Fiedler Capital GmbH

What is Fiedler Capital GmbH?

Fiedler Capital GmbH, known as Fort Point Capital, is a private equity firm that targets service-oriented companies within the middle market. Their focus lies on businesses that have enterprise values of up to $125 million and require equity investments of up to $50 million.

They are keen on control buyouts and add-ons, working with family- or founder-owned companies, management buyouts, and recapitalizations. Their investment strategy centers on investing in pure-play service companies and product companies that secure a long-term competitive edge through services. Fort Point Capital prioritizes opportunities that demonstrate a readiness for growth, which includes having a strong management team, fierce customer loyalty, high margins, stable earnings, robust cash flow, and identifiable avenues for expansion.

Their industry focus is diversified across business services, IT services and software, transportation and logistics, marketing and media services, professional services, field and route-based services, industrial services, and healthcare. Since its inception in 2010, they have raised more than $625 million in committed capital and have invested in over 50 companies across three funds.

The firm supports portfolio companies by offering strategic planning assistance, helping with accretive acquisitions, augmenting management, enhancing sales and marketing efforts, investing in technology, advising on pricing strategy, geographic expansion, building boards, and designing organizational structures.

They tout an impressive record of average revenue growth of 111% and average EBITDA growth of 87% during the investment period for their portfolio companies. They also average 2.5 accretive add-on acquisitions per portfolio company to help drive growth.