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MPD Partners
MPD Partners is an investment manager focused on private markets and long-term value creation, with initiatives centered on Swiss SMEs and private market...
MPD Partners
MPD Partners is an investment manager focused on private markets and long-term value creation, with initiatives centered on Swiss SMEs and private market opportunities. The firm combines analytical rigor with entrepreneurship and investment strategy, and supports activities including investment research, market analysis, fund reporting, portfolio company operations, and strategic advisory mandates.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2013
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Geneva
Corporate office
Rue de Rive 13, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Additional offices
Meyrin, Switzerland · Italy (subsidiary)
Principals
Mirco Coccoli
Founding partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at MPD Partners?
Founding partner Mirco Coccoli leads investment decisions. His background combines high-energy physics at CERN with hedge fund and quant equity portfolio management at Reyl & Cie and BCV. The firm's compact team structure means deal origination, due diligence, and portfolio monitoring all sit with Coccoli and the four named analysts.
How does MPD Partners source proprietary deal flow?
The firm leans on its European network of SME owners, operators, and intermediaries, particularly in Switzerland and Italy, where its subsidiary MPD Partners Italia is registered. Coccoli's non-traditional path — from physics to quantitative public-markets portfolio management — gives the firm access to founder-led and succession-driven situations that conventional private-equity originators may not see.
Is MPD Partners a fund-of-funds or does it make direct investments?
MPD Partners makes direct investments. Its vehicle MPD SME Capital One executes buyouts, management buy-ins, growth-stage infusions, and recapitalizations in small and mid-sized companies. The firm does not market itself as a fund-of-funds or a secondary buyer.
What investment stages and holding structures does MPD Partners target?
MPD targets expansion and late-stage transactions, management buyouts, management buy-ins, succession-driven sales, and recapitalizations. It favors control-oriented or significant-minority positions where the investment team can install operational governance, rather than passive minority stakes.
What is MPD Partners' relationship with MPD Partners Italia?
MPD Partners Italia is a subsidiary that operates under Italian law. Per Italian transparency requirements, it has disclosed receiving state aid recorded in the National Register of State Aid. The subsidiary extends the firm's sourcing and operational capacity into Southern Europe.
Does MPD Partners maintain philanthropic structures?
Yes. The firm commits 1% of its annual revenue to philanthropic projects and encourages its portfolio companies to run their own community initiatives. In March 2016, the firm organized social events for children in the Brescia area and donated meals to local families.
How does MPD Partners report to its investors?
MPD publishes quarterly investor reports for its MPD SME Capital One vehicle. These reports are a centerpiece of the firm's transparency-first positioning in small-cap private equity, though the firm does not publicly disclose detailed portfolio-company financials or fund-level returns outside the LP base.
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