Private Equity
Private Equity & Direct Investments
We invest directly in companies and private-market opportunities where ownership, strategic insight and active engagement can create additional value.
INVESTING. BUILDING. CREATING ENDURING VALUE.
WFides combines entrepreneurial experience, financial expertise and a global perspective to identify opportunities shaped by the forces transforming the world economy. We invest intelligently and work alongside businesses and partners to accelerate growth, unlock opportunities and create long-term value.
Private Family Office & Strategic Investments
WFides AG – Private Family Office & Strategic Investments
Capital with conviction. A global perspective. An entrepreneurial approach.
WFides is a Swiss private investment office combining entrepreneurial expertise, active ownership and disciplined investment management.
Unlike traditional investment firms rooted primarily in finance, WFides brings together more than 30 years of hands-on experience in building, scaling and transforming businesses — from early-stage companies to international market leaders, strategic exits and publicly listed businesses.
Our philosophy is simple: to invest well, you must understand how businesses are actually built.
Our experience goes beyond financial analysis. We understand the real drivers of enterprise value — strategy, people, technology, operations, sales, international expansion, capital requirements and execution.
We combine this entrepreneurial and operational expertise with sophisticated financial analysis, capital allocation and risk management.
This allows WFides to approach investments not simply as a financial investor, but as an entrepreneurial investor capable of identifying, developing and protecting long-term value.
We invest as entrepreneurs, manage risk as investors, and build for long-term value.
Capital should be protected with discipline, deployed with conviction and positioned for the world that is emerging — not the world that is disappearing.
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The WFides investment universe
Technology & AI
Technology, AI & Digital Infrastructure
We target technologies with durable economic relevance — from AI and enterprise software to cybersecurity, automation, fintech and digital infrastructure.
Energy & Resources
Energy, Oil & Gas, Electrification & Commodities
We invest pragmatically across the energy system: oil & gas, renewable power, electrification, infrastructure, logistics and strategic commodities.
Real Estate & Hospitality
Real Estate, Hospitality & Cross-Border Investment
We invest selectively in prime real estate and hospitality and can support selected cross-border transactions through opportunity origination, disciplined analysis and senior-level execution coordination.
Public Markets
Public Markets, Funds & Portfolio Diversification
Selective public-market exposure and high-quality funds provide liquidity, diversification and a complementary source of long-term returns.
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Our Edge
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Entrepreneurial DNA
We understand businesses from the inside. Our experience in building, scaling and transforming companies helps us evaluate management, execution risk and value-creation potential beyond financial statements.
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Cross-Sector Perspective
Technology, energy, real estate, infrastructure and capital markets are increasingly interconnected. Our cross-sector perspective helps us identify opportunities created by electrification, AI, infrastructure investment, urban transformation, real-asset scarcity and changing global supply chains.
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International Network
Our history across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas provides access to international relationships, local insight and cross-border opportunities. This network can also support the sourcing, assessment and coordination of complex direct investments, including selected real-estate and hospitality transactions in Europe.
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Selective Capital
We are not required to invest on a fixed timetable. This allows us to remain patient, preserve liquidity and deploy capital when conviction and conditions are strongest.
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Active Engagement
In private investments and selected real-asset transactions, we can contribute strategic thinking, commercial development, investment analysis, transaction coordination and senior-level networks in addition to principal capital where appropriate.
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Management & Senior Advisors
Our management and senior advisors combine entrepreneurial leadership, financial-market experience, international operations and deep sector knowledge.
Alexandra Schawalder Li Vigni
CEO
William Tamaloust
Board Advisor
Joël Kohli
Board Advisor
PRIVATE CAPITAL.
REAL ASSETS.
STRUCTURAL GROWTH.
WFides combines principal capital, strategic insight and international experience to pursue durable value across private companies, real assets and changing global markets.
For direct investment opportunities, real estate and hospitality transactions, co-investments or selected strategic partnerships, please contact WFides AG.