Thierry joined SMC Corporate Finance in 2016. For over twenty years he has been exclusively involved in corporate transactions, both on the buy- and sell-side. He is particularly interested in succession situations and corporate development projects (“buy-and-build”). He has a great deal of know-how in the assessment and marketing of very diverse business models in dynamic entrepreneurial environments and a pronounced intercultural competence.

Before becoming a partner at SMC Corporate Finance, Thierry was a consultant at Altium Capital for more than 15 years, most recently as a Managing Director. Before joining the M&A advisory business, he gained experience in industry, commerce and the investment businesses. He spent more than three years as a Senior Investment Manager at Invision, a mid-sized private equity firm. Prior to that, Thierry held various finance positions at Metro Group, Daimler and Swatch Group.

Thierry holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Master’s degree in economics with a focus on finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

Selected transaction experience

• Buy-out of minority shareholder Group – Hoval Group (Heating & Ventilation HVAC)
• Sale of Logicare to Avectris – Axpo-Group (IT Services)
• Sale of Alpha Solutions to Bechtle (IT services)
• MBO Inomed Technology with Initiative Finance and Capital Transmission (Medtech)
• MBI Desperado with Ufenau Capital Partners (Gastronomy)
• MBO Autoform with Astorg Private Equity (Software)
• SoftwareOne / Investment by KKR (IT services)
• Sale of Ulysse Nardin to Kering (Watch manufactory)
• Sale of Adent to Hesira/Oaktree Capital (Dental clinics)
• Diverse acquisitions of Swarovski (Chamilia, Tara) (Jewellery)
• Sale of Kägi to WM15 Holding (Food)
• Sale of Kermel to Barclays Private Equity (Textile)
• Aquisition of Bühler Thermal Processes by Cross von Bühler (Plant construction)
• Sale of Roland Murten and Cansimag to Cornu (Food)
• Sale of Fotolabo to Ifolor (Fotocolor Kreuzlingen) (Photo lab)
• Sale of Debitel to Swisscom (Telecommunication)
• IPO Telegate, Frankfurt (Communication services)
• IPO Debitel, Frankfurt (Telecommunication)