Cross Equity Partners

Cross Equity Partners AG is a private equity firm founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, with an additional office in St Helier, Channel Islands. The firm focuses on investments in middle-market, mature companies, primarily within the DACH region, particularly Southern Germany, Switzerland, and Western Austria. Cross Equity Partners specializes in various investment strategies, including buyouts, particularly in succession situations of family-owned businesses and corporate spin-offs, as well as add-on acquisitions and growth capital for expansion financing. The firm targets small to medium-sized enterprises across various sectors, with a strong emphasis on engineering, machinery, industrial products, and business and consumer services. Typically, Cross Equity Partners invests between CHF10 million and CHF50 million for buyouts, taking majority stakes in companies with an enterprise value ranging from CHF15 million to CHF150 million. For growth capital, it invests between CHF5 million and CHF15 million while taking minority stakes and may consider non-executive board positions in its portfolio companies.