Empowering
entrepreneurs

At Nils Capital, we're more than investors; we're entrepreneurs at heart. Our mission? To empower entrepreneurs and their companies through strategic investments and hands-on support.

Our track record

We all have operational experience and understand the challenges you face when it comes to bringing your business to the next level.

Our team has a strong track record in building and leading companies through innovation, market expansion and extensive M&A with >100 successful acquisitions.

We share a passion for creating sustainable, long-lasting impact by investing in companies to which we believe we can add substantial value.

Investing in tomorrow's leaders

Having been through the journey ourselves, we support our entrepreneurs with typical challenges they will face:

  • Commercial expansion into new geographies
  • Driving impactful innovation
  • Organizational development incl. succession planning
  • Corporate development incl. M&A & licensing
  • Operations and digitalization & systems

Our investment focus

  • Sectors with enduring growth and potential for consolidation
  • Small to mid-sized businesses with positive cashflows
  • Companies with pricing power, poised for growth through expansion, innovation, and M&A
  • Companies run by exceptional entrepreneurs and dynamic teams who are passionate about their businesses
  • Flexibility in terms of geography

Our beliefs and goals

  • We believe that culture is the single most important asset of a company
  • We believe the hiring, nurturing, and empowering of exceptional talent is crucial to grow a business above and beyond
  • We believe in equity ownership by management, reinforcing their vested interest in our mutual success
  • We believe in common sense and doing things because they are right, not because everyone else is

What you can expect from us

Our entrepreneurs are our athletes, and we are here to enable their success in the best way we can. They set their own ambitions and can expect to work with high degree of autonomy and low administrative burden. We will always be there with a helping hand when needed.

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What our entrepreneurs say about us

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Our Team

More than investors

Fredrik Ullman

Fredrik Ullman

Co-Founder & Partner
  • Fredrik was the CEO Vimian and before that, the CEO Indical. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he spent some time at Bain & Company in NYC and at Novozymes
  • Fredrik holds a MSc and PhD from ETH Zurich
  • Fredrik is on the board of directors of Safe Monitoring Group and member of YPO
Nicolas Gautier

Nicolas Gautier

Co-Founder & Partner
  • Nic was the founder, CEO & Chairman of Kindred Education, a large UK premium nursery consolidator
  • Nic has been an entrepreneur and an investor in PE & VC backed and exited growth businesses, spanning multiple sectors since his teens
  • Nic sits on various boards and is a member of YPO Greater London
Alexander Frey

Alexander Frey

Co-Founder & Partner
  • Alexander led Indical Bioscience’s efforts in M&A and business development. Prior to that, he was a Project Leader at BCG focusing on Health Care
  • Alexander holds a BSc from UCL and a PhD from the University of Cambridge in molecular biology
André Terlinden

André Terlinden

Co-Founder
  • André is a Swiss qualified lawyer, partner of a business law firm, entrepreneur and is leading the family-owned companies.
  • André holds a Master and a PhD in banking and finance law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and an LL.M from LSE, London.
  • André serves as board member on various companies (e.g. asset managers, industrial supplier, real estate and IT-startups).
Faysal Hjeily

Faysal Hjeily

Investment Director
  • Faysal is a seasoned senior finance professional with a proven track record in M&A and corporate development across various industries and geographies. He has held various finance and operating roles at Amcor, SFO (Direct Investments), and Citigroup Investment Banking
  • Faysal holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc in Finance from IE, and a BEng from AUB
Antoine Blanc

Antoine Blanc

Advisor, APAC
  • Antoine has amassed over a decade of experience in the private equity and financial services sectors. He began his career driving growth in middle-sized companies, both as an investor with Devenco Private Equity and as an entrepreneur. Antoine founded the SaaS company OpenJet, which successfully exited to SGH Capital in 2015, and later held a strategic operational role in APAC with German Venture Studio, Rocket Internet.
  • In the subsequent five years, Antoine advanced his career at Index-Partners, focusing on mid-market M&A operations throughout the Asia Pacific region.
  • He holds an MSc from HEC Paris, France.
Portfolio

Our Investments

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