Alex Brennwald

Alex Brennwald built his investing career at Invision Private Equity AG, a Swiss growth-capital and buyout firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zug (Grafenauweg). He joined Invision in 2008 and worked on the evaluation, acquisition and execution of new platform investments as well as the operational value creation of existing portfolio companies, serving on boards and advisory boards of portfolio businesses. Over the arc of his career he has accompanied more than 15 mid-market transactions and successions with hands-on implementation responsibility as a board or advisory-board member.

He holds a Master's degree (M.A. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen in Strategy and International Management, together with an MBA from Nanyang Business School in Singapore — an academic background frequently cited in his Invision and Nachfolgepartner bios.

In 2020 Brennwald co-founded Nachfolgepartner AG in Zürich together with Fabian Gerschwiler, a firm focused on mid-market business succession — acquiring, brokering, managing and disposing of company participations and advising owners through generational/ownership transitions. He is listed as Partner and President there and remains active in his own family business. His public records (e.g. LinkedIn) also associate him with Boss Bern AG. Swiss commercial-register data (Northdata) indicates his formal director listing at Invision changed around mid-2020, consistent with the launch of Nachfolgepartner.

Invision itself has invested in 60+ companies since 1997 across the DACH region, positioning itself as a growth partner that helps companies realize growth potential and generate strong returns — the environment in which Brennwald developed his deal and value-creation playbook.

• Invests in established, growing mid-market companies in the DACH region rather than early-stage startups — Invision's model is growth equity and buyouts, with succession/ownership transitions a recurring theme.
• Sector orientation spans healthcare & medtech, software/IT, education, consumer & luxury goods, e-commerce, industrials and services — Invision's core focus areas.
• At Invision, Brennwald was responsible for the development of Invision V's investment in Vantage Education and its related add-on acquisitions, reflecting a buy-and-build / platform approach in the education sector.
• Through Nachfolgepartner AG, his stated focus is mid-market business succession — stepping in as investor, board member and operator to guide owner-managed companies through handover, with implementation responsibility rather than passive capital.
• Value-creation emphasis: bios consistently describe him working on operational improvement of portfolio companies and serving actively on boards, not just writing checks.