LVB The Family Office
acquires and develops companies, divisions and corporate assets in succession situations, carve-outs, spin-offs, underperformance, selected restructuring cases and complex ownership transitions.
We combine private equity, restructuring and turnaround experience with entrepreneurial company-building, technology, digital growth and scaling expertise.
LVB is built for situations where companies need more than capital: clear ownership, operational discipline, transaction certainty and the ability to act.
We invest in businesses with real operating substance, identifiable improvement potential and a realistic path to stronger performance under focused entrepreneurial ownership.
We are not passive financial investors. We act as owners.
Investment focus at a glance
- Revenue: EUR 10m–500m core range
- Position: Majority or control-oriented investments
- Situations: Carve-outs, succession, non-core divisions, underperformance, buy-and-build
- Sectors: Broad sector view, selective on fit
- Focus: Businesses with substance, improvement potential and a realistic path to value creation
About Us
Entrepreneurial Ownership for Businesses in Transition
LVB The Family Office is a private investment and ownership platform focused on acquiring and developing businesses with operational substance, improvement potential and clear ownership or operational challenges.
We invest where ownership, strategy or operations need to be redefined. These situations often arise in succession processes, corporate carve-outs, spin-offs, non-core divisions, underperformance, restructuring cases or complex ownership transitions.
Our background is entrepreneurial, investment-driven and operational. LVB combines more than three decades of private equity, restructuring, turnaround and transaction experience with entrepreneurial company-building, technology, digital growth and scaling expertise.
We are defined by the type of situation we understand: businesses in transition, ownership change, operational complexity and value creation through active ownership.
Our role goes beyond capital. We bring strategic clarity, capital discipline, operational control and hands-on ownership to companies that can become stronger under focused entrepreneurial leadership.
What Defines LVB
Active Ownership
We do not invest as passive financial sponsors. We take responsibility for strategy, governance, capital allocation and operational development.
Transaction Discipline
Complex situations require more than valuation work. They require judgment, speed, discretion, stakeholder management and execution certainty.
Operational Reality
We focus on the real drivers of value: customers, products, liquidity, working capital, management, systems, processes, sales execution and organizational capability.
Entrepreneurial Execution
Value is created through decisions, implementation and accountability — not through financial cosmetics alone.
INVESTMENTS
We Invest in Businesses Where Ownership Change Can Unlock Value
LVB focuses on companies and corporate assets with identifiable substance, operational relevance and clear improvement potential.
We invest across industries. Our focus is not limited to brands, consumer businesses or any single sector. We look for situations where ownership change, operational discipline and strategic repositioning can create substantial value.
We are especially interested in businesses that are held back by their current ownership structure, lack of focus, outdated systems, weak commercial execution, financing constraints, unresolved succession issues or insufficient operational attention.
We do not need perfect companies. We need substance, transparency and a realistic path to improvement.
Investment Criteria
Our core target range is companies and business units with annual revenues between
- EUR 10 million and EUR 500 million.
For larger carve-outs, spin-offs or defined corporate perimeters, we also review situations above this range where the separation logic, governance and execution path are clear.
We typically seek majority or controlling positions. Minority investments are only considered where governance, strategic influence and value creation rights are clearly defined.
We are especially interested in businesses with:
- Established revenues and real operating substance
- Clear products, customers or industrial relevance
- Operational improvement potential
- Commercial, organizational, financial or technological development potential
- A credible path to sustainable profitability
- Separation potential from a larger corporate parent
- Buy-and-build potential after acquisition
- Management teams or operational structures that can be strengthened, supported or rebuilt where necessary
We generally avoid purely concept-driven start-ups, businesses without meaningful operating history, highly speculative technology cases, situations driven only by regulatory binary outcomes, and companies where the investment case depends only on financial engineering rather than real operational improvement.
Industry Focus
- Industrial / Manufacturing
- Consumer / Retail / Branded Businesses
- Logistics / Services
- Technology / Digital / E-Commerce
- Automotive
- Automotive Suppliers
- Fashion
- Chemicals
- Paper
- Building Materials
- Pharmaceuticals
- Industrial Goods
- Energy and Clean Technologies
- Electrical Industry
- Retail
- Consumer Goods
- Transport and Logistics
- IT and Telecommunications
- Media and Entertainment
- Services
- Food
Our Targets
- Mid-sized companies
- Carve-outs / spin-offs
- Succession situations
- Companies with operational improvement potential
- Buy-and-build platforms
- Selective restructuring situations
- Underperforming but fundamentally viable businesses
- Add-on acquisitions for existing portfolio companies
Our Approach
Clarity Before Complexity
Complex ownership transitions require judgment, speed, discretion and the ability to act.
