Enki Capital

Co-Founders and Managing Partners Joel Houmard and Alain Pittet lead the firm. The investment team also includes a Senior Associate and an Associate, with decisions supported by an Ecosystem of exclusive Senior Advisors and operational experts who guide portfolio companies post-acquisition.

Enki leans on its deep local roots in Switzerland, targeting family-owned and entrepreneur-led SMEs where succession is a pressing issue. The firm’s network of C-level executives and its positioning as a hands-on operational partner rather than a passive financial buyer help it access companies that may not run broad auction processes.

Enki targets profitable, lower mid-market buyouts. The firm focuses on established Swiss SMEs with annual revenues between CHF 5 million and CHF 50 million that require operational professionalization or succession solutions, rather than early-stage venture or growth equity.

The firm invests in four sectors: IT, Healthcare, Business Services, and Consumer. It favors asset-light business models and companies with resilient, growing revenue bases.

Enki operates as a FINMA-regulated asset manager with a B-Corp certification, embedding sustainability and governance principles into its legal mandate. Unlike a traditional fund, it deploys an Ecosystem of embedded Senior Advisors who work inside portfolio companies to drive operational change, making it more of a hybrid between a PE firm and an operational consultancy.

The firm invests exclusively in Switzerland. It mandates that portfolio companies be headquartered in the country and focuses its entire sourcing, operational support, and network on the Swiss domestic market.

No separate philanthropic foundation is disclosed. The firm’s B-Corp certification requires it to consider the impact of decisions on workers, community, and the environment, integrating these considerations directly into its fiduciary duty as a regulated asset manager.