About Us

Autocrat is a boutique private equity firm founded by a team of accomplished professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise, which has enabled us to establish a long history of success in creating value.

We specialize in the acquisition and strategic management of missioncritical, industry-leading businesses, independent or family- owned companies in the IT / Software, Retail and Audio Segments.

Our in-house professionals offer diverse insights into sourcing and structuring deals, leading acquisitions through transition, and advising on ongoing operations. The foundation of our investment strategy is based on our high potential teams that delivers the vision and capability to disrupt established markets or create new ones with fresh ideas, breakthrough innovations and unconventional approaches. Their collective expertise in finance, tax, insurance, M&A, operations, technology, legal, real estate, sales, marketing, and communications is a principal factor in the strategies we develop to drive profitable, sustainable revenue growth.

Our approach is built on partnership and trust. We believe that being a good partner requires active involvement in the company-building process and that investors should work to deliver insight, introductions and assistance. We believe patience and a long-term perspective is vital in evaluating investments. 

We invest in companies that can build shareholder value and deliver significant growth and profitability over the long term. We will invest in companies at the early stage to the mature. In technology, we focus on disruptive business models and technologies in sectors where we possess unique insights and domain expertise. In retail and audio we invest in companies that provide high quality, innovated products and services. 

We typically will invest up to CHF25 million over the life of a company. For larger transactions, we may leverage our large base of limited partners, many of whom have the ability to make sizable co-investments alongside Autocrat .