Our firm

About us

Founded in 1990, SMC is an advisory  firm specialized in extraordinary corporate transactions.

SMC started as a Private Equity firm, successfully managing 4 investment funds from 1989 until 2015. Whilst maintaining an active role in direct investments, SMC has leveraged its experience as an advisor to its portfolio companies to focus on providing clients with the necessary know-how to help them take informed financial decisions.

What distinguishes SMC is its two-fold mission: corporate finance advisor and direct investor.

Independence

As a Swiss independent corporate advisory firm, fully and uniquely committed to the satisfaction of the interest of the Client, SMC operates always with the only aim to provide the best solution to the customer need.

Confidentiality

Discretion is one of the main driver of the operating model of SMC, necessary to gain the best result of the transaction and to protect the Client’s privacy and needs.

Integrity

Every action taken by the SMC advisors is grounded on the strict respect of personal and professional ethic principles.

Excellence

SMC strive to ensure the best results possible to its Clients, leveraging all the competences, the network and the broad patrimony of experience of its management, composed by leaders and professionals with previous important roles in prestigious financial institutions.

Why us

  • Integrated approach

    SMC’s operating model is designed and performed to be organic and interconnected, to allow the various expertise and competences of its professionals, to interact profitably in the transaction development.

  • Tailor-made solutions

    Flexibility and proactivity are the ingredients that allow SMC to structure unique and customized solutions to fulfil the Client’s mandate.

  • Long term value creation

    SMC’s aim is to build a long-term partnership with its Clients to assist and support them in all their corporate needs

  • Outstanding in-house legal expertise

    The internal legal department leaded by Professor Francesco Caputo Nassetti, award-winning lawyer and recognized expert of Banking and Financial law, allow SMC to add significant value to the relationship with its Clients.

  • Strong Network

    Consolidated relationship with a large number of Italian, Swiss and European institutional and private investors.

  • Strategic location

    Switzerland and Lugano in particular is an ideal location to operate in many European markets.

History

1989

Italy Capital fund launched

1996

Swiss Development Capital (SDC) fund launched

2000

Swiss Development Capital II (SDC II) fund launched

2005

Arner Private Equity (APE) fund launched

2015

From Private Equity Advisor to Corporate Finance Boutique