Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is a 100 percent family-owned company, headquartered in Duisburg since its foundation in 1756. It manages a portfolio of independent businesses with the goal to make all investments “enkelfähig” and create value for generations. To this, it pursues a structured investment strategy along the three pillars “People. Planet. Progress”; combining a strict focus on sustainability with a clear performance orientation. The portfolio companies are managed along a common business system – the Haniel Operating Way (HOW) – and are expected to share a performance oriented culture. Currently, the Haniel portfolio comprises eight business units: BauWatch, BekaertDeslee, CWS, EMMA, das kinderzimmer, Optimar, ROVEMA and TAKKT. Additionally, Haniel is one of the anchor shareholders of CECONOMY.
You can find more information about Haniel at www.haniel.de/en and www.enkelfaehig.de.
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Franz-Haniel-Platz 1
47119 Duisburg
Germany
+49 203 806-0
info(at)haniel.de
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is registered in the commercial register of the Amtsgericht (local court) Duisburg under the number HR B 25. The VAT registration number of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is DE 121319588.
Management Board
Thomas Schmidt (Chairman)
Florian Funck
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
Doreen Nowotne
All data, texts and images are property of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH or Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH has acquired the rights of use. The usage for commercial usage is forbidden and will be prosecuted.
https://www.haniel.de/en/data-protection/
You can find more information about Haniel at www.haniel.de/en and www.enkelfaehig.de.
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
Franz-Haniel-Platz 1
47119 Duisburg
Germany
+49 203 806-0
info(at)haniel.de
Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is registered in the commercial register of the Amtsgericht (local court) Duisburg under the number HR B 25. The VAT registration number of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is DE 121319588.
Management Board
Thomas Schmidt (Chairman)
Florian Funck
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
Doreen Nowotne
All data, texts and images are property of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH or Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH has acquired the rights of use. The usage for commercial usage is forbidden and will be prosecuted.
https://www.haniel.de/en/data-protection/
Location: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 1756
Portfolio 16
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 12.06.2022 | 1KOMMA5° | 1komma5grad.com | $800.73M | Germany |
| 02.09.2021 | Kita kinde... | kita-kinderzimmer.de | - | Germany, H... |
| 28.04.2021 | happybrush | happybrush.com | - | - |
| 14.04.2021 | BauWatch P... | bauwatch.de | - | Germany, N... |
| - | Sdui | sdui.de | $122.7M | Germany |
| - | BekaertDes... | bekaertdeslee.com | - | Belgium, F... |
| - | INFARM | infarm.com | $595.6M | Germany, B... |
| - | Rovema Gmb... | rovema.com | - | Germany, H... |
| - | Optimar | optimar.no | - | - |
| - | CECONOMY | ceconomy.de | - | Germany |
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