Our Private Equity Platform
Turning Niche Into
Opportunity
With 200+ years of family business expertise we leverage our experience in private equity to unlock value across market cycles. Our strategy? Drive exceptional performance by identifying and investing in growth opportunities within the real economy.
Family Businesses
Investing With The Best, Not The Biggest
Rooted in tradition, we proudly partner with family businesses and visionary entrepreneurs, empowering them to scale and succeed. Together, we turn growth ambitions into tangible results.
Exceptional family-owned businesses across Europe seek growth capital and strategic partners, but access is limited.
Andrea Cutrignelli,
Senior Associate at Syz Capital
Direct Private Equity
We find Europe's hidden champions,
deal-by-deal.
Stable, non-cyclical sectors
Resilient end markets: With favorable macro trends (logistics, healthcare, business & IT services, industrial services, defense) and consolidation potential
Profitable with >€3M EBITDA
Established companies: With high cash conversion (>75%) in the B2B sector (>20% margin)
Succession or growth situations
Family / Management owned: Primary situations where the owner is looking for a succession or growth partner
Majority control with clear exit path
Opportunities to acquire majority: Acquiring majority rights and control from current owner(s). Easily identifiable appetite from strategic buyers or private equity investors, targeting >3x MOIC
Clear Focus
Achieving Non-Correlated Returns by Targeting Resilient and Less Cyclical B2B Sectors
Logistics
Healthcare
Business and IT Services
Logistics
Healthcare
Business and IT Services
Logistics
Healthcare
Business and IT Services
We specialize in investing in thriving family-owned and founder-led businesses within stable, high-growth markets. With an entrepreneurial mindset, we collaborate as equal partners with founders and management teams, providing the expertise, resources, and guidance needed to accelerate their growth journeys.
For our investors, we offer a unique platform to participate in direct private equity transactions alongside us – sharing both risk and reward as true partners. Backed by the strength of a well-capitalized banking group, we deliver swift, decisive action and expertly structured solutions, even for the most complex deals – proven by our extensive track record of success.
Complementary Value Creation Levers Deliver Returns
We seek companies with robust cash flows and untapped potential, partnering with visionary leaders or successors to elevate their businesses to the next level.
Portfolio Companies
CPTR
Digital Marketing
Switzerland
Leading provider of online marketing services with a distinctive success-based pricing model, complemented by their proprietary tracking and analytics tool.
Investment Date: 2023
Website: www.cptr.com
SK Pharma Logistics
Pharma Logistics
Germany
SK Pharma offers advanced supply chain solutions for the healthcare industry, such as warehousing, packaging and order to cash management solutions.
Investment Date: 2022
Website: www.sk-pharma-logistics.de
SINWA Global
Marine Logistics
Singapore
SINWA Global is Asia’s leading provider of marine, offshore supply, and logistics services, offering a comprehensive range of supply, catering, offshore support, and logistics solutions.
Investment Date: 2019
Website: www.sinwaglobal.com
Secrets to Outperformance
Robust Downside Protection
Driving Operational Excellence
Value-Creation
Expertise
True long-term growth isn’t just about chasing gains – it’s about preserving value. Our approach prioritizes robust downside protection, ensuring stability while setting the stage for sustained success.
We invest in high-potential small and mid-cap companies with untapped strategic and operational opportunities. By fostering organic growth and enabling transformative acquisitions, we help these businesses thrive.
Our value-oriented investments target thriving family-owned and founder-led businesses in stable markets. Leveraging four critical drivers – operational excellence, organic growth, buy-and-build strategies, and margin enhancements – we position companies for enduring success and market leadership.
Private Equity Program
Our Product: Syz Private Market Opportunities
Direct Co-Investments
At Syz Capital, we harness our deep market relationships to co-invest alongside top-tier sponsors and management teams in high-potential Lower Mid-Market companies. Our collaborative approach ensures we identify and scale opportunities that deliver sustainable growth and returns.
Our Focus
Resilient
Businesses
Value-Driven
Investments
Active
Ownership
Prudent
Leverage
We target asset-light companies with steady, predictable revenues, strong margins, and robust cash flow conversion, ensuring long-term stability and profitability.
As value investors, we specialize in uncovering hidden gems—undervalued companies with transformative growth potential at compelling entry points.
Through majority ownership and close collaboration with our partners, we provide strategic guidance and operational support to drive measurable results throughout the growth journey.
Our conservative approach to leverage safeguards investments, minimizing downside risk while maximizing long-term value creation.
Secondary Transactions
At Syz Capital, we leverage our extensive network within the Private Equity community to structure discounted secondary transactions that deliver rapid investment execution, short durations, and superior risk-return profiles.
Our Focus
Tailored
Structuring
Value-Driven
Investments
Accelerated
Returns
Proactive
Sourcing
We adopt a highly flexible approach to GP-led and LP-led transactions, prioritizing real value creation over reliance on financial engineering.
Guided by our value-oriented philosophy, we specialize in acquiring discounted secondary transactions, capitalizing on attractive arbitrage opportunities.
Our secondary deals are strategically structured for quick exits and early distributions, effectively mitigating the J-curve effect while maximizing liquidity.
Through deep market relationships, we identify and secure high-quality secondary opportunities early, often in exclusive or bilateral settings.
Primary Transactions
Proven Expertise in Private Equity
With decades of experience, Syz Capital has cultivated a robust and exclusive network, granting us access to leading companies through partnerships with top-performing, hands-on local sponsors.
Our Focus
Exclusive
Opportunities
Value-Driven
Investments
Partnering for
Success
Resilient
Investments
Our proprietary sourcing methodology identifies hard-to-access sponsors with unique strategies and a proven ability to outperform in their market segments.
We prioritize organic growth, operational enhancements, and multiple re-ratings as the core drivers of returns, steering clear of excessive leverage.
We align with sponsors who have a consistent track record of accelerating growth and delivering exceptional, market-beating results.
Focused on non-cyclical sectors, we adopt a conservative approach with low entry prices and minimal financial leverage to ensure strong downside protection.
Lower Mid-Market Has Outperformed Large-Cap
We specialize in lower- and mid-market situations – where the potential for value creation is unmatched.
Case Studies
Project MSP
IT Services & Consulting
Netherlands
Project MSP is a Group pursuing a buy-and-build strategy of Managed IT Service Providers in the Netherlands. The strategy is to acquire and consolidate in one platform several MSPs offering comprehensive management of IT infrastructure and user systems on a subscription basis, focusing on a proactive, ongoing support, and maintenance.
Project Regula
Business Process Outsourcing
Switzerland
Project Regula is a co-investment alongside AS Equity Partners into Swiss Post Solutions AG (“SPS”). The company is a global full-service provider of physical and digital document management, which provides a comprehensive suite of Document Processing and Business Process Services.
Investment Date: 2022
