About us

  • Who we are

    Stockalper Partners have assembled a team of cross-sector M&A specialists at the service of European companies and entrepreneurs in a purely independent structure with leading capabilities in sustainability.

    We believe that M&A activities will play a central role in the global transition to a green economy and we consider it Stockalper’s responsibility to actively contribute to this change.

    As time is of the essence, M&A strategies can be the key factor for small and midsize companies to have more impact.

    Hence, if you’re on a mission to make the world better and considering a strategic exit – we’re here to blaze your trail.

  • Our approach

    Our objective is to give you the largest set of options for the future of your company, with minimal trade-offs. We orchestrate competitive international campaigns in order to close the gap between mission acceleration and shareholder value.

    With our specific process, methods and tools, we’re a proven, dedicated, forward-thinking M&A firm that is fully equipped to be the best matchmaker for mission-driven SMEs with global potential.

    If you‘re active in Carbon Footprinting, Life Cycle Analysis, Circularity, Planetary Boundaries, Transformative Consulting, Supply Chain Optimization, Environmental Engineering or Cleantech, the field of opportunity for a strategic partnership is extremely broad – and global scale is within reach. We’re here to make it happen.

  • Our vision

    There’s no alternative to fundamental change. We are on the eve of the deepest and longest structural change that our economy has ever had to face. We’re looking at the mother of all industrial revolutions – for decades to come, if not centuries.

    Supply chains are being redesigned and activities realigned. A lot of assets will be discarded, while others will be coveted. Environmental impact metrics will become a core KPI of M&A, driving strategy and equity value of corporations and SMEs alike.

    We aim to be a driving force toward this paradigm shift. The time has come to rethink our dealmaking approaches. We call it «Impact M&A».

Services

We stand out by our ability to deploy international campaigns whenever we believe in the business case – irrespective of company’s size. To really make a difference, spirit is key. To us, this is about ambition, commitment and perseverance – in one word, passion!

Manuel Wildhaber, Partner

  • It’s time for your strategic Exit, and you seek a professional deal team to maximise your outcome
  • You wish to derisk by selling a minority stake of your firm

Our proposition

Selling a company is a critical and unique milestone for shareholders, management and employees.

We will support you in the project, start to finish – and we will deliver the competitive bidding scenario that will maximize transactional value and other variables (fit, culture, long term potential, employee perspectives, etc.). We achieve this with hard work, detailed preparation, relentless economic intelligence, authentic sales drive, international marketing skills and a solid negotiation framework.

Our campaigns seek to target national and international strategic acquirers, as well as to tap the substantial PE Buyout opportunity – with “buy-and-build strategies” in full swing, your company could be the missing part of a larger global consolidation drive.

Sell-Side services overview

  • Full sell-side processes for SMEs (to strategics & PE – national and international)
    • Exit strategies and planning
    • Company valuation (fundamentals and comparables)
    • Strategic and financial advisory
    • Impactful investment documents (Information Memorandum and Teaser)
    • M&A targets intelligence
    • Due Diligence Management
    • Negotiations
  • Divestments (Spin-off/Split-off/Carve-outs)
  • Shareholding negotiations between partners
  • You are a maturing firm with substantial growth opportunities – and you now need to source a solid investment partner

Our proposition

Raising capital from Private Equity firms represents a huge opportunity for established company seeking investment partners to expand. Also, the importance of onboarding institutional PE at key stages of the life cycle is often overlooked, but we are convinced it helps creating a virtuous signaling cycle towards future exit, while bringing in specialized strategic expertise.

With approximately 1’300 Growth PE funds open to new investments in 2021, this universe offers exceptional potential to identify the right partner.

If your company is fit for Growth PE, we’ll support you in executing your targeted international Growth PE campaign, from start to finish.

PE services overview

  • Fit assessment – PE compatibility
  • Company valuation (fundamentals and comparables)
  • Strategic and financial advisory (growth plans, projections, etc.)
  • Impactful Investment documents (Information Memorandum and Teaser)
  • PE funds intelligence
  • Outreach campaigns
  • Due diligence management
  • Negotiations
  • You are a sustainability-related startup with global potential – and you now need to source sensible VC financing.

Our proposition

For a startup, raising capital early from recognized VC firms is often critical to survival as well as long-term success. The cap raise exercise is a (sometimes overlooked) core function of the modern startup CEO, along the motto of “always be raising”. It implies that growing startups need to be constantly positioned to access capital while expanding the business.

The global VC ecosystem is growing rapidly, and its tech bias and low leverage have proven quite crisis resistant. European valuations and deal sizes are increasing, and over 2’400 VC funds currently opened for investments in 2021 at the global level. Hence, this universe offers unmatched potential to identify the right partner.

If your company is fit for VC, we’ll coach you and support you in executing your targeted international VC campaign, from start to finish.

VC services overview

  • Fit assessment – VC compatibility
  • CEO VC Coaching
  • Strategic and financial advisory
  • Information Memorandum Production
  • VC intelligence
  • International VC funding campaigns
  • Ongoing Investors relations

Team

Samuel Norych

Analyst

Cristina Paduret

Associate

Claire Veuthey

Senior Sustainability Lead ​

Vincent Ducommun

Corporate Finance

Arnaud Siberchicot

Partner

Manuel Wildhaber

Partner

Experience

  • Business Manager at Super Capital, an early-stage VC Company.
  • CEO second at Wink, a fashion-tech startup.

