Industrialstewardship,measured indecades.
FMK Holding AG is a privately-owned Swiss holding company invested in engineering, precision manufacturing, energy and infrastructure across Europe.
House ledger — held deliberately small
— What we do
We hold for decades.
Most of our acquisitions are succession buy-outs from founders or families.
§ I — Manifesto
FMK Holding AG was founded in Rapperswil SG in 2018 as a private industrial holding. The discipline is straightforward: acquire well-run mid-cap industrial businesses, partner with their management for the long term, and let the work compound.
Approach
We meet many owners and acquire very few. Mid-cap industrial companies in the DACH region and Europe — engineering, precision components, niche manufacturing — where Swiss standards and patient capital can compound over decades.
Continuity
Once acquired, companies remain operationally autonomous. We support management, strengthen governance, fund organic growth and bolt-on acquisitions, and we are rarely in a hurry to exit. Same headquarters. Same committee. No external funds.
“Discretion, patience and conviction — the three currencies we do not spend lightly.”
— What we do
Four sectors, held for the long run.
Four lanes only. Each one kept tight, personal and properly staffed.
Selected real estate — a tighter register
Places kept with the same taste as the capital behind them.
Fewer assets, more attention. That is the entire point.
N° 01
Helvetia Präzision AG
Winterthur — Switzerland
Precision-engineered components for the Swiss watch and medical-device industries. Held since 2009.
N° 02
Alpenwerke GmbH
Tirol — Austria
Industrial automation for the alpine manufacturing belt. Acquired 2014, fully owned.
N° 03
Limmat Hydro Capital
Graubünden — Switzerland
Long-tenor stakes in three alpine run-of-river hydro plants under 60-year concessions.
N° 04
Sondertec Industrieholding
Baden-Württemberg — Germany
A specialist in laser cutting and metal forming for the European automotive supply chain.
— Paul, on what we do
Acquiring a company is the easy part. Owning it well for twenty years — that is the work.
Paul Brierley Smith, Chairman
— How we behave
Show up. Keep the books clean. Stay long.
Show up
Management has our direct line. No portals, no intermediaries.
Keep the books clean
Swiss accounting discipline applied across every operating company, every quarter.
Stay private
We do not press-release deals. The group remains family-owned and unlisted.
Stay long
Our average holding period is measured in decades. We are rarely the seller.
— Get in touch
If you are an owner considering succession, we should talk.
Send us a short note about your business — sector, geography, turnover, why now. We read everything that comes in and respond personally within ten business days.
The line is answered in person.