Enki Capital

Enki Capital

Enki Capital was launched in 2020 by Co-Founders and Managing Partners Joel Houmard and Alain Pittet. The firm is headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland, and operates as a FINMA-regulated, B-Corp certified asset manager focused exclusively on Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises. Its mandate targets family-owned and entrepreneur-led companies, drawing on deep local roots to address what the firm identifies as a significant demographic shift: many Swiss business owners are nearing retirement without clear succession plans. The firm exclusively targets Swiss SMEs with annual revenues between CHF 5 million and CHF 50 million that are already profitable. Enki deploys a buy-and-build strategy centered on asset-light business models in the IT, Healthcare, Business Services, and Consumer sectors. The firm emphasizes operational improvement over financial engineering, embedding a dedicated Ecosystem of Senior Advisors and operational experts into portfolio companies. These former C-level executives work directly with management on specific mandates to strengthen governance, optimize processes, and adopt new technologies. The geographic footprint is deliberately narrow, confined to companies headquartered within Switzerland. The investment team is lean, comprising four named professionals. Beyond capital, Enki provides portfolio companies with an Ecosystem of exclusive Senior Advisors and an extended network of C-level executives who undertake targeted missions. The firm’s model explicitly rejects a passive capital-provider posture, stating that its team works “directly within portfolio companies” alongside leaders. Enki maintains its office at Rue du Collège 18 in Nyon. Enki's organizational architecture combines regulatory compliance as a FINMA-regulated entity with a B-Corp certification that embeds ESG principles into its value-creation strategy. This dual posture — a for-profit, regulated private equity structure with a certified social-accountability mandate — sets it apart from generic lower-mid-market buyers lacking external accountability. The firm invests in people and processes over balance-sheet restructuring, positioning itself as a succession solution for Swiss SMEs facing demographic transition.