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Featured · Handelszeitung · Corporate Finance · September 2026
“Helvetica Capital stands for entrepreneurial capital from entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.”
In the September 2026 Corporate Finance supplement of the Handelszeitung, Philipp talks about succession in Swiss SMEs. He explains how we invest together with entrepreneurial families, with no fixed holding period. He also shares the stories of NÜSSLI and Schulthess.
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Philipp Berner in the Handelszeitung's Corporate Finance supplement
In the September 2026 Corporate Finance supplement of the Handelszeitung, Philipp talks about succession in Swiss SMEs. He explains how we invest together with entrepreneurial families, with no fixed holding period.
Helvetica Capital arranges succession at NÜSSLI: eps and NÜSSLI join forces
After more than eight years in the portfolio, the group of Swiss entrepreneur-investors led by Helvetica Capital has transferred its stake in the NÜSSLI Group to eps founder and owner Okan Tombulca as part of a planned succession solution.
Helvetica Capital invests in Statron AG
Swiss entrepreneur-investors acquire Statron AG alongside former owners in a sustainable succession transaction. A 50-year-old manufacturer of UPS systems with approximately 240 employees and customers in over 100 countries.
Schulthess continues expansion and acquires the Solasa Group
Three new brands: Maire, Lavorent, and Wyser. Schulthess now employs 600+ people globally.
FME Feinmechanik joins the POLYGENA family
Precision mechanics and medtech specialist becomes the seventh company in the group.
Ownership change and strategic partnership: a stable foundation for further growth at Studer Cables
Strategic partnership with the HARTING Technology Group: combining family ownership with global industrial reach while preserving Swiss identity.
Swiss precision toolmaker Sphinx Tools acquired by Sandvik
All 115 employees retained. All three Swiss production facilities preserved. Sphinx becomes part of Sandvik Coromant division.
Helvetica Capital brings Schulthess Maschinen AG back to Swiss majority ownership
Entrepreneur-investors acquire an additional 26%, reaching 65%, making Schulthess independent and Swiss-majority-owned again after a decade under Sweden's NIBE Group.
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