maconda supports PREMIUM Equity Partners in acquiring a majority stake in color parts
maconda News January 2026
Funds advised by PREMIUM Equity Partners, which focus on innovative niche companies in the DACH region, have acquired a majority stake in color parts, a leading provider of high-end coatings and surface finishes in the luxury and premium segment. maconda, the Cologne-based consulting boutique specializing in mid-sized companies across numerous industries, supported PREMIUM Equity Partners with a focused Commercial Due Diligence (CDD), closely examining color parts’ positioning relative to customers and competitors.
color parts was founded in 2003 and, with state-of-the-art production facilities, is a leading provider of coatings and surface finishes in the high-end segment. Its service portfolio includes the finishing of designer faucets for bathrooms and sanitary applications, high-quality switch and socket systems, luxury writing instruments, medical pen systems, and luxury-segment vehicles. color parts specializes in high-quality wet coating for small to medium batch sizes and offers an almost unlimited color palette as well as diverse special effects. Thanks to its strong innovation capabilities, the company has established itself as a valued development partner for numerous globally leading brands.
In the Commercial Due Diligence, maconda placed particular emphasis on color parts’ positioning in the competitive landscape. In the market for high-end coatings and surface finishes, color parts differentiates itself primarily through exceptionally high quality on complex geometries and challenging, difficult-to-adhere surface materials such as gold, chrome, or zinc die-cast.
The CDD demonstrated that color parts impresses exceptionally in the luxury coating segment with rejection rates of nearly zero percent. Particularly positively highlighted was the company’s pronounced ability to develop customer-specific solution approaches for coating complex parts. This competency, along with high flexibility for short-notice requests and rapid implementation, is highly valued by customers. As a result, color parts has built an exceptionally loyal customer base.
To obtain valid assessments, maconda primarily reviewed relevant trade magazines and
blogs, publications from industry associations, and a wide range of additional information on customers, competitors, and suppliers. In doing so, the maconda consultants—highly experienced in “data-sparse” niche markets—once again utilized a very broad range of sources that were compared, weighted, and analyzed in combination.
About color parts
color parts, founded in 2003, is among the leading specialists in high-end surface finishing and coating technologies. With state-of-the-art production facilities in Cunewalde and Kodersdorf (Saxony), the company delivers innovative solutions for demanding products: from designer faucets for bathrooms and sanitary applications to high-quality switch and socket systems, premium writing instruments and medical pen systems, to luxury vehicles.
About PREMIUM Equity Partners
PREMIUM Equity Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2011 with a focus on strong niche companies in the DACH region with revenues between €10 and €50 million. PREMIUM invests capital in growth financing, succession solutions, and spin-offs. With each investment, PREMIUM combines its extensive transaction and financing experience with the industry know-how of its Operating Partners. The investment in color parts is PREMIUM’s twelfth company acquisition.
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In recent years, the maconda team has further expanded its expertise in high-quality industrial services and contract manufacturing, as well as the automation technology employed in these areas. This includes primarily Commercial Due Diligences that combine in-depth and reliable company analysis with strategic considerations in an opinionated and multifaceted manner. These engagements span a wide range of industries, often niches but also “large” markets—from artisanal woodworking to fully automated CNC machining of precious and hard metals, including, for example, specialized, customer-specific solutions in the automotive supply industry, as well as for machine components and electronic parts.
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About maconda
For more than 20 years, maconda has supported company acquisitions, performance optimization, and restructuring. With over 800 consulting and implementation projects and more than 450 transaction-related engagements, maconda has comprehensive experience to pragmatically guide even demanding projects. Clients include mid-sized companies, business units of large corporations, as well as international private equity investors and family offices.
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