People, not a firm.
At Helvetica Capital, there are no anonymous structures. From the first meeting, you deal directly with the people who will accompany your investment, take responsibility, and serve on the board.
We are a focused investment team.
There is no layer of analysts you will never meet. When you talk to us, you talk to the people who will be sitting at your board table, supporting your management team, and working on your company's strategy for years to come.
We operate as a focused investment with a direct and engaged approach. Engagement is led by the individuals who take board responsibility, work closely with management, and contribute to strategic development over the long term. Our experience spans various backgrounds. What connects us is a shared belief that lasting value is created by supporting people, governance, and long-term direction.
Managing Partners
Philipp Berner
Philipp Berner is a Managing Partner at Helvetica Capital. In addition to chairing the Executive Board, Philipp manages Helvetica's investment portfolio and is responsible for creating value in the portfolio companies. Previously, Philipp was CEO of RUAG's globally active Aviation Division and a member of RUAG's Executive Board. Even earlier, he founded a technology company specializing in satellite communication infrastructure, which he built up over nine years and sold in 2000. As a result, he brings the perspective of an entrepreneur who has personally built, scaled, and sold a company. He studied at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the University of Toledo (Ohio, USA).
philipp.berner@helvetica-capital.chPhilipp Berner
Christian Fuessinger
Christian Fuessinger is a Managing Partner at Helvetica Capital. In addition to executing and overseeing new investments as well as managing the existing portfolio, Christian is also a member of the Executive Board and as CFO | COO responsible for the firm's day-to-day operations. He draws on more than ten years' experience as an investment banker in London advising corporates and international private equity firms on strategy, M&A and financings, and later served as CFO | COO of a listed Swiss IT group, giving him hands-on experience leading a publicly traded SME. He studied at WU Vienna, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Bocconi Milan (CEMS).
christian.fuessinger@helvetica-capital.chChristian Fuessinger
Investment Team
Nadya Steiner
Nadya Steiner is an Investment Director at Helvetica Capital and, as a member of the Executive Board, responsible for the legal affairs of the company. Between 2010 and 2013, Nadya Steiner supported the development of the investment portfolio of Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd. and in this context executed several transactions in diverse industries. After being employed as a Junior Associate at Lenz & Staehelin from 2013 to 2015, she has worked for Helvetica Capital since its inception. Nadya Steiner gained further professional experience at KPMG as an auditor for SMEs and international companies in the areas of trade, industries and services. Nadya Steiner holds a master's degree in Accounting & Finance (M.A.) and a master's degree in Law (M.A.) from the University of St. Gallen. In 2016, she also qualified for the Swiss bar.
Nadya Steiner
Philipp Bucher
Philipp Bucher is an Investment Director with Helvetica Capital. Previously, he worked for four years at Alantra, where he advised on diverse M&A mandates with a focus on Swiss mid-cap companies. Prior to joining Alantra, Philipp Bucher worked as a Financial Analyst in the Private Equity Secondaries team at Partners Group. Philipp Bucher holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration (B.A.) and a master's degree in Accounting & Finance (M.A.) from the University of St. Gallen.
Philipp Bucher
Georgette Schmid
Georgette Schmid is an Investment Manager at Helvetica Capital. Georgette started her professional career in the consumer goods industry with DKSH (Hong Kong) Ltd. focusing on business development and marketing for the China, Hong Kong and Macau area. Thereafter, Georgette worked three years for Dusit International in Bangkok, where she helped developing a new hotel brand and thereafter managed the brand's investment and development division worldwide. Georgette holds a Master of Law from the University of Zurich and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.
Georgette Schmid
Martin Kamml
Martin Kamml is an Investment Manager at Helvetica Capital AG. He previously worked as an M&A advisor at the Zurich office of Houlihan Lokey, advising on M&A transactions in the healthcare sector. Before joining Helvetica Capital AG, he gained further professional experience in private equity at Altor Equity Partners and as a management consultant at KPMG and Accenture in Zurich. Martin Kamml holds a Master of Science in Finance from King's College London.
Martin Kamml
Lia Benz
Lia Benz is an Investment Associate at Helvetica Capital. She previously worked as an M&A advisor at the Zurich office of Lincoln International, advising on transactions with a focus on Business Services and Healthcare. She gained her first M&A experience at KPMG. During her studies, she worked for the alternative asset manager Future Standard (formerly Portfolio Advisors) and completed one of her first internships at Helvetica Capital. Lia Benz holds a Master of Arts in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich.
