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COVER STORIES 43 SVC Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs Investing in Swiss Entrepreneurship The presenting partner of the 2018 Swiss Startup Days, founded in collaboration with the Swiss Venture Club as a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd., provides venture capital to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as young entrepreneurs and start-up companies. For this purpose, SVC Ltd. for Risk Capital for SMEs (SVC Ltd.) is providing a total of CHF 130 million in private capital – with CHF 30 million earmarked for fintech companies. Furthermore, it also supports its investments with advice and expertise from a comprehensive network of partners. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS SVC Ltd. facilitates the development of SMEs in various stages of their life cycle in a quick and straightforward manner. In doing so, it also seeks to make a contribution to competitive advantage in Switzerland. In terms of its investments, SVC Ltd.’s main focus is on long-term financial impact. This also applies to SVC Ltd. itself: Set-up as an evergreen structure, the profits generated from investments in line with the respective sector’s standard conditions are not required to be distributed back to Credit Suisse, but can immediately be plowed back into the investment cycle and thus once more become available as financial resources for Swiss SMEs. Now in its eighth year of operation, given its investment focus both on established SMEs and early-stage investments within medtech, automation/robotics, and fintech, SVC Ltd. is able to achieve positive returns on its investments and thus continue to grow its investment capital. Due to the status of the investment portfolio, SVC Ltd. made some successful divestments both in 2017 and the first half of 2018, and was able to make a positive contribution to its perpetual investment model. As per June 30, 2018, SVC Ltd. has held 87 funding rounds for 45 companies. A total of CHF 110 million has been invested – and there are additional funds on hand for further investments. SVC Ltd. covers a broad portion of the companies’ life cycles, with investments ranging from relatively young companies to established SMEs. In the past, the range of sectors has been just as broad, with investments made in the food, high-tech, and transport industries along with many others. This wide scope of activity is reduced for the early-stage investments. Investments by sector: “We want to focus our investments on three – for Switzerland – strategic areas that we believe have a promising future,” says CEO Elios Elsener. “Based on our team’s industry expertise, we aim to be perceived as experts in the field of robotics & automation, the medtech, and the fintech sectors. To achieve this, the geographic focus has been slightly adapted. In the past, companies had to be domiciled in Switzerland – but in a digital, global environment, strong ties to Switzerland will suffice in future.” 7% Comestible goods 1% Fintech 3% Cleantech 2% Chemical industry 4% Media / social network 5% Transportation 13% Consumer goods 19% Applied informatics 16% Medtech 30% Engineering SWISS STARTUP GUIDE 2018
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