Company Profile

Description
Capvis is a Swiss private equity investor. With over 40 employees, the firm draws on the international experience of its team in Zug (Switzerland), Frankfurt, Shanghai, Jersey and Luxembourg. Capvis focuses on mid-market companies in the DACH area. The long-grown expertise in creating local and global leaders in the fields of Healthcare, Industrial Technology and Advanced Services & Software is the foundation of the Capvis business. In entrepreneurial cooperation with strong management teams, we develop the companies’ potential and create long-term value. Since 1990, Capvis has completed over 61 transactions with a total invested capital of more than EUR 3.5 billion. Capvis has conducted IPOs for ten companies. It has repeatedly been voted Switzerland’s best private equity firm by the international trade press.
Number of employees in Switzerland
~40
Capital under Management
EUR 2.0bn
Fund Names
Capvis Equity LP, Capvis Equity II LP, Capvis Equity III LP, Capvis Equity IV LP, Capvis Equity V LP, Capvis III CV LP
Number of Portfolio Companies
16
Examples of Portfolio Companies
Amann Girrbach, ARAG, arena, Bartec, BSI Software, Faster, Gotha, Kaffee Partner, Lista, Orior, Rena, Stadler Rail Group, Tertianum, Variosystems, VAT, Visable, Wittur, WMF, Xovis
Year of Establishment
1990

Investments

Type of Firm
Independent Private Partnership
Investment Stages
Buyout - Buyin
Industrial Sectors
All
Geographical Focus
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Type of Financing
Equity Financing

Investment preferences

Currency
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Size of Investment
EUR 50-500m
Funds available to invest
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Minimum investment considered
EUR 50m
Maximum investment considered
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