• In 2001, the year of the founding of COI Partners, had vhere Swiss EntrepreneurProminent figures decided to Experiences, Expertise and Investment Ideas from varioussten Industries high-yielding with each other combine.
• Instead of Exciting medium-sized companies in classical Private–Equity–Funds to contribute, wanted to The Entrepreneur Quartet I’d rather use my own capital and together with other Entrepreneurpartners (Family & Friends) directly in companies invest.
• One key statement remains true to this day : Kan anonymous non-transparent fundsolutions, instead direct equity majoritystake and transparent partnerships with co-investors and, ideally, continuing to work with the entrepreneurs at the helm of the target companies.
• We carefully select each investment and present it in detail to our investors. Our extensive network helps us identify highly attractive investment opportunities. We always interact with the target companies as partners on an equal footing.
• These principles of deal-by-deal business model are also deeply rooted in the current (third) generation of partners.
• Today, COI Partners AG’s shareholder base consists of 20 entrepreneurs from Germany and Switzerland. The shareholders are always involved in the deal flow at an early stage and, drawing on their diverse industry and investment expertise, serve as sparring partners for the team. In all deals, the shareholders take a 10–40% stake.
• The name “COI Partners” emphasizes our background as co-investors, but is also intended to clearly highlight our most important characteristic: being partners. However, some colleagues and investors also interpret it as an abbreviation for “Club of Investors.”
• Our offices in Zurich, Frankfurt, and Berlin give us direct access to the market.

Our success is by no means a given. It is the result of strong partnerships, shared goals, and the courage to blaze new entrepreneurial trails. We are, by conviction, a long-term, value-oriented direct investor.