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Private equity investments are playing an increasingly important role in stabilizing and diversifying portfolios, especially in times of low interest rates and low returns.

A large part of the economy consists of small and medium-sized companies that are not listed on the stock exchange. Through targeted seed and growth financing through private equity, these companies are able to raise capital to finance certain research, development and market entry. Private equity is a huge market both in Switzerland and globally, but it has so far received little attention from private investors.

Initially, due to the high entry threshold, private equity was only for institutional investors such as e.g. pension funds or family offices. The minimum investment was around CHF 500,000 up to CHF 5 million. In the meantime, however, there are also private equity funds that collect investors' capital in a pool and thus invest in one or more companies. Here, the minimum investment is significantly lower. However, the risk remains the same. Another option is to buy private equity shares directly from the respective company. Private investors can diversify their portfolio efficiently with such investments and thus improve the risk-return ratio.