Lia Benz
Doris Amato
Doris Amato has many years of experience as an Executive Assistant at the C-level and as a Head Office Manager in various companies, including Lazard Ltd and Fisch Asset Management in Zurich. In those roles, she was responsible for all office operations and supported the executive management in various areas. Additionally, Doris served as a member of the board for the VZ Occupational Pension Foundation.
Doris Amato
Jennifer Wellauer Oechslin
Jennifer Wellauer Oechslin has many years of experience in administration, operations, and executive support. Before joining Helvetica Capital, she held leadership positions in administration and office management within the financial services and sports sectors. Drawing on her broad organizational expertise, strong service orientation, and attention to detail, she supports the team and the Chairman's Office in ensuring efficient and professional day-to-day operations. Jennifer holds a degree in Business Administration (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
Jennifer Wellauer Oechslin
Nadya Steiner
Nadya Steiner is an Investment Director at Helvetica Capital and, as a member of the Executive Board, responsible for the legal affairs of the company. Between 2010 and 2013, Nadya Steiner supported the development of the investment portfolio of Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd. and in this context executed several transactions in diverse industries. After being employed as a Junior Associate at Lenz & Staehelin from 2013 to 2015, she has worked for Helvetica Capital since its inception. Nadya Steiner gained further professional experience at KPMG as an auditor for SMEs and international companies in the areas of trade, industries and services. Nadya Steiner holds a master's degree in Accounting & Finance (M.A.) and a master's degree in Law (M.A.) from the University of St. Gallen. In 2016, she also qualified for the Swiss bar.
Nadya Steiner
Philipp Bucher
Philipp Bucher is an Investment Director with Helvetica Capital. Previously, he worked for four years at Alantra, where he advised on diverse M&A mandates with a focus on Swiss mid-cap companies. Prior to joining Alantra, Philipp Bucher worked as a Financial Analyst in the Private Equity Secondaries team at Partners Group. Philipp Bucher holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration (B.A.) and a master's degree in Accounting & Finance (M.A.) from the University of St. Gallen.
Philipp Bucher
Georgette Schmid
Georgette Schmid is an Investment Manager at Helvetica Capital. Georgette started her professional career in the consumer goods industry with DKSH (Hong Kong) Ltd. focusing on business development and marketing for the China, Hong Kong and Macau area. Thereafter, Georgette worked three years for Dusit International in Bangkok, where she helped developing a new hotel brand and thereafter managed the brand's investment and development division worldwide. Georgette holds a Master of Law from the University of Zurich and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.
Georgette Schmid
Martin Kamml
Martin Kamml is an Investment Manager at Helvetica Capital AG. He previously worked as an M&A advisor at the Zurich office of Houlihan Lokey, advising on M&A transactions in the healthcare sector. Before joining Helvetica Capital AG, he gained further professional experience in private equity at Altor Equity Partners and as a management consultant at KPMG and Accenture in Zurich. Martin Kamml holds a Master of Science in Finance from King's College London.
Martin Kamml
Lia Benz
Lia Benz is an Investment Associate at Helvetica Capital. She previously worked as an M&A advisor at the Zurich office of Lincoln International, advising on transactions with a focus on Business Services and Healthcare. She gained her first M&A experience at KPMG. During her studies, she worked for the alternative asset manager Future Standard (formerly Portfolio Advisors) and completed one of her first internships at Helvetica Capital. Lia Benz holds a Master of Arts in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich.
Lia Benz
Doris Amato
Doris Amato has many years of experience as an Executive Assistant at the C-level and as a Head Office Manager in various companies, including Lazard Ltd and Fisch Asset Management in Zurich. In those roles, she was responsible for all office operations and supported the executive management in various areas. Additionally, Doris served as a member of the board for the VZ Occupational Pension Foundation.
