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Private equity: Direct or indirect investment

Professional and institutional investors can invest directly or indirectly in high-growth, unlisted companies. The private equity asset class promises an attractive return because it has a higher risk premium. It is also well suited for risk diversification.

Facts and figures

CHF 180 million

The Swisscanto Growth Fund has invested around CHF 180 million in 14 strongly growing companies in the health tech, industrial tech and ICT sectors.

First successful exit

At the beginning of 2022, the health tech start-up Creoptix sold 100 percent of its shares. This is the first company sale (exit) of our Swisscanto Growth Fund.

10 to 14 percent

With our private equity funds, we aim to achieve target returns of between 10 and 14 percent (internal rate of return, after costs) per year.

2022

In early 2022, we launched a private equity fund that invests in companies that contribute to the decarbonisation of the global economy.

CHF 180 million

The Swisscanto Growth Fund has invested around CHF 180 million in 14 strongly growing companies in the health tech, industrial tech and ICT sectors.

10 to 14 percent

With our private equity funds, we aim to achieve target returns of between 10 and 14 percent (internal rate of return, after costs) per year.

First successful exit

At the beginning of 2022, the health tech start-up Creoptix sold 100 percent of its shares. This is the first company sale (exit) of our Swisscanto Growth Fund.

2022

In early 2022, we launched a private equity fund that invests in companies that contribute to the decarbonisation of the global economy.

We actively support companies with our strategic know-how and network right up to the successful exit.

Andreas Nicoli Head of Private Equity

The return drivers of private equity

With private market investments, institutional investors benefit from return drivers such as illiquidity premiums, complexity premiums or premiums through direct influence. The attractiveness of these return drivers lies in the fact that they offer higher and more diversified risk premiums than investments in liquid markets. Attractiveness is particularly high when traditional investment instruments offer low expected returns.

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