BCR Beteiligungs GmbH acquires and manages shareholdings in companies that trade. We stay close to the businesses we hold and take part in managing them, so ownership always comes with responsibility.
Based in the south of Baden-Württemberg, on the Danube.
BCR Beteiligungs GmbH is a holding company organised under German law. Our main business is acquiring and holding equity interests in trading companies, and managing those companies once we are shareholders.
A holding company does not sell goods itself. It owns, directs and supports the businesses that do. We take that role seriously: we look closely at each trading company before we invest, we follow its development after we have invested, and we stay available to its management when decisions need to be made.
Trading businesses depend on sound purchasing, reliable logistics, careful credit decisions and good relationships with customers and suppliers. Our approach is to bring ownership and management experience together, so questions of strategy, finance and organisation are handled with the full picture in view.
What we do
Acquire interests in trading companies
Hold and manage those participations
Take part in managing the companies we hold
How we work
Long-term view of every holding
Direct contact with company management
Clear structure, clear responsibilities
What we do for the companies we hold
Five areas of work that make up our activity as a holding and management company.
Acquisition of shareholdings
We identify trading companies that fit our long-term approach and assess their business model, market position and financial standing. Where the fit is right, we acquire a shareholding and agree the terms of our role as an owner.
Evaluation
Negotiation
Completion
Management of participations
Once a shareholding is acquired, we manage it actively. We exercise shareholder rights, follow developments in each company and keep an overview of all holdings so that decisions are consistent across the group.
Shareholder rights
Monitoring
Group overview
Management of trading companies
Beyond holding shares, we take part in managing the companies themselves. We work with local teams on purchasing, sales, organisation and day-to-day questions that shape how a trading business performs.
Operations
Purchasing and sales
Organisation
Financial planning and controlling
We support budgeting, liquidity planning and regular reporting at company and holding level. Reliable figures give owners and managers a shared basis for deciding where to invest and where to hold back.
Budgeting
Liquidity
Reporting
Portfolio structuring and development
We review how our holdings fit together and adjust the structure when the business calls for it, whether that means strengthening an existing company, combining activities or reshaping a shareholding.
Structure
Strategy
Long-term planning
Why work with BCR
Whether you are a business owner considering a partner or a counterparty dealing with one of our companies, this is what you can expect from us.
Ownership with involvement
We do not hold shares from a distance. We take part in managing the companies we own and stay in regular contact with their teams.
Focus on trade
Our attention is on trading companies. That focus lets us understand supply chains, margins and customer relationships in depth.
Long-term orientation
We make decisions with the future of each company in mind, and we value stable, lasting relationships over quick transactions.
Clear structure and contact
A defined holding structure means clear responsibilities, and a direct line to the people who decide. Enquiries are answered by us, not passed along.
Contact us
Send us a message about a shareholding, a business matter or a general question. We will reply by email.