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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 3 SOURCES

GVO Advisory Management

Family office of Hansa Aktiengesellschaft

Also known as GVO Asset Management AG

Zug single family office of the von Opel family (Hansa AG), founded 2007 by Georg von Opel; formerly GVO Asset Management.

USEFUL FOR Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY
von Opel
WEALTH ORIGIN
Opel, the car maker founded by Adam Opel in 1862 and sold to General Motors in 1930
HEADQUARTERS
Zug, Switzerland
FOUNDED
2007

Investment approach

SECTORS
Climate & EnergyReal Estate & PropTech
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)

Overview

GVO Advisory Management AG describes itself as a single family office based in Zug. Swiss and German press describe it as the family office of Hansa Aktiengesellschaft, owned by the von Opel family since 1930, and say Georg von Opel founded GVO in 2007. Lucia Waldner became CEO in June 2024, and further senior hires followed that year. The firm was previously named GVO Asset Management AG.

People

  • Marina Nitsa Viergutz
    Managing Director, Investments · source
  • Georg von Opel
    Founder · source
  • Lucia Waldner
    CEO · source
  • Susanne Reinhard
    Group General Counsel · source
  • Alexander Köhler
    Group Chief Financial Officer · source

Frequently asked questions

GVO Advisory Management is a single family office based in Zug, Switzerland, founded in 2007.

GVO Advisory Management invests on behalf of the von Opel family (Opel, the car maker founded by Adam Opel in 1862 and sold to General Motors in 1930).

GVO Advisory Management invests its own capital into companies.

GVO Advisory Management invests in Climate & Energy and Real Estate & PropTech.

Key people at GVO Advisory Management include Georg von Opel (Founder), Lucia Waldner (CEO), Marina Nitsa Viergutz (Managing Director, Investments) and Susanne Reinhard (Group General Counsel).