Mid-July is the natural checkpoint for anyone tracking Swiss M&A. The numbers from 2025 tell a clear story: 208 transactions recorded, a 16 percent increase from 2024, and private equity involvement in Swiss SME deals up 45 percent. The Deloitte M&A Swiss SMEs 2026 report leaves little room for ambiguity. Buyer interest in Swiss SMEs […]
Quick Answer How to value a Swiss company using the DCF method: step-by-step CHF example, Swiss WACC benchmarks, terminal value calculation, and practical guidance for bank negotiations, investor rounds, and M&A. Most Swiss SME owners first encounter a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis at precisely the moment they can least afford to learn it from […]
Quick Answer Explore the 2026 valuation trends in European venture capital. Learn about market challenges and investor strategies. European venture capital is under real strain. Capital from VC firms has not kept pace with founder demand for funding, pushing valuations down and squeezing fund returns. VCs are responding by tightening due diligence, adopting AI-driven tools, […]
Quick Answer Learn how customer analysis and churn management drive startup valuation. Strategies to optimize resources and increase value. Customer data is one of the most under-used valuation inputs for Swiss SMEs. Buyers, investors, and bank financing committees all look past revenue and EBITDA to ask: who are the customers, how loyal are they, […]
Quick Answer In this post, we briefly discuss the average & median pre-money valuation of early-stage spin-offs from the two top Swiss universities, ETH and EPFL. Setting a price on a pre-revenue company is difficult enough. When the company is a university spin-off, the task gets harder: you are valuing intellectual property, team pedigree, and […]
Quick Answer What determines the fair value of your startup and how can you objectively defend your startup valuation in transactions? Fair value is not a single number you find – it is a number you build and then defend. That distinction matters most in early-stage situations, where operational history is thin and every input […]