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High-growth and high-return investments

With Swisscanto Growth Funds, professional and institutional investors invest in high-growth companies that are not (yet) listed on the stock market and offer great investment opportunities. You benefit from our proximity to the start-up scene in Switzerland and Europe.

How you benefit with the Swisscanto Growth Fund

Target return of 10 to 12 percent

We invest particularly in companies in the expansion phase and aim for a target return of 10 to 12 percent (IRR after costs) per year.

Influence and transparency

We invest directly, are close to the management and can have an influence. Our goal is to support companies over a reasonable period of time until exiting the investment.

Diversification: concentrated or broad

The Swisscanto Growth Fund focuses on direct investments in the health tech and ICT sectors.

Target return of 10 to 12 percent

We invest particularly in companies in the expansion phase and aim for a target return of 10 to 12 percent (IRR after costs) per year.

Diversification: concentrated or broad

The Swisscanto Growth Fund focuses on direct investments in the health tech and ICT sectors.

Influence and transparency

We invest directly, are close to the management and can have an influence. Our goal is to support companies over a reasonable period of time until exiting the investment.

Our investment philosophy

The Swisscanto (CH) Private Equity Switzerland Growth I KmGK invests in high-growth companies. We offer investors access to attractive companies that are not yet publicly traded. Our goal is to create added value with direct investments, support the companies until exiting the investment and achieve an annual return of 10 to 12 percent. Our investment directors are trusted practitioners in the development and internationalisation of innovative companies.

Our investment process

A systematic and disciplined investment process is the basis for high value creation. That's why we adhere to our proven governance structures for illiquid assets. We work with industry experts to screen and source possible investments. We only invest in a company after detailed internal and external due diligence – often alongside other well-known private equity companies.

Focus on growth

Thanks to its corporate venture initiative Start-up Finance and venture capital platform investiere.ch, Zürcher Kantonalbank is close to the market and has already financed more than 250 start-ups with risk capital of more than CHF 180 million. With the Private Equity Growth Fund, you invest in innovative companies that have outgrown the start-up/venture capital phase.

Who are our private equity funds suitable for?

Our private equity funds are subject to the oversight of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and are aimed exclusively at professional and institutional investors.

Three good reasons to choose us

  1. 1 Expertise: Our investment professionals know the growth markets, industries and companies.
  2. 2 Objectives: With our growth funds, we aim to achieve a return of 10 to 12 percent IRR per year.
  3. 3 Sustainability: Our commitment to sustainability in the private equity sector is a consistent step in the overall context of our sustainable public service mandate.

Other private equity funds as alternatives

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