Updated:
Saturnus Capital
Saturnus Capital was founded by Joscha Böhm and Philipp Schweizer, two private equity professionals who previously executed Mittelstand transactions at...
Saturnus Capital
Saturnus Capital was founded by Joscha Böhm and Philipp Schweizer, two private equity professionals who previously executed Mittelstand transactions at international investment firms. Böhm brings over two decades of deal experience, while Schweizer combines an investment management background with a CFA charter and training at the European School of Finance. The pair structures succession solutions, carve-outs, and management buy-ins for founder-led businesses in Germany and Switzerland. Saturnus acquires majority stakes in profitable, mid-market companies generating more than €10 million in revenue with EBITDA margins above 10%. The firm targets five sectors: healthcare services, business services, consumer services, IT, and industrial production. Its current portfolio, while small, illustrates the approach — cptr Gruppe, a Swiss engagement advertising business, and SK Pharma Gruppe, a German pharmaceutical logistics company. The firm acts as an active owner, installing industry experts on portfolio company boards and deploying a standardized toolkit covering KPI dashboards, ERP modernization, sales-force strengthening, and buy-and-build acquisitions to accelerate growth. The firm operates from Pfäffikon, in the canton of Schwyz, with no disclosed additional offices. Team size and assets under management are not publicly reported. Saturnus has not publicized recent fund closes, notable hires, or formalized co-investment vehicles, and its online presence is limited to a lean German-language website outlining its investment criteria and portfolio. Saturnus occupies a narrow structural lane: it is an owner-operated, deal-by-deal buyout group without institutional limited partners, a fund cycle, or a diversified platform strategy. That architecture ties its pace and scale entirely to the two partners' capacity to source, diligence, and govern a concentrated set of assets — a model that rewards deep operating involvement but caps portfolio breadth.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Pfäffikon
Corporate office
Zentrum Staldenbach 13, 8808 Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland
Principals
Joscha Böhm
Partner
Philipp Schweizer
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Saturnus Capital?
Joscha Böhm and Philipp Schweizer serve as the firm's partners and appear to jointly make all investment and portfolio-management decisions. Böhm has 21 years of private equity experience across international firms, while Schweizer spent 11 years in private equity, M&A, and transaction services. No separate investment committee or external advisory board is disclosed.
How does Saturnus Capital source proprietary deal flow?
Saturnus does not publicly describe a proprietary sourcing model. Given its focus on succession-driven and carve-out transactions in the German and Swiss Mittelstand, deal flow likely depends on the partners' personal networks, relationships with family business owners, and intermediaries in the DACH region. The firm's concentrated sector focus — healthcare, business services, consumer services, IT, and industrial production — may also generate repeatable origination patterns.
Is Saturnus Capital structured as a single family office or a traditional private equity fund?
Neither. Saturnus describes itself as an owner-managed investment company — a "Beteiligungsgesellschaft" — deploying capital without a disclosed external limited partner base. It does not market itself as a family office, nor does it follow a blind-pool fund model with institutional investors. This deal-by-deal structure gives the partners discretion and permanence not typical of a fixed-life fund.
Does Saturnus Capital participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
All available information points to direct, majority-control investments in operating companies. Saturnus has not disclosed any fund-of-funds activity or limited partner commitments to external managers.
What size of company does Saturnus target, and at what stage?
Saturnus targets profitable mid-market companies with revenue above €10 million and EBITDA margins exceeding 10%. The firm does not invest in start-ups or pre-revenue ventures. Its deals center on mature businesses requiring succession solutions, carve-outs from larger corporates, or growth capital for internationalization.
Which sectors does Saturnus Capital explicitly avoid?
Saturnus names five focus sectors — healthcare, business services, consumer services, IT, and industrial production — and has not flagged any explicit exclusions. However, its stated criteria, including a profitability requirement and a DACH geographic constraint, likely rule out pre-revenue technology, natural resources, and most financial services.
What is Saturnus Capital's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Saturnus has not disclosed any co-investment activity alongside other general partners. Its website and public materials present each portfolio company as a standalone majority acquisition, with no mention of club deals, syndicates, or passive minority stakes taken alongside other sponsors.
Profile maintained by Altss using OSINT (open-source intelligence), regulatory filings, licensed data partners, and verified direct submissions. Read the methodology. Last updated: . Continuous refresh with full update cycles at least every 30 days.
Need institutional-grade insight on private equity firms?
Altss delivers:
Prefer a guided tour?
We’ll walk you through: