Who can apply

To enter the programme, the companies must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Privately held
• Turnover in excess of CHF 100mio. (not applicable for companies in the health care industry such as biotech, life science, medtech, dentaltech, and suppliers etc.)
• HQ or major decision centre in Switzerland (operations can be abroad)
• Compliant from legal, tax and ethical perspective
• Have a (financial) track record of at least three years

Could be:

• Privately owned Swiss company
• Swiss portfolio company controlled by private equity firms independent of latter’s domicile

The following organisations are ineligible:

Credit institutions, banks, insurance companies with equity shares traded at a regulated stock exchange at the time of initial acceptance to the programme, Swiss subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, government-owned entities/public sector agencies, charities and not-for-profit organisations and their affiliates and subsidiaries

In doubt, please contact us to support you along the process.