We start by understanding the real situation: ownership structure, liquidity, profitability, operational performance, management quality, customer stability, separation feasibility, financing structure and long-term value creation.
We then define the decisions that matter and create a path that can actually be implemented.
Restructuring Discipline. Entrepreneurial Energy. Long-Term Ownership.
LVB combines the discipline of private equity and restructuring with the mindset of entrepreneurial company builders.
We look at the downside first: liquidity, liabilities, operational risks, governance, management quality and separation complexity.
At the same time, we look for the upside: better positioning, stronger commercial execution, digital enablement, improved systems, sharper product focus, buy-and-build potential and renewed entrepreneurial momentum.
Our approach is hands-on, direct and practical. We reduce complexity, identify the decisive issues and move towards execution.
Ownership With Responsibility
We invest as owners, not as short-term financial sponsors.
Where necessary, we actively support or lead the transformation of a business. Where strong management teams are in place, we support them with clarity, resources, governance and operational discipline.
For corporate sellers, entrepreneurs, families and stakeholders, this matters: a transaction is not only about signing. It is about what happens after closing.
Operational Execution Over Financial Cosmetics
We do not rely on financial engineering as a substitute for real improvement.
Our focus is on operational substance: better processes, stronger management, disciplined cost structures, improved sales execution, efficient working capital, clearer reporting, stronger financing structures, better systems and scalable platforms for future growth.
We believe value is created in the operating reality of a company — not only in the transaction structure.
Partnership Where Possible. Decisiveness Where Necessary.
We work constructively with people inside and around the company. Sustainable transformation requires trust, transparency and operational reality.
At the same time, we are clear in our decisions. If a business requires strategic repositioning, restructuring, management change or organizational simplification, we address it directly and implement what is necessary.
TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE
More Than 30 Years of Transaction and Operational Ownership Experience
LVB The Family Office is built on extensive entrepreneurial, investment and operational experience across a broad range of industries and transaction situations.
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Years of Experience
- More than 150 corporate transactions
- More than 30 years of transaction and operational experience
- Broad industry exposure across industrial, consumer, services, logistics, technology and branded businesses
LVB’s leadership has been actively involved in acquisitions, restructurings, carve-outs, operational turnarounds, strategic repositionings, buy-and-build strategies and the development of mid-sized businesses in complex ownership situations.
This experience is not limited to financial investment. It includes hands-on operational responsibility, seller and stakeholder negotiations, financing discussions, restructuring processes, post-acquisition development and active ownership where clear decisions and disciplined execution were required.
Relevant Experience for Complex Ownership Situations
Our experience is particularly relevant where a transaction is not simply a change of shares, but a broader ownership transition.
This includes companies and corporate assets facing succession issues, strategic misfit within a larger group, operational underperformance, carve-out requirements, financing constraints, restructuring needs or post-acquisition transformation.
We understand that these situations require more than valuation work. They require judgment, speed, discretion, stakeholder management and the ability to identify which issues truly determine whether a transaction can be executed successfully.
Selected Transaction and Ownership Experience
The following examples reflect selected transaction, investment, restructuring, ownership and operating situations connected to LVB and its leadership team across current and previous roles.
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Selected Counterparties and Stakeholders
The following organizations reflect selected counterparties, sellers, financing partners, corporate groups and stakeholders encountered by LVB and its leadership team across current and prior transaction situations.
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- Arcandor
- Bertelsmann
- Conti
- Daimler
- Dubag
- EnBW
- Evonik
- Georg Fischer
- Hubert Burda Media
- LBBW
- Leoni
- Livia Corporate
- Metro
- Otto Group
- Rheinmetall
- Röchling
- Siemens
- Stora Enso
- Tengelmann
- Areva
- Constantia Packaging
- Dynamit Nobel
- Hitachi
- Karmijn Kapitaal
- KPN
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- Kwik-Fit
- Masco
- Philips
- Smurfit Kappa
- Telefonica
- Tyco
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- Virgin Media
This background enables LVB to evaluate opportunities not only from an investor’s perspective, but also from the perspective of an owner who must take responsibility for the operational reality after closing.
Selected Operating and Growth Experience
In addition to transaction and restructuring experience, LVB’s leadership brings entrepreneurial operating experience from technology, digital platforms, consumer brands, retail partnerships and growth businesses in the United States and Europe.
This experience is relevant for businesses that need to modernize commercial execution, improve digital channels, strengthen customer engagement, build scalable growth systems or reposition themselves after an ownership transition.
Selected environments and relationships from this background include:
Technology and venture-backed environments:
- Kleiner Perkins
- Greylock
- NFX
- Founders Fund
- SV Angel
Selected brand, retail and platform relationships:
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Selected brand, retail and platform relationships:
- Disney
- Coca-Cola
- McDonald’s
- Adidas
- Nike
- L’Oréal
- Ferrero
- Pixar
- Apple
- Sony
- Paramount
- Vodafone
- Procter & Gamble (P&G)
- Kraft Foods
- Nestlé
- Macy’s
- Best Buy
- Sephora
- Walmart
WHY US
A Responsible Owner for Complex Situations
We understand that selling a business, division or corporate asset is rarely only a financial decision.
For entrepreneurs, families, corporate groups, advisors, lenders and management teams, the right buyer must provide transaction certainty, discretion, speed, credibility and a realistic plan for the company after closing.
LVB is built for situations where the seller needs more than the highest headline valuation. We aim to be a serious, pragmatic and responsible counterparty in situations that may involve complexity, confidentiality, time pressure, operational risk or strategic sensitivity.
We are prepared to engage early, work discreetly and evaluate situations with commercial realism. Where we see a viable path, we move directly and with focus.
Seller-Relevant Strengths
- Transaction certainty
- Discretion and confidentiality
- Experience with complex ownership situations
- Understanding of carve-outs, spin-offs and separation requirements
- Ability to act under time pressure
- Operational credibility after closing
- Constructive stakeholder management
- Clear decision-making and senior involvement
- Realistic view on restructuring, working capital and transition risks
- Long-term ownership mindset
TEAM
Two Complementary Owner-Operator Backgrounds
LVB The Family Office is led by its Founders and Managing Partners, Sven Lampey and Mo Winter.
Together, they combine transaction discipline with entrepreneurial execution. LVB is designed for situations where businesses need more than capital: clear ownership, operational focus, restructuring capability, digital and commercial improvement, and the willingness to make decisions.
Sven Lampey
Founder & Managing Partner
A German entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience in private equity, restructuring, turnarounds, corporate finance and mid-market investment.
Focused on acquiring, restructuring, financing and developing companies in complex ownership and performance situations across a broad range of industries.
More than 150 corporate transactions including acquisitions, restructurings, carve-outs, operational turnarounds and strategic repositionings.
Brings the financial discipline, transaction experience and restructuring judgment required in situations where ownership, liquidity, governance or performance need to be addressed directly.
As early as 1993, at the age of 23, assumed his first managing director role in a mid-sized company. Since then, management, board and investment roles across a wide range of industries and transaction situations.
Professional background includes senior roles in mid-market companies, private equity, restructuring, corporate finance and operational turnaround situations.
Focus remains on situations where ownership, liquidity, governance, performance or strategic direction need to be addressed with clarity and discipline.
Mo Winter
Founder & Managing Partner
German-born entrepreneur and operator with a strong background in technology, digital growth, consumer platforms, e-commerce and company building.
Professional experience includes senior roles in fast-moving digital and consumer environments, including leadership experience connected to international technology and entertainment businesses.
Worked in environments shaped by Silicon Valley-backed technology businesses, digital product development, consumer platforms and direct-to-consumer business models.
Founded, scaled and exited businesses across digital platforms, e-commerce, brand development, growth strategies and operational transformation.
Experience is particularly relevant for companies that need to modernize commercial execution, improve digital channels, strengthen customer engagement, use technology more effectively and reposition themselves after a change in ownership.
At LVB, adds the entrepreneurial, commercial, digital and scaling perspective to the platform’s transaction, restructuring and ownership capabilities.
Senior-Led and Execution-Focused
LVB is not built as a traditional advisory firm or a passive investment office. It is an ownership platform designed to acquire, develop and actively support businesses in complex transition situations.
For each transaction and portfolio company, LVB can selectively involve experienced specialists from its professional network.
This model allows LVB to remain lean, senior-led and execution-focused while still accessing the right expertise for each situation. The core ownership responsibility remains with LVB.
Experienced Specialists and Operational Support
LVB can selectively involve experienced specialists in areas such as
Experienced Specialists and Operational Support
LVB can selectively involve experienced specialists in areas such as
- M&A Execution
- Legal Structuring
- Financing & Refinancing
- Due Diligence
- Restructuring
- Operational Improvement
- Supply Chains
- Marketing & Sales
- Social Media
- Cost Management
- Process Optimization
- Human Resources & Organization
- IT & AI
- Finance & Controlling
- Procurement
- Digital Transformation
- Technology
- Post-Acquisition Integration
Contact
Investment Opportunities and Ownership Transitions
For corporate transactions, carve-outs, succession situations, restructuring cases or ownership transition opportunities, please contact:
LVB The Family Office
Antwerp (Region)
Belgium
All inquiries are treated with discretion and professionalism.
For transaction-related approaches, please include a short description of the business, revenue size, country, ownership situation and current transaction status.
