Active Ownership Investments®

Dr. Felix Tschopp
Founder & Owner
Tschopp Group AG

We are an investment and advisory firm. As entrepreneurs, we invest time and capital in businesses with lasting potential.
We combine long-term ownership with strategic judgement and take an active role in their development.


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  • 150+ Companies
  • 25+ Industries
  • 12+ Countries

Entrepreneurial equity for special opportunities

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Every business reaches moments when capital alone is not enough. Restructuring, expansion, succession or a change in ownership call for clarity as much as for funding.

We pair institutional discipline with an entrepreneurial approach to buy, build and grow businesses. We strengthen leadership, strategy and operations to turn decisions into results. Quality, innovation and speed are our guiding principles.

The future belongs to businesses that remain relevant while the world around them changes

Portrait

At a Glance

In more than 30 years, Dr. Felix Tschopp has built, led, backed and advised more than 150 companies in every phase of the corporate lifecycle. They range from start-ups to publicly listed groups, from services and manufacturing to commodities trading, and from annual revenues of CHF 100,000 to CHF 10 billion. This breadth shapes how Tschopp Group selects opportunities, makes decisions and increases the value of the companies it works with.

Expertise
  • Founder and Owner

    Tschopp Group AG

  • Board Positions

    Manufacturing, Commodity Trading, Financial Services, Technology, Real Estate, Energy, Health & Longevity

  • Management Positions

    CEO, CFO, Group Controller and other management positions in start-ups, established family businesses and listed companies

  • Advisory

    International tax advisory and group audits for family-owned businesses and listed companies with KPMG Zurich; subsequently independent adviser, entrepreneur and board member

Education
  • Dr. oec. HSG

    University of St. Gallen
    International Accounting

  • Professional Development

    Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Succession, Board Education, Business Coaching, International Tax Planning, Group Accounting & Consolidation

  • Personal Development

    Lifelong learning through psychology, philosophy, mindfulness, yoga and meditation

Languages
  • German, English, Italian
Memberships
  • Professional & Regulatory Bodies

    Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), Swiss Financial Services Standards Association (VQF), Network for Innovative Corporate Governance (NICG), Zug Commodity Association

  • Personal & Business Networks

    Family Business Network Switzerland (FBN), Zug Chamber of Commerce, HSG Alumni

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Our business

About

We are an investment and advisory firm focused on special opportunities.

Entrepreneurial by origin

Tschopp Group is an investment and advisory firm based in Zug, Switzerland. Its name reflects the entrepreneurial values of its founder and his family. It stands for personal accountability, independence and lasting commitment.

More than three decades of entrepreneurial, investment, corporate development, management and governance experience inform how we assess opportunities and develop businesses.

Independent by design

Independence enables clear decisions, the right partners and a long-term approach to every situation.

Approach

We combine investment, advisory and operating capability to build and grow businesses.

Clarity, decision and execution

We focus on small and medium-sized companies across industries in the following situations:

  • Growth and expansion
  • Result- and performance improvement
  • Restructuring and turnaround
  • Succession and ownership transition

Our role is defined by the opportunity and what it requires. We set the direction, strengthen leadership and operations, and buy, build and grow businesses through clear objectives, decisive action and consistent execution.

Active Ownership Investments®

Capital invested. Expertise applied. Performance delivered.

Portfolio

We build an opportunity-driven evergreen portfolio and expand it strategically.

Building strategic positions

Tschopp Group develops its portfolio selectively across industries.

We focus on businesses with substance and unrealised potential, supported by technological, demographic or economic megatrends.

Long-term by design

We hold what we build for as long as it continues to develop.

Team

We bring in the right people, for the right role, at the right time.

Expertise when it matters

Tschopp Group is led by its founder and owner. Selected partners, executives and specialists contribute where their experience is relevant to the task.

This combines direct decision-making with the management depth and specialist expertise complex situations demand.

One team

Different expertise, one direction.

Principles

Our principles are both a mindset and a commitment.

What guides us

More than three decades of entrepreneurial experience have shaped these principles:

  • We are owner-led, which keeps us independent
  • We think in generations, not quarters
  • We are entrepreneurs, never administrators
  • We execute to the highest professional standards
  • We have the courage to take risks where others step back
  • We go the extra mile for uncompromising quality
  • We treat everyone with respect, appreciation and tolerance
Reputation first

No single deal is worth compromising our reputation.