Urban Apes GmbH
Industry: Bouldering gyms
Country: Germany
Transaction type: Buy&Build
Acquisition: Nucleus investment in 2020
Employees: 70
Turnover: <5 Mio. EUR
Urban Apes is a group of bouldering gyms, which was founded in 2011, with the opening of the first location in Lübeck, by Lars Großkurth and Malte Weber. The group pursues the goal of enabling as many people as possible to climb and boulder, as well as to actively develop the bouldering sport and to continuously increase its quality and professionalization. All of the Group’s halls are centrally located in various German cities (e.g. Hamburg, Berlin, Lübeck, Lüneburg).
Family Trust acquired a majority stake in the group as part of the transaction. Together with the founders, who continue to hold a significant stake in the group, Family Trust supports the further growth of the group by implementing a buy & build strategy in the fast-growing market. Through acquisitions and the opening of new halls, the group has meanwhile developed into the largest private provider of bouldering halls in Germany.