Doris Amato
Jennifer Wellauer Oechslin
Jennifer Wellauer Oechslin has many years of experience in administration, operations, and executive support. Before joining Helvetica Capital, she held leadership positions in administration and office management within the financial services and sports sectors. Drawing on her broad organizational expertise, strong service orientation, and attention to detail, she supports the team and the Chairman's Office in ensuring efficient and professional day-to-day operations. Jennifer holds a degree in Business Administration (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
Jennifer Wellauer Oechslin
Nadya Steiner
Nadya Steiner is an Investment Director at Helvetica Capital and, as a member of the Executive Board, responsible for the legal affairs of the company. Between 2010 and 2013, Nadya Steiner supported the development of the investment portfolio of Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd. and in this context executed several transactions in diverse industries. After being employed as a Junior Associate at Lenz & Staehelin from 2013 to 2015, she has worked for Helvetica Capital since its inception. Nadya Steiner gained further professional experience at KPMG as an auditor for SMEs and international companies in the areas of trade, industries and services. Nadya Steiner holds a master's degree in Accounting & Finance (M.A.) and a master's degree in Law (M.A.) from the University of St. Gallen. In 2016, she also qualified for the Swiss bar.
Nadya Steiner
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors brings together entrepreneurs, industrial leaders, and financial experts who share a common commitment: to support Swiss companies through their most important transitions.
They are actively involved — not as distant advisors, but as hands-on contributors who open doors and share hard-won experience.
Andreas Schmid
Andreas Schmid is an entrepreneur and, since 2017, President and co-owner of Helvetica Capital. He is Chairman of the trustees of Avenir Suisse, a member of the Board of Directors of Radisson Hotel Group and Chairman of Wirz Partner Holding AG. Previously he was Chairman of the Board of Flughafen Zürich AG, Executive Chairman and co-owner of Oettinger Davidoff AG, Chairman of Gategroup, Symrise and Kuoni Reisen, and Vice Chairman of Barry Callebaut.
Andreas Schmid
Willi Leimer
Willi Leimer is a member of the Board of Directors of Helvetica Capital. He began his career at Goldman Sachs in Zurich and New York, then served as Managing Director of Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley in Zurich, and spent fifteen years as a partner and member of the Board of Directors at WMPartners. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Canica Holding AG and President of gapfruit AG. He holds a doctorate in economics (Dr. oec.) from the University of St. Gallen (HSG).
Willi Leimer
Franz Albers
Franz Albers is a member of the Board of Directors of Helvetica Capital and co-owner of the Zurich-based Albers Group, which operates in the textile, real estate, and financial investment sectors. He has many years of leadership experience as a member of the board of directors of industrial and service companies. He holds a degree in chemical engineering (Dipl. Chem. Ing.) from ETH Zurich and a Master of Science in Management from Stanford University.
Franz Albers
Toni Neuhaus
Toni Neuhaus is a member of the Board of Directors of Helvetica Capital and Chairman of UFF Unternehmensführung AG, which advises owners of larger private companies through the succession process. Since 2012 he has personally guided more than 350 Swiss SMEs through corporate successions. Before that he spent over twenty years in investment banking, including eight years as Head of Corporate Finance at a major Swiss financial institution.
Toni Neuhaus
Silvio Tarchini
Silvio Tarchini is a member of the Board of Directors of Helvetica Capital and President and owner of the Tarchini Group, headquartered in Manno-Lugano, which is active in industrial and commercial buildings, logistics centres, hospitality, retail, and data centres. He gained professional experience in the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Argentina. He studied at Berner Fachhochschule in Biel.
Silvio Tarchini
Hans Hess
Hans Hess is a member of the Board of Directors of Helvetica Capital, an industrial entrepreneur and a former executive. In 2006 he founded Hanesco AG, and since 2020 he has been investor and Chairman of the scale-up company Synhelion AG, a spin-off of ETH Zurich. From 1995 to 2005 he was CEO of Leica Geosystems AG, which he carved out of the Leica Group in 1996 and listed on SIX in 2000 after a buyout with Investcorp. He became Chairman of Burckhardt Compression at its IPO in 2006, and was Chairman of the listed Comet Holding Group from 2007 to 2019 and of the family-owned Reichle & De-Massari from 2007 to 2022. He also served as Vice Chairman of Geberit AG and of Dormakaba Holding AG. From 2011 to 2020 he was President of the Swiss industry association Swissmem, and from 2008 to 2011 a member of the board of the ETH Domain. He holds a master's degree in materials science from ETH Zurich and an MBA from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Hans Hess
Behind every investment, there are people you can trust.
If you are considering the future of your company and want to understand who you would be working with, we welcome the conversation. No formalities. No pressure.