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Multi Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 8 SOURCES

Independent Zurich multi-family office for entrepreneurial families: wealth management, family-office services, private-market fund mandates, direct stakes in DACH SMEs and real-estate club deals.

USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors

Identity

HEADQUARTERS
Zurich, Switzerland
FOUNDED
2011

Investment approach

GEOGRAPHY
SwitzerlandGermanyAustria
STAGES
GrowthBuyout
ROUTES
Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsPrivate equityFunds (as LP)Real estate

Overview

Verium AG is an independent multi-family office in Zurich serving entrepreneurs, families and investors. Besides wealth management and family-office services (governance, estate planning, structures), it manages direct stakes in Swiss and DACH mid-sized companies for its clients and has done so since 2012, with holdings such as Dovida, Christ & Heiri, Tavola, DSwiss and Impact Acoustic. It also offers private-markets fund mandates and, since 2021, real-estate club deals in residential projects around Zurich, Zug and Lucerne.

Investment thesis

Founder-led growth cases, buy-and-build and selective succession deals in the DACH region with a core focus on Switzerland: majority or significant minority stakes from CHF 9 million of equity in asset-light companies with EBITDA above CHF 2 million; core themes technology and innovation, outsourcing and services, health and demographic change, and environmental transformation.

Holdings & investments (15)

  • TW1 Hauswart Gruppe
    since 2026 · Growth, minority stake
  • Impact Acoustic
    since 2024 · Growth, significant minority stake
  • Lynus
    Climate & Energy · since 2024 · Growth, significant minority stake; listed after the divested-holdings heading
  • Dovida
    HealthTech · since 2021 · Buyout, co-investment
  • Sequotech Gruppe
    Software & SaaS · since 2020 · Held via continuation vehicle Sequotech Holding AG (2026) after sale of the first stake
  • Zünd Gruppe
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2020 · Exited 2023 (sold to Henke-Sass, Wolf)
  • DSwiss
    Fintech · since 2019 · Growth, majority stake
  • Mobil in Time Gruppe
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019 · Held via continuation fund Verium I SCSp (2022)
  • Tavola Gruppe
    Food & Agriculture · since 2018 · Buyout, majority stake
  • Quickmail / Quickpac
    since 2018 · Exited 2024 (sold to Planzer)
  • Toradex
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2016 · Held via continuation fund Verium I SCSp (2022) after sale of the first stake
  • Christ & Heiri
    Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2015 · Buyout, majority stake
  • basefit.ch
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2015 · Exited 2018
  • Home Instead
    since 2014 · Exited 2021
  • Swiss Smile
    HealthTech · since 2012 · Exited 2013 (sold to EQT)

People

  • Marc Erni
    Partner Direct Investments · source
  • George Merk
    Partner Direct Investments · source
  • Stephanie Roller
    Partner Direct Investments · source
  • Andrea Weber
    CIO / Investment Director · source
  • Yannick Brühlmann
    COO / Investment Manager · source
  • Carlo Vinzens
    Investment Director · source
  • Severin Stefanini
    Investment Director · source
  • Thomas Uibel
    Investment Director · source
  • Xavier Liechti
    Investment Director · source
  • Dino von Büren
    Investment Manager · source
  • Frederik Hädicke
    Investment Manager · source
  • John Iseli
    Investment Manager · source
  • Manuel Frei
    Investment Manager · source
  • Patrick Strittmatter
    Investment Manager · source
  • Matthias Brüderlin
    Investment Associate · source
  • Nick Anthon
    Investment Analyst · source
  • Francis Barrier
    Member of the Direct Investments Committee · source
  • Daniel Kuster
    Member of the Real Estate Investment Committee · source
  • Ede I. Andràskay
    Member of the Real Estate Investment Committee · source
  • Ralph Aerni
    Member of the Wealth Management Investment Committee · source
  • Thorsten Querg
    Member of the Wealth Management Investment Committee · source
  • Tom Osterwalder
    Member of the Wealth Management Investment Committee · source
  • Dr. Marco Balmelli
    Board of Directors · source
  • Dominique Frey
    Board of Directors · source
  • Markus Heeb
    Partner Family Office · source
  • Matthias Huber
    Partner Wealth Management · source
  • Jonas Birk
    Partner Wealth Management · source
  • Emilie Heinimann
    Partner Wealth Management · source
  • Dominique Wohnlich
    Partner · source
  • Tobias Reinhardt
    Head Real Estate · source
  • Rogier Engelsma
    Senior Advisor · source

Frequently asked questions

Verium AG is a multi family office based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2011.

Verium AG invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity, funds (as lp) and real estate.

Verium AG invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Software & SaaS, HealthTech, Climate & Energy and Real Estate & PropTech.

Verium AG's stated ticket size is From CHF 9M.

Key people at Verium AG include Dr. Marco Balmelli (Board of Directors), Dominique Frey (Board of Directors), Marc Erni (Partner Direct Investments) and George Merk (Partner Direct Investments).

Verium AG's holdings and investments include TW1 Hauswart Gruppe, Impact Acoustic, Dovida, DSwiss, Tavola Gruppe, Christ & Heiri, Toradex and Mobil in Time Gruppe, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Verium AG is TW1 Hauswart Gruppe (TW1 Management AG) (Growth (minority, capital increase)), announced in Jun 2026.