Publication in: VentureCapital Magazine – April 2017 (pages 4-8)
Switzerland as an ideal buyout location
Sarnen-based Matador Private Equity AG is an asset manager that invests primarily in private equity and infrastructure. “Our target funds are generally reserved for institutional investors,” says Dr. Florian Dillinger, Managing Partner at Matador. “We want to give our shareholders access to the potential returns of these asset classes combined with the advantages of a liquid equity investment.” The location is ideal for Matador. “We have excellent framework conditions here. The infrastructure is first-class and the tax burden is low thanks to the holding company privilege,” says Dillinger. However, Switzerland will have to abolish cantonal tax privileges in order to meet the minimum standards of the OECD Action Plan to Combat Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. In the medium term, therefore, there is probably no way around a corporate tax reform.
