CAPVIS

Capvis is the private equity firm in Switzerland and a top player in German-speaking Europe. Capvis invests in well-positioned midsize firms with headquarters in Switzerland, Germany or Austria, typically as part of succession solutions and corporate spin-offs. Capvis funds currently total EUR 900m. Since 1990, the Capvis team has conducted 43 transactions with a volume of more than EUR 3.0 bn. At Capvis, their aim is to take substantial ownership stakes in attractive firms, to support managem... ent teams in releasing new entrepreneurial potential, and to steer the businesses to new levels of excellence. Capvis Equity Partners AG is the exclusive advisor to the Capvis Funds and is domiciled in Zurich, Switzerland. The team is supported by former employees and industrial specialists. In the representation towards companies, investors, management and the public, it is mainly by Capvis Equity Partners AG. The Management Team of Capvis looks back on a successful cooperation of over 10 years. 1999 the team established the Capvis I Fund and founded the management company Capvis Equity Partners AG. Capvis is the successor organization of SBC Equity Partners. From 1995 until the merger of UBS and Swiss Bank Corporation SBC in 1998, SBC Equity Partners was the Private Equity investment division of Swiss Bank Corporation. Before 1995, the investments were done by the equity banking division of Swiss Bank Corporation.More