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AVITAS
entrepreneurial investing with operational responsibility

AVITAS is an investment and management platform focusing on medium-sized companies in Austria. Our approach combines financial strength, entrepreneurial experience, and operational implementation expertise.

We invest in companies with a solid foundation that are in a transitional or development phase. We see ourselves as an active partner, working together with management to achieve long-term value creation.

Our profile

AVITAS wird von vier Managing Partnern geführt, die komplementäre Hintergründe in Private Equity, M&A, operativer Führung, Transformation und strategischer Entwicklung mitbringen. Das Team vereint disziplinübergreifende Expertise und langjährige Erfahrung in der Begleitung anspruchsvoller Unternehmenssituationen.

Unsere Arbeit ist geprägt von enger Zusammenarbeit mit lokalen Managementteams, einem ganzheitlichen Wertsteigerungsansatz und der Einbindung spezialisierter Experten, wo dies sinnvoll ist. So schaffen wir Lösungen, die nicht theoretisch gut klingen, sondern praktisch funktionieren.

Our strengths

  • Interdisciplinary partner team with transaction, leadership and transformation experience.

  • Over 50 M&A transactions have been handled across various industries.

  • Operational support in close cooperation with local management.

  • Access to specialists, partners and relevant market experts.

  • Strong capital base with equity capital from the founding partners and reliable investors.

Our self-image

We believe in responsible handling of values – economically, in terms of personnel, and strategically. Therefore, we invest in companies not with a short-term perspective, but with the goal of enabling sustainable development and robust future viability.

AVITAS seeks successful business models that need new impetus. Our focus is on hidden champions and medium-sized companies with strategic growth potential that would benefit from a clear development agenda.

Value proposition

We stand for reliability, clear communication, and collaborative partnerships. Especially in sensitive situations such as business succession, carve-outs, or restructuring, trust is the foundation for sound decisions.

Unser AVITAS Team

AVITAS is led by four managing partners who combine their experience in private equity, corporate finance, operational management, restructuring, and strategic transformation. Together, the team comprehensively covers the key success factors of an investment.

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Christian Lechner

Managing Partner

Operational leadership with a focus on transformation and growth.

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Clemens Wolf

Managing Partner

Financial and transaction expertise for succession and development.

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Michael Wiener

Managing Partner

Strategic development through excellence in operations.

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Nicolas Lahodny

Managing Partner

Experience in complex transactions and change situations.

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Whether succession solution, carve-out or entrepreneurial realignment: AVITAS supports companies with responsibility, operational experience and a clear focus on sustainable value development.

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Adresse

Vienna location

Hadikgasse 64
1140 Vienna

Headquarters/Location: Linz-Leonding

Frieseneggerstraße 15A

4020 Leonding

E-mail

phone

+43 676 511 9177

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© 2026 IQVESTA GmbH | AVITAS is an investment vehicle of IQVESTA GmbH

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