenLimited PartneriForm ADV
DEDr. Edin HadzicManaging Director of the GPiFiling they signed
DKDr. Krischan von MoellerManaging Director of the GPiFiling they signed
EHEdin HadzicLimited PartneriForm ADV
JEJames Edward Geoffery WilliamsDirectoriFiling they signed
KVKrischan Von MoellerLimited PartneriForm ADV
MAMarco AttoliniLimited PartneriForm ADV
MRMax-Albrecht Richard Ulrich Moser Von FilseckLimited PartneriForm ADV
SKSantosh Kumar GujadhurDirectoriFiling they signed
SNShaheen Noorie ManjooDirectoriFiling they signed
ZMZayd Muhammad SoopunDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 33 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$2.1Bgross assets of its funds, 3 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
THE PARAGON PARTNERS FUND III GMBH & CO. KG
SEC number
CRD 304934

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Paragon Partners's funds

Committed
$4.0M
Funds
1
Vintages
1984

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Mar 2026.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 2 we have independently watched raise

XingAGB

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed8 in all

Anti-Germ & MedentechBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedMar 2015
Lutz Convenience FoodBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedMay 2014
dtmsBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedApr 2014
KADIBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedJun 2013
Wer Liefert WasBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedJan 2013
POLO MotorradBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedMar 2012
EuropartBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedJun 2011
AWGBought by Paragon PartnersUndisclosedNov 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Anti-Germ & MedentechUndisclosedMar 2015
Lutz Convenience FoodUndisclosedMay 2014
dtmsUndisclosedApr 2014
KADIUndisclosedJun 2013
Wer Liefert WasUndisclosedJan 2013
POLO MotorradUndisclosedMar 2012
EuropartUndisclosedJun 2011
eleroUndisclosedJan 2011
EOSUndisclosedJan 2011
AWGUndisclosedNov 2010
Metallwarenfabrik GemmingenUndisclosedJan 2008
ABL-TECHNICUndisclosedJan 2007

Recently backed

The latest companies Paragon Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Paragon Partners

What does Paragon Partners invest in?

Paragon Partners invests most often at Growth and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mittelständische Unternehmen, Industrial Automation and E-commerce.

How active is Paragon Partners?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

What has Paragon Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Teamonk (Series A, Apr 2019).

How big are Paragon Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does Paragon Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 9 investments on record (11%).

Is Paragon Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

What kind of investor is Paragon Partners?

Paragon Partners is a private equity firm based in Munich, Germany.

How much does Paragon Partners manage?

About $2.1B, as gross assets of its private funds, 3 advisers added together (Oct 2026).

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