Droege International Group AG is one of the largest completely family-owned consulting and investment companies in Germany. Founded in 1988 by Walter P. J. Droege and headquartered in Düsseldorf, Droege International currently ranks 67th in the top 100 largest German companies and 23rd amongst family-owned businesses. The Group’s area of expertise lies in equity investing in group subsidiaries and medium-sized companies. They tend to target spin-offs, underperformers, turnarounds and successions as majority stakes. Their business model involves both investing advice and direct investments. They operate in over 30 countries and employ nearly 60,000 people worldwide. In 2017, Droege International earned 8.9 billion euros in net sales, marking an 11.4 per cent increase from the previous year. The Group’s total net profit for 2017 was 92.5 million euros, and EBT reached 124.2 million euros, representing an increase of 11.2 and 9.0 per cent respectively. Walter P. J. Droege ventured out on his own in 1988 with a vision to build a new hybrid form of investing company to provide expert advice to consulting clients while also engaging in “buy-and-build” investments.
- Family name: Droege family
- Sector: Professional Firms & Services
- Founded: 1988
- Founder: Walter P. J. Droege
- Country: Germany
- Company headquarters: Düsseldorf
- Revenue: 10
- Employees: 49,600
- Website: droege-group.com
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