Felix Rieder
Investment Director
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- Full Name
- Felix Rieder
- Title
- Investment Director
- Firm
- Süd Beteiligungen GmbH
- Firm Type
- Private equity / growth-capital investor for Mittelstand companies
- Investment Stage
- Growth capital, buyouts, succession, shareholder-change, spin-off / carve-out, minority and majority investments, mezzanine
- Check Size
- Minimum investment volume of EUR 2.5 million
- Target Company Profile
- Growth-oriented Mittelstand companies with annual revenue of at least EUR 20 million, qualified and forward-looking management, growth opportunities, clear competitive advantages, and meaningful reporting/planning systems
- Sector Focus
- Mittelstand businesses across industrial and service sectors; public portfolio examples include AV/media technology, HVAC/building services, B2B express logistics, mobile energy systems, lightweight commercial-vehicle components, aerospace machinery, packaging-print technology, data-center climate technology, automation/robotics, plastics processing, telematics, cleanroom systems, deburring, automotive insulation, control systems, fire protection, wash systems, stone-production machinery, electronics, and IT services
- Geographic Focus
- German-speaking / DACH region
- Location
- Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Background
Felix Rieder is an Investment Director at Süd Beteiligungen GmbH, where he has been part of the team since 2025. SüdBG is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and provides equity and equity-like financing to Mittelstand companies, with capital commitments of more than EUR 500 million.
His current role centers on company acquisitions and disposals and on the development of Mittelstand portfolio companies. SüdBG’s team page states that he brings long experience from a private equity fund and an industrial holding, giving him broad transaction experience and a practical understanding of Mittelstand ownership and growth challenges.
Earlier in his career, Rieder worked in Transaction Services at an audit firm and then in Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development for a listed healthcare group. Public deal materials also identify him as an Associate on a 2010 Rödl & Partner financial due diligence team for AFINUM’s acquisition of ERPO International, and later as Investment Manager at Finatem, where he was named in public communications around Mungo and Bärbel Drexel.
Rieder studied at the University of Bayreuth and in Lyon, France. He has also completed training as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and as a certified supervisory/advisory board member.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- SüdBG invests in growth-oriented Mittelstand companies with “Jahresumsatz ab 20 Millionen Euro” and a “Mindestinvestmentvolumen 2,5 Millionen Euro.”
- The firm provides flexible equity and equity-like capital for growth, succession, shareholder changes, spin-offs/carve-outs, and mezzanine situations.
- SüdBG states that it offers both majority and minority investments and can act with a long-term horizon because of its structure.
- The firm’s approach is non-operational ownership: it supports management as a strategic sparring partner and adviser but does not take on operating roles.
- SüdBG evaluates business models, long-term viability, value drivers, and strategic direction before investing; it emphasizes trust-building with owners and management during diligence.
- Rieder’s visible focus is the German Mittelstand, company acquisitions and disposals, and post-investment development rather than seed-stage angel investing.
Notable Investments
- Janoschka AG: International prepress and packaging-print technology company; SüdBG invested in 2017 via capital increase and MBO support, then announced the sale to Blue Cap AG in May 2026. Felix Rieder was named on the SüdBG deal team.
- Mungo Befestigungstechnik AG: Swiss fastening-technology company; Finatem acquired a majority stake in April 2018. Rieder was quoted as Investment Manager at Finatem on supporting Mungo’s growth path with network, know-how, and capital.
- hGears AG: Manufacturer of high-precision gear parts and components for e-mobility; Finatem sold shares in connection with hGears’ May 2021 Frankfurt Stock Exchange Prime Standard IPO. Rieder publicly shared the Finatem announcement.
- Bärbel Drexel GmbH: Natural-health supplements and cosmetics business; Finatem sold the company to Belgian healthcare investor Damier Group in May 2017, with Rieder listed as Investment Manager contact.
- Clean-tek Group: Cleanroom-technology company acquired by E3 Holding in January 2023; public LinkedIn activity places Rieder on the E3 Holding team around this period.
- Konrad Böhnlein GmbH: Regional meat-products company and E3 Holding group company; a 2023 Rödl & Partner post linked Rieder to E3 Holding’s first food-segment investment.
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