FLEX Capital expands partner team: Dr. Toni Schmidt and Peter Kautz drive sustainable growth in the software SME sector

Berlin, January 16, 2025

FLEX Capital expands partner team: Dr. Toni Schmidt and Peter Kautz drive sustainable growth in the software SME sector

FLEX Capital, the private equity investor for the German-speaking software and tech SME sector, welcomes Dr. Toni Schmidt and Peter Kautz as new partners. With their extensive experience, they will support FLEX Capital’s strategic direction and elevate medium-sized hidden champions to their next stage of growth.

A partnership for growth in the world’s second largest software market

The DACH region is the second-largest software market globally and home to over 11,000 medium-sized software and tech companies.

“Our goal is to strengthen the DACH region as a leading hub for European and global software solutions. By expanding our partner team, we can support even more companies and drive their development sustainably,” explains Peter Waleczek, Managing Partner at FLEX Capital.

Christoph Jost, also Managing Partner at FLEX Capital, adds: “The FLEX Capital model has proven its value, but the market still holds enormous potential. With Dr. Toni Schmidt and Peter Kautz, we are gaining two outstanding entrepreneurial leaders who have demonstrated their ability to successfully guide companies not only through growth phases but also through challenging times. We are confident that their experience and expertise will play a crucial role in advancing our strategy.”

Both new partners embody the core values of FLEX Capital: entrepreneurship, a partnership-driven approach characterized by respect for founders and management teams, and strategic foresight.

Dr. Toni Schmidt

Dr. Toni Schmidt recently served as CEO of FLEX platform companies OMS Group and EVEX Group, where he significantly drove growth and strategic development. Under his leadership, the EVEX Group grew from two medium-sized companies into a leading European corporate brand with a unified, forward-looking product. Previously, Toni was CEO of Synformulas, a leading provider of OTC pharmaceuticals, as well as CHECK24 Shopping, the e-commerce arm of the well-known comparison platform. He began his career at McKinsey.

Peter Kautz

Over the past two years, Peter Kautz has built FLEX Capital’s operational value creation team and played a pivotal role in driving growth across portfolio companies by initiating targeted value creation measures, optimizing processes, and developing strategic roadmaps. Previously, he was Managing Director at Statista, where he spearheaded global expansion and product development. He also founded and successfully established mymoria, a thriving company. With 20 years of experience scaling businesses as an entrepreneur, manager, and strategic advisor, Peter brings a wealth of expertise.

New roles at FLEX Capital

In their new roles, Dr. Toni Schmidt and Peter Kautz will support the FLEX Capital team alongside the Managing Partners, from deal processes to operational collaboration with portfolio companies. Together, they will advance the FLEX Capital model to sustainably promote medium-sized software companies in the DACH region and help them realize their full potential.

About FLEX Capital

FLEX Capital is a private equity fund founded by successful serial entrepreneurs that invests in profitable and growing companies from the German Internet and software midmarket. Announced in early 2023, the second fund of €300 million includes a commercial structure for the first time, enabling FLEX Capital to provide operational support to portfolio companies with a purpose-built 30-person team of experts, differentiating the investor from many other private equity funds. Currently, the FLEX portfolio comprises eight business platforms. For more information, visit www.flex.capital.

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