Herbert Seggewiss

Herbert Seggewiß is a Partner at PINOVA Capital in Munich, where he joined as a partner in 2015. PINOVA’s team page lists him as responsible for current investments including AT Sensors and RIEPE, and former investments including Deurowood, ECOROLL, IREMA filter, and Sill Optics.

Before PINOVA, Seggewiß spent nine years as a founding partner at Aheim Capital, a small-cap fund based near Munich. Prior to Aheim, he worked for eight years at 3i in Germany, focusing on growth capital and buyouts across multiple industries.

Earlier in his career, Seggewiß spent five years as a project manager at Westdeutsche Landesbank, where he was responsible for equity investments and portfolio management of industrial corporations. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann / Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Tübingen and also studied Philosophy at the London School of Economics and the University of Münster.

• PINOVA’s stated positioning is “From niche to global reach,” backing Industrial Tech companies and helping them become international champions.
• The firm targets Industrial Tech companies whose products are mission-critical, deeply embedded in customer value chains, and supported by proprietary technology.
• PINOVA’s sector map is High-Tech Components, Innovative Materials, and Smart Systems, including precision components, filtration materials, automation systems, optics, software-enabled industrial systems, and surface technologies.
• PINOVA focuses on Mittelstand companies in the German-speaking region with revenue of €10 million-€50 million, above €2 million EBIT, more than 10% annual growth potential, and enterprise values of €20 million-€100 million.
• The firm’s investment situations include succession and carve-outs, where it looks for a “new chapter” with a new ownership model and growth agenda.
• Seggewiß’s deal comments emphasize internationalization, product innovation, and long-term market leadership; on ASUTEC, he said PINOVA aimed to build on its automation-technology foundation and “secure its market leadership for the long term.”