Sebastian Maciejewski

Sebastian Alexander Maciejewski is a Partner at VIA equity, a Northern European private-equity firm focused primarily on buy-outs of software and IT companies. VIA equity says it invests in small and medium-sized companies with EUR 10-100 million in revenue and takes an active role through boards and management teams.

He joined VIA equity in 2017 after working at Paragon Partners in Munich, a private-equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts with operational value-creation potential. Before that, he worked at PINOVA Capital, where he focused on high-growth, innovative SMEs.

Earlier in his career, Maciejewski was a management consultant at Droege & Comp. in Dusseldorf, working on value-enhancement programs for medium-sized companies. He holds a Dipl.-Ing. equivalent to an M.Sc. in Computer and Communication Systems Engineering from Technische Universitat Braunschweig and an MBA from the College des Ingenieurs in Munich, Paris, and Turin.

At VIA equity, he is listed as serving on the advisory boards of SYSTABUILD Software Group, Etiscan, and DMRZ. VIA also lists him as the investment responsible for SYSTABUILD, Etiscan, and DMRZ.

• VIA equity’s core focus is software and IT; the firm also considers broader technology investments where it can identify a “VIA equity angle.”
• The firm typically targets small and medium-sized companies with EUR 10-100 million in revenue, and says it can also partner with limited partners and co-investors for larger transactions.
• VIA’s stated approach: “We unite true expertise, true talent, and high potential software and IT companies in creating sustained value.”
• Investment structures include controlling, joint-controlling, and minority equity investments, including leveraged buy-outs, management buy-outs, and growth capital for EBITDA-positive companies.
• VIA’s stated criteria include strong market position, clear regional or global expansion potential, significant revenue and earnings growth opportunities, and attractive market characteristics such as high growth or consolidation potential.
• Maciejewski’s own stated working preference on his VIA profile is an environment where “rational decision-making and deep software and IT expertise” meet ambition, discipline, and consensus.