Our Expertise for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

For over 20 years, FCF Fox Corporate Finance has been supporting and advising family-owned businesses in Germany and Austria on the development and implementation of customized financing solutions.

Using a holistic advisory approach, we structure every transaction with 100 percent independence, maximum creativity, and the highest level of professionalism.

As trusted advisors, we support entrepreneurs, board members, and managing directors not only with financing matters but also with strategic issues—ranging from corporate restructuring to M&A transactions and share placements.

Over 200 successfully completed financing deals with a total volume of more than EUR 10 billion and a success rate of over 90 percent underscore our market leadership as the financing specialist for family-owned small and medium-sized enterprises.

Traditional bank financing through loans and credit lines—securing liquidity and enabling growth.

Strengthen the equity ratio with subordinated financing components—expand flexibility and improve creditworthiness.

Bank-Independent Bond and Investor Solutions—Diversify Financing, Ensure Flexibility.

Expand the equity base through partners and investors—enhance stability and foster growth.

Unlock hidden reserves from real estate and fixed assets/machinery—reduce balance sheet liabilities and generate liquidity.

Make investments in equipment/machinery and IT/software—protect your balance sheet and use capital efficiently.

Free up capital tied up in inventory—increase liquidity, create value.

Collect outstanding receivables—create breathing room and finance sustainable growth.

Selected References

Small and medium-sized businesses are diverse—every situation is unique. Our goal is to understand every challenge and find the best possible solution. We support companies in all financing matters: from comprehensive refinancing and balance sheet optimization to investment, acquisition, R&D, and subordinated or mezzanine financing, as well as working capital and growth financing. We also provide advice on strategic considerations, such as share reallocations and asset reallocations, or on bringing new partners into the shareholder group.

Lohmann & Rauscher International GmbH & Co. KG

Family Office

M&A (Buy-Side)

[amount confidential]

September 2026

Schnellecke Logistics SE

Syndicated Loan

€70 million

July 2026

KWD Automotive AG & Co. KG

Syndicated Loan

€70 million

July 2026

AEEG Applied Explosives & Energetics GmbH

Capital Increase & Secondary Transaction

> €40 million

April 2026

Bavarian Dairy Industry Cooperative (eG)

Leasing Facility

~ €15 million

March 2026

AMW GmbH

Debt Facilities

~ €26 million

March 2026

Market Analyses & Industry Insights at a Glance

We regularly publish in-depth analyses of interest rate and credit markets, the banking landscape, corporate valuations, and industry-specific studies. Our “FCF Mittelstand” research series provides valuable facts and key metrics that are not otherwise available to shareholders, board members, managing directors, and financial decision-makers in such depth. We use this information to turn average or good financing and strategic decisions into the best possible ones.

FCF regularly conducts comprehensive analyses of the German interest rate and credit market based on publicly available information. The results are updated every six months and published in the FCF Interest Rate and Credit Monitor. The FCF Interest Rate & Credit Monitor provides valuable information on the macroeconomic environment as well as the credit and banking markets and covers the following areas:

Macroeconomic Environment
Current Interest Rate Environment
Current Trends in Credit Margins
Bank Behavior in the Credit Market

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FCF publishes theFCF Bank Monitor on a semi-annual basis. The FCF Bank Monitor is a research report on the 22 most active and largest banking groups that serve small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany and Austria, and is based on publicly available information. The report assists CFOs and treasury managers in selecting long-term banking partners—in keeping with the motto “Know Your Bank.” The FCF Bank Monitor includes information on:

Credit default swaps
Ratings
Trends
Bank rankings
League Table

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FCF regularly conducts comprehensive analyses of the German public mid-cap market segment based on publicly available data. The results are published semiannually in the FCF Valuation Monitor. The FCF Valuation Monitor for the German mid-cap market covers:

Comprehensive industry coverage
Market
Market Valuation
Industry Comparisons

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FCF regularly conducts analyses of European publicly traded companies in selected sectors (automotive suppliers, building materials, forestry, paper & packaging, food, logistics & transportation, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, recycling, software, and TMT). The results are published on an ongoing basis as part of the FCF Sector Monitor. The FCF Sector Monitor includes information on: