Prescus

Prescus Capital's team combines decades of experience from premier financial and legal institutions, working in lean and dedicated teams to deliver high-quality service:

Founding Partners:

Philipp Graf, Managing Partner (Zurich): Philipp is a founding partner and managing partner of Prescus Capital.

Prior to founding the firm, he served as a Managing Director and Partner at a leading financial institution, bringing extensive private capital markets expertise.

Markus Schrödel, Partner (Zurich): Markus is a founding partner with a particular focus on distribution and building lasting relationships within the investment community.

His expertise in investor relations is crucial to the firm's connectivity across European capital markets.

Karl Svensson, Partner (Zurich): Karl is a founding partner with a particular focus on origination and execution.

As a corporate finance specialist, he brings deep technical expertise to structuring and completing complex transactions.

Senior Team:

Stefanie Kluge, Director (Zurich)

Marco Freiermuth, Director (Zurich)

François Molinari, Senior Associate (Zurich)

Philip Hürzeler, Analyst (Zurich)

Board of Directors:

Ronald Sauser, Chairman (Zurich)

Simon Koenig, Board Member (Zurich)

The firm's structure reflects a commitment to hands-on client service, with partners directly involved in transactions and supported by experienced directors and associates.

Prescus Capital is a boutique financial advisory firm operating in the private capital markets ecosystem across Europe.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with an additional office in London, the firm has positioned itself as one of the leading placement agents serving high-quality, medium-sized European companies and funds seeking bespoke private capital solutions.

The firm creates value for clients by providing independent, strategic, and innovative advice with a merchant banking business model.

Prescus Capital specializes in the private market segment ranging from growth equity to pre-IPO transactions, offering comprehensive solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client.

Prescus Capital advises founders, shareholders, boards of directors, and management teams, as well as general partners and limited partners.

A distinctive aspect of their approach is that they invest in their clients and alongside their long-standing investor base, creating strong alignment between all stakeholders.

This co-investment strategy differentiates them from traditional advisory firms and demonstrates their commitment to client success.

The firm's multi-disciplinary team draws on decades of buy-side and sell-side experience from premier financial and legal institutions, providing bulge-bracket quality service with a boutique approach tailored to their market segment.

Prescus Capital offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to help clients navigate private capital markets and execute transformational transactions:

Private Capital: At the core of their business, the firm assists companies with capital raises, focusing on finding the optimal capital solution and investor base for each client.

Key services include advice on the issuance of straight equity and structured equity/debt securities, covering the full spectrum from growth equity to pre-IPO funding rounds.

Advisory: The firm provides specialist private capital market advisory services for secondary share sale transactions, capital structuring, shareholder reorganizations, and M&A transactions.

This hands-on approach ensures clients receive expert guidance through complex deal structures.

Fund Placement: Prescus Capital assists high-quality fund managers in connection with fund raisings, with particular expertise serving emerging fund managers who also seek strategic advice beyond capital raising.

Geographic Focus: The firm's home markets include the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), the UK, and the Nordic countries, with pan-European distribution capabilities.

This regional expertise combined with broad European reach enables them to connect clients with the most suitable investors across the continent.

Prescus Capital operates from two strategic European offices:

Zurich Office (Headquarters):

London Office: 84 Brook Street London W1K 5EH United Kingdom

These locations provide the firm with strong positioning in two of Europe's leading financial centers, enabling direct access to key markets in the DACH region, the UK, and broader European capital markets.

The dual-office structure supports the firm's pan-European distribution capabilities and allows for local market expertise combined with international reach.

Prescus Capital has developed deep expertise in the growth equity to pre-IPO segment of the private capital markets, focusing on transformational transactions for European companies.

The firm works closely with clients, providing hands-on advice in structuring and executing transactions across the entire value chain.

A key competitive advantage is the firm's unique investor connectivity, built on decades of investor coverage at premier financial institutions.

Team members have personal access to principals and key decision makers across the private capital market ecosystem, enabling efficient and effective capital raising processes.

This reach is further enhanced by a network of external partners and senior advisors, providing clients with access to a broad base of institutional investors, family offices, and strategic partners across Europe.

The firm's deep and long-standing connectivity with all relevant stakeholders in the DACH region, UK, and Nordics positions them as trusted intermediaries in complex private market transactions.