Frank­furt am Main — The Frank­furt-based invest­ment company VR Equi­typ­art­ner (VREP) is provi­ding the MySpa Group with mezza­nine capi­tal to streng­then its equity base. The finan­cing supports the company’s expan­sion course and serves in parti­cu­lar to build addi­tio­nal loca­ti­ons in Germany. 

The MySpa Group is an estab­lished provi­der of private spa expe­ri­en­ces. With its exclu­sive “Well­zo­nes” — comple­tely sepa­rate spa rooms with pool, sauna and rela­xa­tion lounge — MySpa occu­p­ies a growing market niche in the premium well­ness segment. The custo­mer expe­ri­ence clearly stands out from clas­sic spas. The well­ness zones can be indi­vi­du­ally adjus­ted and control­led in terms of light and tempe­ra­ture. There is also an inte­gra­ted enter­tain­ment and orde­ring system, which can be used to order food and drinks cont­act­lessly. Check-in and check-out are auto­ma­ted. The busi­ness model is ther­e­fore consis­t­ently digi­ta­li­zed and scalable. 

MySpa curr­ently opera­tes six loca­ti­ons in Germany, five of which are opera­ted by the company itself and one fran­chise loca­tion. The exis­ting own loca­ti­ons prove the popu­la­rity and econo­mic viabi­lity of the concept. Follo­wing the successful market launch phase, MySpa is working on expan­ding its busi­ness. Seve­ral further own loca­ti­ons and an addi­tio­nal fran­chise loca­tion are curr­ently under cons­truc­tion or in plan­ning. The recent mezza­nine finan­cing effec­tively supports these plans by streng­thening MySpa’s equity base without chan­ging the owner­ship struc­ture. An expe­ri­en­ced and profes­sio­nal manage­ment team with rele­vant indus­try expe­ri­ence in setting up new loca­ti­ons is consis­t­ently driving this expan­sion forward. 

Chris­tian Futter­lieb, Mana­ging Direc­tor of VR Equi­typ­art­ner, comm­ents:
“Thanks to its equity nature and flexi­ble struc­tu­ring opti­ons, mezza­nine capi­tal is ideally suited to finan­cing the invest­ment plans of high-growth compa­nies. We are plea­sed to support MySpa, a company with a strong custo­mer focus and a scalable plat­form concept.”

René Törner, Mana­ging Direc­tor of the MySpa Group, adds:
“With VR Equi­typ­art­ner, we have gained a finan­cing part­ner that under­stands our growth stra­tegy and provi­des struc­tu­red support. The finan­cing enables us to imple­ment new loca­ti­ons quickly and at the same time streng­then our capi­tal struc­ture in the long term. This will create the basis for estab­li­shing our private spa concept in other cities. Three further corpo­rate loca­ti­ons and an addi­tio­nal fran­chise loca­tion are alre­ady under cons­truc­tion or plan­ned for 2026, and further expan­si­ons are in prepa­ra­tion for 2027. With our offe­ring, we are cate­ring to the desire for me-time and consciously desi­gned well­be­ing expe­ri­en­ces — as a response to incre­asingly busy ever­y­day life.”

The parties have agreed not to disc­lose the details of the contract.

About VR Equitypartner 
VR Equi­typ­art­ner is one of the leading equity finan­ciers in Germany, Austria and Switz­er­land. The company supports medium-sized family busi­nesses in a goal-orien­ted manner and with deca­des of expe­ri­ence in the stra­te­gic solu­tion of complex finan­cing issues. Invest­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties include growth and expan­sion finan­cing, corpo­rate succes­sion or share­hol­der chan­ges. VR Equi­typ­art­ner offers majo­rity and mino­rity invest­ments as well as mezza­nine finan­cing. As a subsi­diary of DZ BANK, the central insti­tu­tion of the coope­ra­tive banks in Germany, VR Equi­typ­art­ner consis­t­ently puts the sustaina­bi­lity of corpo­rate deve­lo­p­ment ahead of short-term exit thin­king. VR Equi­typ­art­ner’s port­fo­lio curr­ently compri­ses around 40 commit­ments with an invest­ment volume of EUR 400 million. — www.vrep.de.

The VR Equi­typ­art­ner tran­sac­tion team:
Michael Vogt, Jens Schöf­fel, Alex­an­der Bernin­ger, Simone Weck, Dr. Clau­dia Willers­hau­sen (photo © vrep), Maxi­mi­lian Stärk

Advi­sory firms invol­ved in the tran­sac­tion by VREP: Grant Thorn­ton

Commer­cial: Dr. Stephane Müller, Thomas Nacken, Laura Schramm
Finan­cial: Klaus-Martin Hauss­mann, Karmen Glavan & Team
Tax: Dr. Achim Kest­ler, Simon Koch & Team
Legal: Dr. Mathias Reif, Jessica Marx & Team