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Venture firm with private equity activityClassification probableMiddle marketSEC exempt reporting adviser· Frankfurtd•••••••••.de
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- Not established
- PE fund assets
- $2.9B
- PE funds
- 8
- Investments held
- 24 of 33
- Deals, last 12 months
- Not established
Form ADV
Form ADV
DFX transaction tape
As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
Why this matters
- Graphs 1
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisVenture firm with private equity activity · 2 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Venture firm with private equity activityprobable, confidence 70%
- Basis
- R1c: the venture graph classifies the same adviser INSTITUTIONAL_VC
- Size band
- Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $2.87bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2022-09-20
- Strategies
- GROWTH EQUITY
Classification history (2)
- Sep 13, 2026Venture firm with private equity activity (probable, 70%, cls-pe-2)R1c: the venture graph classifies the same adviser INSTITUTIONAL_VC
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 9 of 9 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 8 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- exempt reporting adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Mar 30, 2012 to Sep 20, 2022
- RAUM
- unknownregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 8
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $2.9Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $2.9Bevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- unknownsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 100%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2022-09-20, latest gav Private Equity Fund $2.9B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 8, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 9
- Employees
- unknown
- Headquarters
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
29 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- not stated or not yet read
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- not stated or not yet read
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- unknown 33
- period
- to unknown, from unknown, undated holdings 33, dated observations 0
- window
- last unknown, first unknown
- control
- unknown 33
- companies
- 29
- geography
- investments
- 33
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 0
- cadence by year
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 1
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 1, share 0.034, value industrial manufacturing, examples Spheros
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 1, share 0.034, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Spheros
29 companies on the graph (0 transactions); most in industrial manufacturing (1); no dated observations
Funds
9 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D••• F••• V••• a• ••••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $794M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| D••• F••• V••• B• ••••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2021 first reported on Form ADV | $178M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| D••• F••• V•• S••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $711M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Mature | |
| D••• F••• V•• B• S••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $286M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Mature | |
| D••• E•••••••• C•••••• F••• G••• • C•• K• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $113M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Mature | |
| D••• F••• V• ••••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2013 first reported on Form ADV | $402M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Mature | |
| D••• E•••••••• C•••••• F••• I••••••••• G••• • C•• K• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Growth fund | unknown | $352M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Mature | |
| D••• F••• V• I••••••••• G••• • C•• K• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $30.3M as of Sep 20, 2022 | no Form D | Mature | |
| D••• F••• I• I••••••••• G••• • C• K• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $1.9M as of Nov 11, 2021 | no Form D | Harvest |
Team
22 current, 0 former
Partner (10)
- A••••••••• M••••• · Investment Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A•••• M••••• · Shareholder Of Dbg Advisors V••• G••• & Co. Kg · since Aug 1, 2020 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- C•••••• K••••••••• · Investment Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D•••• A••••••••• · Investment Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E••• Y••••••• · Managing Director · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•• M••••• G••••• · Investment Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N••••• G•••••••• · Investment Manager · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R••• S•••••••• · Shareholder Of Dbg Team Vii G••• & Co. Kg · since Mar 1, 2016 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- T•••••• G•••• · Shareholder In Dbg Team V••• G••• & Co. Kg · since Aug 1, 2020 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- W••••• v•• H•••••••• · Shareholder Of Dbg Advisors V G••• & Co. Kg · since Dec 1, 2005 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Associate (4)
- C•••• H••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- F•••••• G•••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- L••• F•••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••••• D•••••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Analyst (5)
- E••••• K••••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••• H•••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••• O•••••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••••• M••••••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•• S•••••• · Analyst · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Board or advisory (3)
- J•••••• H•••••• · Member Of The Board Of Management Of D••••••• B••••••••• A• · since Mar 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- S•••••• Z•••••• · Member Of The Board Of Management Of D••••••• B••••••••• A• · since Nov 1, 2012 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- T•• A•••• · Member Of The Board Of Management Of D••••••• B••••••••• A• · since Mar 1, 2021 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Portfolio
33 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons
Transactions
0 on record
No transaction naming this firm has been collected yet. The deal tape is read from SEC filings and cited announcements.
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
0 relationships
No counterparty collected yet. These are counted from transactions that name both this firm and the other party, and from placement agents on this firm’s funds.
LP commitments
0 disclosed
No LP commitment collected yet. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote, such as a pension plan’s report or an announcement naming the LP.
Events
10 most recent
- Sep 1, 2026Adviser CRD 161859 is not on the SEC registered or exempt adviser roster of 2026-09-01
- Feb 12, 2026M&A-Rebound: Das Exit-Fenster im deutschen Mittelstand steht wieder offen
- Nov 6, 2025Erfolgreicher duagon-Exit und MAIT- Investment prägen das dritte Quartal 2025
- Jun 26, 2025Private-Equity-Exit-Markt: Neue Dynamik nach Stagnation
- Jan 3, 2023Beteiligung an Heytex veräußert – Erfolgreicher Abschluss des DBAG Fund V
- May 13, 2020Final Closing des DBAG Fund VIII
- Sep 21, 2017Investorenkonferenz (Baader Investment Conference), München *
- Sep 18, 2017DBAG auf der Baader Investment Conference
- Apr 15, 2016D••••••• B••••••••• A• schließt DBAG Fund IV ab
- Mar 30, 2012D••••••• B••••••••• A• first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
Across the graphs
D••••••• B••••••••• A• is the same institution as 1 record in Venture Capital.
Venture Capital1
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