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long-term perspective

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Maffei & Co. has a long tradition as a responsible owner.

 

We firmly believe that a long-term perspective is a fundamental prerequisite for sustainable value creation. Only companies that take the interests of all stakeholders into account when making decisions will be able to offer superior products and services, recruit the best talent, and thereby outperform the competition.

 

In the classical sense, this means avoiding actions that could overwhelm the system at a later stage or result in other negative repercussions:

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Selection of participations

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An essential component of a responsible strategy is the selection of investments:

Maffei & Co. not only excludes certain ethically questionable sectors - as well as those based on the exploitation of fossil resources - from investment, but also deliberately seeks out companies that are truly relevant: this means that their business purpose is not based on short-term comparative advantages (such as being cheaper or faster), but rather on sustainably meeting an existing need through a product or service in the most ecologically and socially responsible manner possible

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It is therefore not a matter of making traditional sectors or companies a little "greener", but of daring to try out new ideas and finding ways to secure prosperity in the long term.


This includes, among other things, that Maffei & Co. pays attention to a permanent minimisation of the ecological footprint even after the participation or takeover of a company.

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Since Maffei & Co. pursues an investment horizon that extends over generations, it is in our very own interest not to pursue strategies that may not be (or no longer be) socially accepted in the years to come or that may harm the natural foundations.

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Financing of participations

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Maffei & Co. finances its investments predominantly with equity capital, i.e. neither via a fund structure nor with excessive debt capital.

On the one hand, this leads to the fact that the entrepreneurs of Maffei & Co. have an overriding interest in the long-term (!) positive development of participations.

 

Secondly, this ensures that there are no forced situations at the end of the term of a fund or a loan - investments always develop differently than predicted.

And thirdly, Maffei & Co. does not use savings models with constructions in "tax havens".

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Dealing with shareholdings

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As an investor in growth companies, Maffei & Co. is in the fortunate position of not having to talk about staff reductions most of the time. Nevertheless, there are always unforeseen developments that affect all employees. Therefore, Maffei & Co. stands for open, honest and respectful dealings with employees, even in unpleasant situations.

Furthermore, Maffei & Co. is in most cases an essential, but not the only shareholder of a company. Open communication and respect for the performance of a founder or co-investor, especially in bad times, is very important to Maffei & Co.

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