OWNERSHIP
We don’t buy companies, we become partners in their growth.
Invest. Operate. Build what lasts.
Let’s be honest.
Everyone wants to “scale.” Few know how to own — really own — a business.
Growth isn’t about multiplying what’s broken. It’s about building something that breathes, endures, and compounds value over time.
At HOLMSHIRE, we don’t buy companies to flip them.
We become part of them — rebuild, stabilize, and grow from the inside out.
The truth
Most private equity firms chase returns. We chase clarity, alignment, and longevity.
We invest in businesses that have:
• Real products. • Real people. • Temporary problems — not structural decay.
Our approach is simple:
Heads we win. Tails we don’t lose much.
— Mohnish Pabrai
We buy with logic, operate with discipline, and hold with patience.
What OWNERSHIP does
For business owners:
- We take over companies that deserve a second life.
- We bring financial structure, operational calm, and strategic clarity.
- We protect your legacy and keep your people.
- We build value — quietly, sustainably, and with integrity.
For investors and partners:
- We find underpriced, overlooked Swiss SMEs.
- We invest through earn-out or partnership models.
- We grow cashflow first — not valuation fantasies.
Why OWNERSHIP exists
Because Switzerland is full of great companies run by tired owners. They don’t need consultants.
They need a successor who understands the value of patience, discipline, and trust.
We become that successor. We don’t strip value — we preserve and multiply it.
What makes us different
• We invest our time before we invest money.
• We think in decades, not quarters.
• We keep what works — and fix what doesn’t.
• We become that successor. We don’t strip value — we preserve and multiply it.
Our model
• Identifysolid but struggling SMEs (CHF 300k–800k revenue).
• Negotiateearn-out or management buy-in deals — no heavy debt.
• Operatedirectly to rebuild cashflow and stability.
• Compoundprofits by reinvesting in what works.