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Boccard & Partenaires
Founded in 1943 as Boccard & Cie, the firm traces its origins to the De Boccard family and has evolved into a multi-family office governed today by the...
Boccard & Partenaires
Founded in 1943 as Boccard & Cie, the firm traces its origins to the De Boccard family and has evolved into a multi-family office governed today by the Müller family alongside Managing Partner Cédric Abplanalp. The Neuchâtel-headquartered group serves as the central wealth-management vehicle for its founding families while offering advisory and asset-management services to external clients. Its dual-family structure has persisted for over eight decades, an unusual longevity in Swiss private banking. The firm deploys capital across private equity fund commitments, direct co-investments, and SPVs, blending European and Asian exposure. Confirmed sector focuses include ClimateTech, Energy Transition & Renewables, Digital Health, AgriTech & FoodTech, Circular Economy, and Industrial Tech. Geographically, the group invests across Europe and Asia. Its most visible structural innovation is TriLake Partners, a Singapore-based collaboration co-founded with Forum Finance Group and Avalor Investment AG, which extended its reach into Southeast Asian private markets. Boccard & Partenaires runs advisory teams from its Neuchâtel and Fribourg offices and maintains strategic partnerships with MBMG Investment Advisory in Thailand and the Swiss Association of Asset Managers. The firm also operates Boccard & Partenaires Real Estate Advisory, which oversees mixed-use property assets in Switzerland. Its professional network includes membership in AOOS, the Swiss supervisory body for asset managers. Unlike Swiss private banks that wrap multi-family-office services around a banking license, Boccard & Partenaires operates as a pure advisory and asset-management entity without a balance sheet. That independence shapes its investment posture — the firm is free to construct portfolios from third-party funds, direct deals, and cross-border partnerships without the product-placement incentives that accompany an in-house banking platform.
General information
Firm type
Multi Family Office
Year founded
1943
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Neuchatel
Corporate office
Rue St-Honoré 5, 2001 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Additional offices
Fribourg, Switzerland
Principals
Cédric Abplanalp
Managing Partner
Julien Müller
Managing Partner
Louis-Philippe Müller
Managing Partner
Mauro Cavallin
Executive Director
Michel Guillaume-Gentil
Executive Director
Philippe Macherel
Executive Director and Head of the Fribourg branch
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Boccard & Partenaires?
The three Managing Partners — Cédric Abplanalp, Julien Müller, and Louis-Philippe Müller — lead the firm, with Executive Directors Mauro Cavallin, Michel Guillaume-Gentil, and Philippe Macherel overseeing advisory operations. Day-to-day investment decisions across private equity, fund commitments, and direct co-investments draw on this partnership group rather than a single CIO.
How is Boccard & Partenaires related to TriLake Partners?
Boccard & Partenaires co-founded TriLake Partners in Singapore alongside Forum Finance Group and Avalor Investment AG. TriLake functions as a cross-border platform for private market investments in Asia, giving Boccard & Partenaires on-the-ground sourcing capability in Southeast Asia without a standalone regional office.
Does Boccard & Partenaires operate as a single family office or a multi-family office?
It operates as a multi-family office. While the De Boccard and Müller families remain central to its governance, the firm offers wealth management and advisory services to external families and individuals, and its partnership with TriLake Partners further extends its multi-family investment platform.
What investment structures does the firm use?
The firm uses fund-of-funds commitments, direct co-investments, and special purpose vehicles (SPVs). Its geographic split covers Europe and Asia, with sectoral exposure to ClimateTech, Digital Health, AgriTech & FoodTech, Circular Economy, Industrial Tech, and Energy Transition & Renewables.
Does Boccard & Partenaires maintain philanthropic or real-asset vehicles?
Yes, the firm operates Boccard & Partenaires Real Estate Advisory, which manages mixed-use property holdings in Switzerland. No separate philanthropic foundation is publicly disclosed, though the firm's sponsorship of Fribourg-Gottéron ice hockey club suggests a pattern of community-aligned allocation.
Where does the underlying wealth of Boccard & Partenaires come from?
The wealth originates from the De Boccard family, who founded the original Boccard & Cie in 1943, and the Müller family, whose members Julien and Louis-Philippe Müller serve as Managing Partners. The specific industries that generated the family wealth have not been publicly disclosed.
What is Boccard & Partenaires' known posture on regulated asset management in Switzerland?
The firm is a member of VSV-ASG, the Swiss Association of Asset Managers, and falls under the supervisory purview of AOOS, the oversight body for independent asset managers. This places it within Switzerland's regulatory framework for non-bank wealth managers rather than the bank-supervised regime.
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