New Value willing to invest in Venture Capital

New Value AG, which is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, invests up to now directly in private companies with strong growth potential in Switzerland and neighbouring countries. The companies included in the portfolio are mainly related to the cleantech and healthcare sectors.

In July 2011 New Value announced that will change to a realization strategy and will invest only in portfolio companies with the goal to realise this value in successful exits. Now New Value changed back to a growth strategy. At the annual general assembly of New Value AG which took place on August 20, 2013 several resolutions were passed by the shareholders:

The strategic focus of New Value AG will change from a harvesting strategy back to a growth strategy. The investment horizon will be enlarged from a narrow focus on growth capital up to now towards a wider focus on Private Market investments from now on. Private Market investments might include Real Estate, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Infrastructure and the provision of Mezzanine Loans.

The present Directors Hans van den Berg and Bernd Pfister were confirmed for the Financial Year 2013/14 (Hannes Glaus did not stand for re-election). Sunita Shah, Fabien Boson and Umberto Ronsisvalle were elected as new members of the Board of New Value AG. In the board meeting following the Annual General Meeting the Board of Directors elected Hans van den Berg as President and Bernd Pfister as Vicepresident of the Board.