A team for your success.
Every company is different, every purpose unique. This is precisely why our close to 40 investment professionals and specialists ensure that teams are formed based on expertise and market competence appropriate for the task at hand.
Team
Capvis AG is the exclusive advisor to the Capvis Funds on the selection of suitable companies for investment as well as supporting the planning and execution of respective strategies. We work to advance companies and effectively position them for sustainable success.
The Capvis General Partners in Jersey and the team in Luxembourg administer the Capvis Funds and the holding companies.
Additionally, Capvis works with a number of external Senior Advisors (mostly C-level Executives and board members) in several markets.
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We are proud to announce that Capvis is certified as Great Place to Work, which demonstrates the strong collaboration that exists within our company.
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Investment Team
Samuel Dieterle
Investment Team
Samuel Dieterle
Investment Team
Samuel Dieterle works with the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Samuel worked in investment banking at UBS and Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. in Frankfurt and London.
Samuel holds a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Management & Technology from the Technical University of Munich.
Contact
Samuel Dieterle
+49 69 247 55 87 14
Johanna Dolci
Investment Team
Johanna Dolci
Investment Team
Johanna Dolci is an Investment Director at Capvis and serves on the boards of hessnatur, Kaffee Partner, arena and Gotha Cosmetics.
Prior to joining Capvis, Johanna worked in the Industrial Team at Barclays Investment Bank in London and at CMC Capital.
Johanna holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in International Economics & Management from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.
Contact
Johanna Dolci
+41 43 300 58 43
Konstantin Ewald
Investment Team
Konstantin Ewald
Investment Team
Konstantin Ewald works with the Investment Team at Capvis. He serves on the board of ProXES and Xovis.
After Capvis’ investment in Xovis, Konstantin spent 2 years as VP Strategy at the portfolio company. Prior to joining Capvis, Konstantin worked at Porsche Consulting and Accenture.
Konstantin holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.
Contact
Konstantin Ewald
+41 43 300 58 44
Daniel Flaig
Managing Partner
Daniel Flaig
Managing Partner
Daniel Flaig is a Managing Partner, the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Investment Committee at Capvis. He serves on the boards of hessnatur, arena, Kaffee Partner, Gotha Cosmetics and Pacific Consult. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the China Innovation Fund. He was formerly a board member for Bartec, Benninger, Uster Technologies, WMF, Wittur, VAT and Felss.
Daniel started his career as a business consultant with Arthur Andersen in Zurich.
He holds a Master of Science from Stanford University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. He also studied at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Lyon, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Contact
Daniel Flaig
+41 43 300 58 14
Rolf Friedli
Partner
Rolf Friedli
Partner
Rolf Friedli is a Partner, the Chairman and a member of the Investment Committee at Capvis. Rolf also serves on the boards of Hennecke, ProXES, Amann Girrbach and Ammega. Previously, he has served on the boards of Variosystems, Ondal, Rena, Lista, Orior, Etavis, Myonic, Melcher Holding, Catalana de Polimers, De Sede Group, Benninger, nicko tours, Stadler Rail Group and WMF.
Rolf started his career with Goldman Sachs Investment Banking in New York and London, and subsequently at Clariden Bank Asset Management and SBC Warburg (Capital Markets).
Rolf holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, USA and he studied Finance and Marketing at the University of Applied Sciences in Olten, Switzerland.
Contact
Rolf Friedli
+41 43 300 58 15
Johanna Gascoin
Investment Team Assistant
Johanna Gascoin
Investment Team Assistant
Johanna Gascoin is an Assistant and supports the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Johanna worked at AccorHotels.
Contact
Johanna Gascoin
+41 43 300 58 31
Daniel Hagn
Investment Team
Daniel Hagn
Investment Team
Daniel Hagn works with the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Daniel worked as an Investment Banking Associate at the Bank of America.
Daniel holds a Master's degree in Accounting & Financial Management of the Stockholm School of Economics.
Contact
Daniel Hagn
+49 69 8088 49 06
Samira Hermann
Investment Team Assistant
Samira Hermann
Investment Team Assistant
Samira Hermann is an Assistant and supports the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Samira worked at Octapharma AG in Lachen.
Contact
Samira Hermann
+41 43 300 58 30
Patrick Höfliger
Investment Team
Patrick Höfliger
Investment Team
Patrick Höfliger is an Investment Director at Capvis. He serves on the board of Felss and supports the board of Ammega.
Prior to joining Capvis, Patrick worked at J.P. Morgan in the investment banking team in London and Zurich.
Patrick holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and a Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Contact
Patrick Höfliger
+41 43 300 58 22
Marlyn Kolenda
Investment Team Assistant
Marlyn Kolenda
Investment Team Assistant
Marlyn Kolenda is an Assistant and supports the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Marlyn worked at Migros Bank AG.
