Who We Are
Hilgon van Breda
SwissInc Founder & CEO
"We are real estate investors focusing on properties in and around Switzerland. Worldwide, we invest in special development projects in attractive jurisdictions that meet our specific criteria, e.g. uniqueness, market attractiveness, future-orientated, scale, risk profile, quality of partners, etc.
We developed propriety processes and PropTech to enable us to buy right, manage right and exit right, thereby exceeding market returns for our investment partners and us.
Our company, called SwissInc Ltd, is based in Zurich. Our specialist team is structured in the five pillar businesses, i.e. investment, transactions, property management, development management and decision support."
Core Team
INTERNAL TEAM
HILGON VAN BREDA
CHAIRMAN
ALEXANDER VAN BREDA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
JAKO MENKVELD
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
BERNARD RACINE
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
BERTUS SWANEPOEL
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
ALEX JONESCO
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
PETER FLEISCHMANN
ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT
GREGOR ETZWEILER
INVESTOR RELATIONS
ANDRES ABARZUA
INVESTOR RELATIONS
DEVON HATCHETT
MARKETING
RENIER VAN BREDA
FINANCIAL MODELLING
DAIWA BOWERS
EXECUTIVE SUPPORT
GERT BOTHA
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CHANTEL KEMP
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MANFRED MEINTJIES
TECHNOLOGY
TEAM BIOS
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Qualified as a Chartered Accountant and FCMA with EY, pursued a banking & financial services career. Led a successful management buyout from ABB in Zürich, co-founded enValue AG developing strategic business decision support technology. Founded SwissInc AG to develop, invest, structure and manage real estate as an investment partner with selected private clients and institutions. Completed nearly 50 significant real estate transactions and manage assets in excess of CHF700m.
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Successfully managed extensive real estate portfolios, fostering strong relationships with investors and major tenants. Played a central role in shaping and executing international marketing, branding, and communication campaigns, driving strategic growth across global markets. Actively contributed to high-level decision-making on multiple real estate development projects, with oversight of both investment strategies and architectural execution. Led as the head of architecture and design, ensuring each project aligned with both aesthetic vision and functional requirements. Develops tailored marketing and communication strategies to effectively showcase the value and potential of investment assets to investors. Contributed to the creation of comprehensive business cases and models, enabling the establishment and scaling of businesses from inception.
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Oxford University educated software engineer. Expert in database design, complex mathematical and financial modelling, system and data integration, multidimensional modelling. Has developed a number of SwissInc's in-house proprietary systems for analysing real estate investments and the operating business of potential tenants. Part of SwissInc's due diligence and investment committees and responsible for financial modelling and simulation.
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MA HSG / MBA, manages top-level engagements in finance, insurance, telecom, energy, and real estate, with a focus on hotel properties. He has steered corporate strategy at Banco Comercial Transatlantico (now Deutsche Bank) and Union Reinsurance Company (now Swiss Re), and directed boards at Energymixx AG, a leader in the renewable energy sector. His adeptness in six languages enhances his capability to navigate diverse business environments globally. Alex orchestrates complex business deals and projects internationally, leveraging his profound understanding of various markets. He holds a Master's degree in Macroeconomics from the University of St. Gallen and, since 2013, has been an independent consultant, offering strategic guidance in business development, mergers and acquisitions, and technical assessments to various enterprises and family offices.
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Over 30 years' experience of developing and implementing methodologies and processes for complex multicriterial investment decision making. Co-Founder of a pure play software businesses used by multinational companies for modelling and simulating in the investment decision process. Analysed hundreds of potential private equity and real estate investments over his career. Part of SwissInc's due diligence and investment committees.
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Over 25 years of experience in the financial industry with a strong focus on alternative asset classes, covering both the investment & research and the business development & sales side. He was a shareholder and an active management team member of several alternative asset management companies and built a strong network of allocators and providers in the sector. Gregor is a CFA charter holder and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
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Over 25 years in financial services and strategy consulting with a multi-industries and multi-cultural background providing outlier opportunities for qualified professional investors in different asset classes. Former corporate and investment banker raising over USD60Bn in the DCM/ECM space. Passionate entrepreneur and advisor, having invested in a wide range of disruptive enterprises including the real estate industry and taking these entities to be outliers with its C-suite team. Experienced in credit risk management and advising business on the digital front providing customized strategic roadmaps.