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Robin R. Richiger

Managing Partner

Robin Richiger founded SMC Corporate Finance GmbH together with Marcel Goetsch in April 2014. As a senior advisor with a broad network of business relationships built up over many years, he supports entrepreneurs, investors and companies in both M&A and financing transactions from A to Z, in Switzerland and internationally.

Prior to founding SMC Corporate Finance, Robin was a Corporate Finance advisor in senior positions at companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bank Lombard Odier and Bank Vontobel as well as Partner at Zurmont Madison Private Equity.

In parallel to his activities in Corporate Finance, he had been for many years a member of the Board of Directors of Obrist Group, which construction and concrete business he had taken over in 2014 as Owner and Delegate of the Board. In 2019 he successfully sold both businesses. He is Member of the Boards of constreq AG (construction equipment) and Screver AG (experience cloud software).

Robin is a CFA charter holder (chartered financial analyst) and holds a Master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) with a major in finance & accounting.

Selected transaction experience

  • Acquisition of Argolite by SWISS KRONO GROUP (building materials)
  • Acquisition of R&S by VT5 (electrical infrastructure products)
  • Debt arranging for acquisition of R&S by VT5 (electrical infrastructure products)
  • Buy-out of Oncology Compass from MSD (knowledge platform)
  • Sale of operating businesses of Obrist Bauunternehmung and Obrist Beton to Birchmeier Group (construction)
  • Spin-off and sale of itnetX (Switzerland) to Swisscom (IT services)
  • Acquisition of Enventus by Hoval (climate control)
  • Sale of MiuMeet to online dating group (online)
  • Acquisition of Böller’s construction business by Obrist Bauunternehmung (construction)
  • Sale of timber construction business of Kaufmann Holz+Bau to Renus Group (construction)
  • Acquisition of Lexi-tech Intl. by CLS Communication (language services)
  • Partial sale and capital increase of CLS Communication by Zurmont Madision Private Equity (language services)
  • Sale of Spiess Holding to Orior/Capvis (food)
  • Acquisition of Documed by Galencia (services)
  • Recapitalization with new investors of Swisslog (engineering)
  • Recapitalization with new investors of Swissmetall (metal processing)
  • Sale of Swiss Steel to Schmolz+Bickenbach (steel production)
  • Acquisition of Göhner Merkur Totalunternehmung by Zschokke (construction)