Claude Suard

Private Equity Investor at

Renaissance Management SA

62 year

15 connections

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Claude Suard currently works at Renaissance Management SA, as Managing Partner from 2014.
Mr. Suard also formerly worked at Compass Group (Schweiz) AG, as Chief Financial Officer & Deputy CEO, HPL (High Power Lithium) AG, as Director-Executive Board, Picodrill SA, as Director-Executive Board, Plumettaz SA, as Director, Diagnoplex SA, as Director, Anergis SA, as Director, beqom SA, as Director, Accor SA, as Chief Financial Officer, and Defi Gestion SA, as CFO & Senior Partner from 2011 to 2015.
Mr. Suard received his undergraduate degree from La Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud.

Claude Suard active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Renaissance Management SA Renaissance Management SA Investment ManagersFinance Renaissance is an active manager which invests in small and medium companies located in Switzerland. The firm provides equity financing for growth capital requirements, successions and buyout transactions	Private Equity Investor	2013-12-31

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Former positions of Claude Suard

Companies	Position	End
Defi Gestion SA Defi Gestion SA Investment ManagersFinance Defi Gestion is an active manager which invests in buyouts and venture capital companies primarily in Switzerland, France, Germany and Italy. For buyouts, the firm follows an opportunistic investment strategy, investing in equities or comparable securities through a small number of transactions with significant potential for capital gains in European-based, mature, unlisted companies with no industry or sector bias. Defi Gestion does not seek a role as lead investor, but generally holds a minority stake in domestic and transnational co-syndications. The firm is an active shareholder, partnering with investee company management to establish strategic goals and create value. Defi Gestion typically invests CHF 4 million in buy-out operations, placements of minority shareholdings and pre-IPO refinancing or other business expansion financing, seeking to invest in companies with turnover greater than EUR 10 million, a proven recent track record of profitability, sales growth, improving profitability ratios and clients loyal to the company. The firm's development capital investments concentrate primarily on the electronics, services, leisure, logistics and distribution and automobile sectors. For venture capital, Defi Gestion invests in innovative early-stage or expanding start-ups based in French-speaking Switzerland and operating primarily in the life sciences and IT sectors. The firm generally co-invests with Swiss or foreign venture capitalists and/or industrial or private investors. Defi Gestion's Investment Committee makes the firm's investment decisions.	Director of Finance/CFO	2015-12-30
beqom SA beqom SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud based compensation management software solutions	Director/Board Member	-
Compass Group (Schweiz) AG Compass Group (Schweiz) AG RestaurantsConsumer Services Operates retaurants and catering services	Director of Finance/CFO	-
ACCOR	Director of Finance/CFO	-
Anergis SA Anergis SA Pharmaceuticals: GenericHealth Technology Provides allergy vaccines	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	11
Accor SA Accor SA Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Owns and operates hotels and motels	Consumer Services
Compass Group (Schweiz) AG Compass Group (Schweiz) AG RestaurantsConsumer Services Operates retaurants and catering services	Consumer Services
Defi Gestion SA Defi Gestion SA Investment ManagersFinance Defi Gestion is an active manager which invests in buyouts and venture capital companies primarily in Switzerland, France, Germany and Italy. For buyouts, the firm follows an opportunistic investment strategy, investing in equities or comparable securities through a small number of transactions with significant potential for capital gains in European-based, mature, unlisted companies with no industry or sector bias. Defi Gestion does not seek a role as lead investor, but generally holds a minority stake in domestic and transnational co-syndications. The firm is an active shareholder, partnering with investee company management to establish strategic goals and create value. Defi Gestion typically invests CHF 4 million in buy-out operations, placements of minority shareholdings and pre-IPO refinancing or other business expansion financing, seeking to invest in companies with turnover greater than EUR 10 million, a proven recent track record of profitability, sales growth, improving profitability ratios and clients loyal to the company. The firm's development capital investments concentrate primarily on the electronics, services, leisure, logistics and distribution and automobile sectors. For venture capital, Defi Gestion invests in innovative early-stage or expanding start-ups based in French-speaking Switzerland and operating primarily in the life sciences and IT sectors. The firm generally co-invests with Swiss or foreign venture capitalists and/or industrial or private investors. Defi Gestion's Investment Committee makes the firm's investment decisions.	Finance
HPL (High Power Lithium) AG HPL (High Power Lithium) AG Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Develops nano-structured metal oxides and novel electrolytes for use in next generation Li-ion batteries	Process Industries
Picodrill SA Picodrill SA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides micromachining techniques for production of hole structures in glass and dielectric materials	Commercial Services
La Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud La Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Plumettaz SA Plumettaz SA Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops, manufactures and supplies cable-laying machines and accessories	Producer Manufacturing
Diagnoplex SA Diagnoplex SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops molecular diagnostics for colon cancer	Health Technology
Renaissance Management SA Renaissance Management SA Investment ManagersFinance Renaissance is an active manager which invests in small and medium companies located in Switzerland. The firm provides equity financing for growth capital requirements, successions and buyout transactions	Finance
Anergis SA Anergis SA Pharmaceuticals: GenericHealth Technology Provides allergy vaccines	Health Technology
beqom SA beqom SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud based compensation management software solutions	Technology Services