Customer story
Streamlined Sourcing
Founded in 2021, Comitis Capital is a purpose-driven private equity firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany with an investment focus on Western Europe. They specialize in majority partnerships with founders and management teams, but also have flexibility to take (significant) minority positions, with a sweet spot of €30-50 million equity per investment.
Comitis Capital takes a customized approach to each partnership that aims to accelerate profitable revenue growth and create impactful businesses. By offering entrepreneurs and business leaders strategic guidance, organizational excellence and access to a broad network of experts, they drive long-term value creation for all their portfolio companies.
“Technology is absolutely crucial for us, especially because we’re a small team and don’t have the same resources as our peers who employ large classes of associates and analysts. So, for us, technology is foundational in driving the efficiency and effectiveness of our small team.”
Felix Jauch
When building their tech stack, they sought out a digital solution that would streamline their proprietary deal sourcing workflow, helping them to quickly identify, analyze and engage with relevant companies.
''Having a tool that helps us easily identify and review relevant companies is critical for us. It’s the core of our origination and proprietary sourcing approach—finding the right companies, reviewing their performance, identifying key decision-makers and then reaching out to them.''
Felix Jauch
Investment Associate
“Other platforms use legacy dashboards, and the filtering capabilities are slow and not very intuitive. Oftentimes, the information—especially regarding sectors—isn’t accurate. That’s why we started looking for an alternative solution.”
Felix Jauch
"We explored Gain, along with other tools in the market. However, Gain really excelled with its search and tags functionality as well as Similar Company feature. It allows us to quickly and easily get a solid understanding of relevant players in a sector, even if it’s a niche one.''
Felix Jauch
Use Cases:
One of the primary ways Comitis Capital leverages Gain is for proprietary deal sourcing, using the platform’s granular filter system to hone in on investment opportunities within their sweet spot. They do this by inputting specific keywords and filter criteria like financials, ownership type and geography into the platform to generate a list of highly relevant companies.
“We start by first identifying keywords that describe the sector we’re interested in, then plug them into Gain. With the push of a button, we get a precise list of relevant players. From there, we can apply filters—like companies with EBITDA less than or equal to 20 million, and headquartered within certain geographies—so our base is essentially set.”
Felix Jauch
“In other platforms, I’d have to think about different sector codes and various other details. But with Gain, I can simply type in something like ‘compliance software’ or ‘SAP consulting providers,’ and it generates a list of players.”
Felix Jauch
The team at Comitis Capital also finds Gain’s Similar Companies feature valuable in finding relevant companies. This functionality uses artificial intelligence to generate a list of complementary businesses based on tags.
This ease of use, combined with Gain’s smart filter system, has helped streamline Comitis Capital’s internal deal sourcing process.
“Gain is super intuitive, super fast, and it gives us a great starting point for origination.”
Felix Jauch
Specific segments
Market outlook
ESG ratings
Analyst assessments
Active investors and advisors
And more
“Industry reports are really useful for giving us new insights and ideas. If we come across an interesting report on a sector we haven’t looked at before, it prompts us to try to understand it better. That’s been super helpful for us.”
Felix Jauch
“We usually create bookmarks for a subsector with the relevant players, giving us a clear overview of the companies. We also get notifications when there are new financial updates or when other important changes occur.”
Felix Jauch
When browsing the web, Comitis Capital makes the most out of Gain’s browser extension to quickly gain a view of a company without leaving its webpage. The extension allows them to easily access key company information directly from Gain without having to switch between tabs. This streamlined workflow has significantly enhanced their efficiency when reviewing potential opportunities.
“When you visit a website, the Gain plugin pops up, allowing you to see information on financials, ownership and more straight away. This is incredibly helpful for us because, previously, it involved several steps: we’d find the relevant players, plug them into Excel, visit the website to copy the legal company name, and then input that into a traditional database to look for additional financial and ownership information. Now, we can just visit the website and get an overview immediately. It’s super convenient and saves us many hours each month.”
Felix Jauch
Concise business description
Cleaned financials
Analyst assessments
Ownership information
And more
Since adopting Gain, Comitis Capital has experienced substantial efficiency gains. Most notably, their proprietary deal sourcing process has become faster and more streamlined, allowing them to identify relevant investment opportunities with greater ease. The team is also able to get up to speed on niche industries more efficiently with the platform's deep dive reports.
“We’ve seen significant efficiency gains in our proprietary sourcing approach, as well as in gaining insights into industries. As a result, we’ve had more time to focus on tasks that add real value instead of spending many hours conducting research or compiling lists.”
Felix Jauch
Additionally, Gain has empowered the team to engage in meaningful conversations with companies. “Even as a small team, we can move faster, avoid hierarchies and still maintain the knowledge and speed of a bigger firm, while benefiting from the fast decision-making of a smaller team.” - Felix Jauch
Overall, Gain has given Comitis Capital a competitive edge by enabling them to be efficient in their operation while also playing to their own strengths, like agility and flexibility.
"Even as a small team, we can move faster, avoid hierarchies and still maintain the knowledge and speed of a bigger firm, while benefiting from the fast decision-making of a smaller team.”
Felix Jauch
As technology plays an increasingly important role in shaping the future of private equity, it enables firms to enhance efficiency and focus on the elements that differentiate themselves in a competitive landscape. At Comitis Capital, digital platforms like Gain have already made a profound impact.
“I believe that digital platforms like Gain can create immense efficiency gains for private equity professionals. There are many tasks that have been automated, allowing us to focus on the value-creating and creative aspects of our work as well as spending more time with our entrepreneurs. This means we can concentrate on our key strengths.”
Felix Jauch
By building a strong tech stack early in their journey, Comitis Capital is positioning themselves for long-term success. They are not only increasing efficiency but also future-proofing their operations to stay competitive as digital solutions evolve.
