Svetlik Family Office
Ljubljana single-family office of the Svetlik family (Hidria founders), established 1999; invests globally in established public and private companies.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Svetlik
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Hidria, Slovenian automotive-components group built by the family since 1980 and later exited
- HEADQUARTERS
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- OFFICES
- Luxembourg · Zug, Switzerland
- FOUNDED
- 1999
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Global
- STAGES
- Growth
- ROUTES
- Direct investments
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equityPublic equities
Overview
Svetlik Family Office is the family office of the Svetlik family, who built the Slovenian automotive-components group Hidria from 1980 and later exited it. The office says it was established in 1999 and is present in Slovenia, Luxembourg and Switzerland. It invests in established, revenue-generating public and private companies worldwide, mainly in mature industries, and runs the Svetlik Charitable Foundation alongside it.
Investment thesis
Focuses on mature industries while exploring disruptive future sectors; invests in established, revenue-generating public and private companies globally.
People
Classification
Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Svetlik Family Office is a single family office based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, founded in 1999.
Svetlik Family Office invests on behalf of the Svetlik family (Hidria, Slovenian automotive-components group built by the family since 1980 and later exited).
Svetlik Family Office invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity and public equities.
Svetlik Family Office invests at Growth stage in HealthTech, Deep Tech, Software & SaaS, Climate & Energy, Education, Space and Industrial & Manufacturing.
Key people at Svetlik Family Office include Edvard Svetlik (Founder & Chairman), Gašper Svetlik (Co-founder and CEO), Ivi Svetlik (Co-founder) and Urška Svetlik (Managing Director & CEO, Svetlik Charitable Foundation).
No. Svetlik Family Office invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.