Airesis SA

Airesis SA, a private equity and venture capital firm previously known as HPI Holding SA, focuses on investing in small and medium-sized companies across various stages. Its investment scope covers early, mid, and late-stage ventures, emerging and growth capital, turnaround situations, buyouts, and pre-IPO opportunities. While the firm exhibits a strong preference for sports brands, it also strategically allocates capital to the real estate and broader brands sectors. Through its "development" division, Airesis typically commits around $3 million per investment, with an anticipated holding period of three to seven years, and aims to secure board representation in its portfolio companies. In contrast, the "finance" division pursues a higher volume, shorter-term strategy, investing up to $0.7 million in approximately 15 to 20 companies annually, with an expected exit within one to two years. A core tenet of Airesis SA's investment philosophy is to acquire a controlling interest, often as a majority shareholder, by making direct balance sheet investments. Established in 2004, the firm is headquartered in Clarens, Switzerland, and maintains an additional office in Nyon.