Three perspectives on SME succession in French-speaking Switzerland: an institutional fund, an entrepreneur who built a group through ETA (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition), and a sell-side M&A advisor.

The panel will cover how deals are sourced in Romandie, what separates a successful transfer from one that fails, the practical obstacles facing sellers and buyers, and where the market is heading.

Program

17:30 Door Opening & Registration

18:00 SECA introduction

18:20 Panel Discussion & Q&A

• Xavier Paternot, Managing Partner, Renaissance, Institutional investor active in Swiss SME succession

• Sébastien Perroud, CEO, IAR Group, Searcher turned operator: first acquisition via Novastone, now consolidating industrial assets across Switzerland, the US, and Portugal

• Arthur Magis, Managing Director, Dimension SA, Sell-side M&A advisor, Lausanne and Geneva

19:00 Networking Apéro

Language: English and French