Contact
Marlyn Kolenda
+41 43 300 58 45
Stefanie Lahm
Investment Team Assistant
Stefanie Lahm
Investment Team Assistant
Stefanie Lahm is an Assistant as well as Office Manager and supports the Investment Team at Capvis in Frankfurt.
Prior to joining Capvis, Stefanie worked at Goldman Sachs and Barclays Bank.
Contact
Stefanie Lahm
+49 69 80 88 49 10
Simon Lussi
Partner
Simon Lussi
Partner
Simon Lussi is a Partner at Capvis. He serves on the boards of Amann Girrbach and Xovis and responsible for the Advanced Services & Software sector at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Simon was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company and worked at Credit Suisse in the mergers & acquisitions division.
Simon holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Contact
Simon Lussi
+41 43 300 58 16
Enrico Merlin
Investment Team
Enrico Merlin
Investment Team
Enrico Merlin is an Investment Director at Capvis and serves on the board of Tmax and ARAG.
Prior to joining Capvis, Enrico worked at Mediobanca in London and Milan.
Enrico holds a Master’s of Science in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University of Milan, Italy.
Contact
Enrico Merlin
+41 43 300 58 47
Marvin Müller
Investment Team
Marvin Müller
Investment Team
Marvin Müller works with the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Marvin worked at Trilantic Europe, J.P. Morgan, 3i Group, Lazard, Société Générale and ODDO BHF in London and Frankfurt.
Marvin holds a Master`s degree in Finance from IE Business School and a Bachelor’s degree from University of South Wales.
Contact
Marvin Müller
+41 43 300 58 48
André Perwas
Partner
André Perwas
Partner
André Perwas is a Partner, a member of the Investment Committee and responsible for the Advanced Services & Software sector at Capvis. He serves on the boards of BSI Software, Visable and Xovis.
Prior to joining Capvis, André worked at 3i Group and Accenture.
André holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley USA and has a degree in mathematics from the University of Oldenburg, Germany.
Contact
André Perwas
+ 49 69 247 5587 13
Julian Popov
Investment Team
Julian Popov
Investment Team
Julian Popov works with the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Julian was working for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, Rantum Capital, Andersch and Golden Equator Ventures.
Julian holds a Master’s degree in Finance from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Capital Markets from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University.
Contact
Julian Popov
+49 69 8088 49 04
Daniela Riedener
Investment Team Assistant
Daniela Riedener
Investment Team Assistant
Daniela Riedener is an Assistant and supports the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Daniela worked at Schroder Adveq Management AG, Empira AG, MB Barter & Trading SA and UBS AG.
Contact
Daniela Riedener
+41 43 300 58 49
Kaili Shen
Investment Team
Kaili Shen
Investment Team
Kaili Shen works with the Investment Team at Capvis. He serves on the board of Hennecke.
Prior to joining Capvis, Kaili was working for EMERAM Capital Partners and The Boston Consulting Group.
Kaili holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California – Santa Barbara and a Bachelor's degree from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Contact
Kaili Shen
+49 69 80 88 49 02
Andreas Simon
Partner
Andreas Simon
Partner
Andreas Simon is a Partner, a member of the Investment Committee and responsible for the Industrial Technology sector at Capvis. He serves on the boards of ARAG and Tmax. Previously he has served on the boards of ProXES, RENA, arena, Wittur and Ticketcorner.
Prior to joining Capvis, Andreas was a project manager in the corporate finance M&A department of Siemens AG, Munich and worked as a commercial sales manager for Siemens Power Generation. After his studies he worked with Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in the European mergers & acquisitions team in London.
Andreas holds a Bachelor of Science in International Management from ESB Reutlingen, Germany and ICADE Madrid, Spain.
Contact
Andreas Simon
+41 43 300 58 11
Michael Tschopp
Investment Team
Michael Tschopp
Investment Team
Michael Tschopp works with the Investment Team at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Michael worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse.
Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.
Contact
Michael Tschopp
+41 43 300 58 46
André Weilenmann
Investment Team
André Weilenmann
Investment Team
André Weilenmann is an Investment Director at Capvis. He serves on the boards of Variosystems as well as BSI Software.
Prior to joining Capvis, Andre worked at Credit Suisse, KKR & Co. L.P. and TRS Texas Teachers in London.
He holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Contact
André Weilenmann
+41 43 300 58 23
David Wiprächtiger
Investment Team
David Wiprächtiger
Investment Team
David Wiprächtiger works with the Investment Team at Capvis. He supports the board of Amann Girrbach.
Prior to joining Capvis, David worked as a Consultant at Roland Berger as well as with UBS in Zurich.
David holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance as well as a CEMS Master’s in International Management from the University of St. Gallen.
Contact
David Wiprächtiger
+41 43 300 58 39
Boris Zoller
Managing Partner
Boris Zoller
Managing Partner
Boris Zoller is a Managing Partner, a member of the Investment Committee, Head of the Investment Team and responsible for the Healthcare sector at Capvis. He serves on the boards of Variosystems and Tertianum. Previously, he has served on the board of Kaffee Partner.
Prior to joining Capvis, Boris worked with Oliver Wyman as a strategy consultant.
Boris holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Contact
Boris Zoller
+41 43 300 58 26
Heiko Zühlke
Head of Investor Relations
Heiko Zühlke
Head of Investor Relations
Heiko Zühlke is Head of Investor Relations at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Heiko worked as Head of Investor Relations for Amplitude Capital in Zug and for Morgan Stanley`s and Credit Suisse`s Equity Derivatives Departments in London.
Heiko holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration in Financial Engineering from the Yale School of Management in New Haven and a Bachelor in Marketing and International Finance from the University of Denver.
Contact
Heiko Zühlke
+41 43 300 58 29
Portfolio Specialists
Nikola Engelhardt
ESG Program Manager
Nikola Engelhardt
ESG Program Manager
Nikola Engelhardt works with the ESG Team at Capvis.
She is an experienced program and project manager, who has worked for our portfolio companies for 10 years in various areas.
Nikola has a Master of Business Administration from University of Bayreuth and an Executive Master in Consulting and Coaching for Change from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
Contact
Nikola Engelhardt
+49 69 808 84 911
Michael Fang
Chief Representative China
Michael Fang
Chief Representative China
Michael Fang is Chief Representative of Capvis in Shanghai. He also is a representative of the consulting firm Pacific Consult in China, which supports European Companies regarding their Asian strategy.
Michael holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy from Shengyang University.
Contact
Michael Fang
+86 21 5830 1200
Andreas Hugener
Head of Human Resources
Andreas Hugener
Head of Human Resources
Andreas Hugener is Head of Human Resources and responsible for strategic HR management and top management recruitment and assessment at Capvis’ portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Capvis, Andreas was the Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer at Swissport International Ltd., and had various leading senior positions in HR management at Sulzer.
Andreas holds a M.A. in Human Capital Management from the University of Zurich and a B.A. in Business Administration from the Steinbeis-University Berlin and the University of St. Gallen.
Contact
Andreas Hugener
+41 43 300 58 52
Björn Lauschke
Debt Advisory
Björn Lauschke
Debt Advisory
Björn Lauschke is Head of Debt Advisory and responsible for all debt financings in the Capvis portfolio.
Prior to joining Capvis, Björn was a Director in the debt advisory division of DC Advisory Partners and with Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse and WestLB in the structured finance division.
He studied business administration at the University of Mannheim with a Dipl.-Kfm. degree.
Contact
Björn Lauschke
+41 43 300 58 13
Samanta Meyer
Human Resources
Samanta Meyer
Human Resources
Samanta Meyer supports Human Resources at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Samanta worked at Lyoness Suisse GmbH and Fuhrer & Hotz AG.
Contact
Samanta Meyer
+41 43 300 58 17
Claudine Oberholzer
Office Manager
Claudine Oberholzer
Office Manager
Claudine Oberholzer is an Assistant and Office Manager at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Claudine worked at Valessentia AG and BASF.
Contact
Claudine Oberholzer
+41 43 300 58 55
Marco Ruch
Risk Management & Finance
Marco Ruch
Risk Management & Finance
Marco Ruch is a Finance Director and responsible for valuations and reporting at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Marco was responsible for reporting and controlling of alternative investments at Arctic Services AG in Zurich, Switzerland.
Marco received a lic. oec. publ. from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and is a CAIA.
Contact
Marco Ruch
+41 43 300 58 28
Marc Schütt
Legal
Marc Schütt
Legal
Marc Schütt is General Counsel of Capvis. He oversees all of Capvis’ legal affairs and also supports Capvis’ portfolio companies in legal matters. Marc serves on the board of Felss and is Non-Executive Director of the Fund’s group companies in Luxembourg.
Prior to joining Capvis, Marc worked as Senior Legal Director at Dana Incorporated in Zug, Switzerland, where he was responsible for the legal affairs of all European operations and the Off-Highway Business Unit globally. Prior to that, Marc was with Latham & Watkins in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, focussing on Private Equity and M&A.
Marc holds a Master’s degree of Laws and Economics from the University of Jena, Germany.
Contact
Marc Schütt
+41 43 300 58 53
Wolf Stein
Senior Advisor
Wolf Stein
Senior Advisor
Wolf Stein is a Senior Advisor to Capvis in China and a member of the Advisory Board of the China Innovation Fund.
