CSSP Holding

CSSP Holding GmbH is a family-led holding and consulting company with offices in Munich, Germany, and Salzburg, Austria. The firm distinguishes itself from short-term oriented private equity funds by adopting an operational and long-term approach to acquisitions. They focus on the continuous and successful development of companies, acting as active entrepreneurs who intensively support and develop businesses post-acquisition. CSSP Holding seeks majority stakes in established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with annual turnovers between 5 million EUR and 200 million EUR.

The firm concentrates its investment activities on companies in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and across Europe. CSSP Holding targets businesses in specific situations such as unregulated succession, carve-outs of non-strategic business units from larger corporations, or turnaround scenarios where companies require strategic guidance to achieve their next phase of growth. Their operative alignment emphasizes optimizing strategy and organizational structure for profitable markets, implementing restructuring and efficiency improvements, and fostering organic revenue growth through market, product, and service portfolio expansions, intensified product innovation, and new market development.

Notable investments by CSSP Holding include the acquisition of Schwing, VGT-DYKO GmbH, and a majority stake in Luxum Beauty GmbH. They also acquired haebmau AG, a leading lifestyle communications agency, and became a strategic majority partner in BSS Brand Communication. Furthermore, CSSP Holding acquired Industrie Holding Isselburg GmbH (IHI), a traditional medium-sized company specializing in cast iron components. These acquisitions demonstrate the firm's commitment to diverse sectors, including industrial goods, consumer products, retail, and business services.

The CSSP Holding team comprises experienced partners and consultants, including founding and managing partners Mag. Dr. Siegmund Rudigier and Claudia Rudigier. The team brings extensive competencies and a strong international network, leveraging their experience from over 20 successful company acquisitions and numerous consulting mandates to drive sustainable value creation and development for their portfolio companies. They are known for their flexible and swift decision-making processes in acquisition agreements.