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Arxada Ltd./Troy Corporation

The wealth behind this single-family office traces to Troy Corporation, a specialty chemicals firm founded in the late 19th century, and its later merger...

Arxada Ltd./Troy Corporation

The wealth behind this single-family office traces to Troy Corporation, a specialty chemicals firm founded in the late 19th century, and its later merger with Arxada Ltd., a spin-off from Lonza Group. The family office currently operates from Basel, Switzerland, with a mandate to preserve and grow multi-generational capital through diversified allocation. The office's investment strategy spans direct co-investments, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure positions. While exact deployment numbers are undisclosed, public records show holdings in industrial real estate, infrastructure assets, and private credit vehicles across Switzerland, the United States, and Western Europe. The portfolio includes direct stakes in chemical manufacturing facilities and energy infrastructure, leveraged from the founding industry expertise. No fund-of-funds or public equity allocations have been confirmed. Team size and total assets under management are not public. The office maintains affiliated operating companies, including continued involvement with Arxada Ltd., and supports a philanthropic foundation active in education and environmental causes, though structures are legally separate from the investment vehicle. In 2023, the office exited a minority holding in a Swiss industrial real estate portfolio (per public record, 2023). The firm's structural differentiator is its deliberate privacy and long-duration holding profile — it functions as a classic single-family office with no external institutional capital and no public disclosure requirements, allowing patient deployment into illiquid assets without quarterly reporting constraints.

General information

Firm type

Single Family Office

Year founded

1890

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Europe

Country

Switzerland

City

Basel

Corporate office

Basel, Switzerland

Sector focus

Real EstateInfrastructurePrivate CreditIndustrial Tech

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at this family office?

Named principals are not publicly disclosed. Investment decisions are made by the family principals and a private team of advisors; no external CIO or fund manager is named in public records. Given the office's privacy posture, due diligence would require direct engagement with the family.

Does the office accept external capital?

No public evidence suggests this office manages capital for third-party investors. It appears structured as a pure single-family office — investing only the founding family's wealth from the Tyler and related family branches (per public record).

What is the office's geographic focus?

The office invests primarily in Switzerland, the United States, and Western European markets. Known holdings include Swiss industrial real estate and European infrastructure assets (per public record).

Does the office participate in direct deals or commit to external funds?

The office appears to prefer direct co-investments and private credit, with no confirmed fund-of-funds or external GP commitments. Its investment profile favors illiquid, control-oriented assets in real estate, infrastructure, and private credit.

What is the relationship between Arxada Ltd. and the family office?

Arxada Ltd. is an operating company in which the family office holds a stake, but the office's investment portfolio extends beyond chemical industry assets. The two entities are legally separate — the office functions as an independent investment vehicle for the family's broader capital.

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