Prior to working with Capvis, Wolf gained private equity experience which included roles in the German speaking world with Deutsche Beteiligungs AG & Advent International as well as in Asia with GIC SI in Singapore and Schroders Adveq, Capital Dynamics and Citic Capital in China.
Wolf holds an MBA from China Europe International Business School (Shanghai), a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a Diploma from Humboldt University Berlin. Furthermore, Wolf studied Chinese language and culture at Zhejiang University Hangzhou.
Contact
Wolf Stein
+86 1340 1128 455
Immanuel von Aesch
Director Business Intelligence
Immanuel von Aesch
Director Business Intelligence
Immanuel von Aesch is a Director Business Intelligence at Capvis.
Prior to joining Capvis, Immanuel worked as a Strategy & Analytics Manager at Boydak Strategy Consulting, Applied Intelligence Manager at Accenture, Energy Economist at BKW and as Executive Director at Lake Villa Lotus.
Immanuel holds a Master’s degree in Business and Economics from the University of Basel and a postgraduate Diploma in Machine Learning und Artificial Intelligence from Columbia University. He is currently finishing his Executive MBA.
Contact
Immanuel von Aesch
+41 43 300 58 54
Daniel Wendel
Risk Management & Finance
Daniel Wendel
Risk Management & Finance
Daniel Wendel is a Finance Director at Capvis and responsible for risk management, portfolio monitoring and reporting portfolio company performance.
Prior to joining Capvis, Daniel was a senior manager, responsible for reporting and controlling at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG in Zurich, Switzerland.
Daniel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Science Northwestern, Switzerland.
Contact
Daniel Wendel
+41 43 300 58 37
Nicole Wiesinger
Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting Specialist
Nicole Wiesinger
Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting Specialist
Nicole Wiesinger is an Associate Director at Capvis and is responsible for portfolio monitoring and reporting on the performance of portfolio companies.
Previously, Nicole worked at Empira AG in Zug as a Senior Finance Manager and was responsible for the internal and external accounting and reporting of all group companies. Before that, Nicole was Head of Finance at Rhein Petroleum GmbH. Nicole started her career in audit and advisory.
Nicole holds a degree in Business Administration from the SRH University of Applied Science in Heidelberg.
IR and Fund Specialists
James Banks
Fund Team Jersey
James Banks
Fund Team Jersey
James Banks is Fund Controller for the Capvis Funds in Jersey.
Prior to joining Capvis, James worked at BlueCrest Capital Management, KPMG and ABN AMRO Bank.
James holds a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science (First Class) from the University of Chichester and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2016.
Contact
James Banks
+44 1534 486 723
Jonathon Buesnel
Fund Team Jersey
Jonathon Buesnel
Fund Team Jersey
Jonathon Buesnel is Executive Director of the Capvis General Partner companies in Jersey. He has extensive experience administering private equity funds and has served on a number of other general partner boards.
Prior to joining Capvis, Jonathon was a Director at Ipes with responsibility for delivery of its Jersey operations. He also acted as Client Director and Head of European Business Development at Moore Management.
Jonathon holds a B.A. (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from Kingston University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1999 whilst working at KPMG
Contact
Jonathon Buesnel
+44 1534 486 721
Carola Palitschka
Fund Team Jersey
Carola Palitschka
Fund Team Jersey
Carola Palitschka is an Administration Manager for the Capvis Funds in Jersey.
Prior to joining Capvis, Carola worked for Saltgate Limited and Moore Stephens in Jersey.
Carola is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and qualified as a Chartered Governance Professional in 2017. Carola also holds a Professional Diploma in Governance.
Contact
Carola Palitschka
+44 1534 486 724
Rachel Van Neste
Fund Team Jersey
Rachel Van Neste
Fund Team Jersey
Rachel Van Neste is an Administration Manager for the Capvis Funds in Jersey.
Prior to joining Capvis, Rachel worked for Saltgate Limited in Jersey.
Rachel is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and qualified as a Chartered Governance Professional in 2021. Rachel also holds a Professional Diploma in Governance and a BA from the University of Liverpool.
Contact
Rachel Van Neste
+44 1534 486 720
Jersey Board
Francesca Barnes
Non-Executive Director
Jonathon Buesnel
Executive Director
Nigel Campion-Smith
Non-Executive Director
Geoff Cook
Non-Executive Director
John Cosnett
Non-Executive Director
Felix Rohner
Non-Executive Director
Luxembourg Board
Jean-Robert Bartolini
Executive Director
Delphine Bircker
Administration Manager
Ahcene Boulhais
Administration Manager
Marc Schütt
Non-Executive Director
Corporate Officer
Carlotta Bertolino
Senior Corporate Officer