Education

  • Master en finance d’entreprise, Triple Diplôme Européen, Emlyon Business School, LMU Munich et UniveaMaster in Corporate Finance, Triple European Diploma, Emlyon Business School, LMU Munich and Lancaster University.​ rsité de Lancaster.​
  • Bachelor in Management, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University

Samuel speaks French and English. He is passionate about entrepreneurship, extreme sports and boxing. ​

​Connect on LinkedIn: Samuel Norych

Experience

  • Solid entrepreneurial track record in M&A and Private Equity Advisory
  • Corporate Valuation Specialist at Atriom SA
  • LBO & Project Finance Analyst at Caisse d’Epargne Paris (Groupe BPCE)
  • Credit Analyst at Société Générale Paris

Education

  • Certificate in Investment and Financial Markets, Geneva University
  • Masters Degree in Financial Engineering, IAE Gustave Eiffel, Paris
  • Bachelor in Business Administration, IAE Gustave Eiffel, Paris

Cristina fell in love with the region and left Paris to live between the lake and the Alps. A natural entrepreneur, she speaks fluent French, English, Russian and Romanian.

Connect on Linkedin: Cristina Paduret

Claire has over 15 years of experience in ESG analysis and investing​

Experience

  • Principal and Founder, Rizoma Ventures​ Director of ESG & Impact, OpenInvest (acq by JPMorgan)​
  • Head of ESG, Social Impact Investing, Wells Fargo Private Bank, & ESG Advisor, Wells Fargo Asset Management​ Head of Sales, Asia-Pacific,
  • Head of Sales, Asia-Pacific, Sustainalytics (acq by Morningstar)​ Team Lead, ESG Custom Research, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors (acq by RiskMetrics Group and MSCI)​ Strategic advisor to several early-stage startups

Education

  • MBA UC-Berkeley Haas​ Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential, Value Reporting Foundation
  • MA Conflict, Security and Development, Kings College London​ MA in International Relations, the Graduate Institute in Geneva​
  • Claire is fluent in English, French and Spanish. She lives with her husband and son in San Francisco, California. ​ ​

Claire is fluent in English, French and Spanish. She lives with her husband and son in San Francisco, California. ​

Connect on LinkedIn: Claire Veuthey​

Vincent has over 12 years of experience in audit and advisory

Experience

  • Senior Manager at Deloitte, Dublin
  • Senior Manager at Smith & Williamson, Dublin
  • Senior Manager and Auditor in Charge at Berney Associés, Geneva
  • Audit Manager at Deloitte SA, Geneva
  • Several experiences in the hospitality industry in parallel of his studies at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)

Education

  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (in progress)
  • Chartered accountant and Swiss Licenced audit expert
  • Bachelor in International Hospitality Management and Economy from l’Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL )

Vincent is fluent in English in French and has working knowledge of German. He lives between Dublin and Switzerland. On his free time, you’ll find him freeriding the Alps or surfing the Atlantic Coast.

Arnaud has 12 years of experience in corporate finance and investment banking

Experience

  • Director M&A at Edgar Brandt Advisory
  • Auditor at Deloitte Switzerland
  • Analyst at French IB Caisse des Dépôts
  • Solid entrepreneurial background as the founder of a luxury bag brand for bikes and co-founder of a brand of high-end fashion accessories

Education

  • French Chartered Accountant
  • Master degree in Finance from the EDHEC Business School in France

He lives between France and Switzerland and speaks French and English. Arnaud is married and has two daughters. He is a passionate freeskier.

Connect on LinkedIn: Arnaud Siberchicot

Manuel has over 15 years of experience in finance, investment and entrepreneurship

Experience

  • Senior Team Leader of the mid-market M&A team at Edgar Brandt Advisory
  • Fundamental Value Strategist at UBS
  • Managing Partner, Powersquare Pty Ltd, Renewable Energy Project Finance
  • Several entrepreneurial ventures as founder or co-founder across industries: UAV solutions, augmented reality, craft jewelry, and integrated security solutions

Education

  • Certificate in Negotiation, MIT
  • Postgraduate Certificate of Project Finance, Middlesex University
  • Masters in International Economics and Masters in International Relations, the Graduate Institute in Geneva

Manu is fluent in German and Spanish. He is married with 2 kids, and spends most of his free time freeskiing, mountain biking or spotting deers in the mountains.

Connect on LinkedIn: Manuel Wildhaber

Track record

Our business is nothing more than stewardship to great entrepreneurs.

We’d like to thank each and every one of them for the trust they have placed in us.

2022 Sustainability Consulting

SELLER’S LEAD ADVISOR

SELLER’S LEAD ADVISOR WAS ACQUIRED BY SELLER’S LEAD ADVISOR
2022 Natural Beauty & Cosmetics

Seller’s Lead Advisor

Seller’s Lead Advisor WAS ACQUIRED BY Seller’s Lead Advisor
2020 CLEANTECH

Strategic Advisory

Strategic Advisory
2020 MEDICAL DEVICES RECYCLING

sellER'S LEAD ADVISOR

sellER'S LEAD ADVISOR WAS ACQUIRED BY
UNDISCLOSED
2020 Cleantech

VC ADVISORY

VC ADVISORY
2020 ADVISORY

Seller’s Lead Advisor

Seller’s Lead Advisor WAS ACQUIRED BY Seller’s Lead Advisor
2020 HR Placement

Seller’s Lead Advisor

Seller’s Lead Advisor WAS ACQUIRED BY Seller’s Lead Advisor
2020 MEDTECH

Seller’s Lead Advisor

PROJECT DEEPSIGHT
UNDISCLOSED
2019 MEDICAL SAAS

VC ADVISORY

VC ADVISORY
2019 PPP

PPP Advisory

PPP Advisory

Alliances