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Vedra Partners · Multi-Family Investment Office

Institutional quality.
Family alignment.
Generational patience.

Institutional wealth management from London and Lausanne — owned by the families it serves, with no products to sell and no institution to answer to.

$19bn+Team career assets managed
75+ yearsFounders' combined experience
FCA · FINMADual-jurisdiction regulation
8+Direct co-investments
Our Mandate

"A family office's first responsibility is inter-generational: safe custody of assets today, and relevance for the next generation tomorrow."

For families taking the next step — or dissatisfied with their current wealth management arrangements — Vedra offers the institutional quality of a private bank with the alignment of a partnership: shared costs, shared insight, and shared access to opportunities.

Ownership

The firm is owned by our families. Management is independent, with no ties to institutions or fund managers.

Alignment

No product-pushing, no hidden fees, no conflicts of interest. Fully transparent.

Execution

Direct trading, low costs, institutional-quality infrastructure and reporting.

Access

Niche deals and private co-investments shared across our families.

Investment Philosophy

Four convictions, held for decades

Principles rooted in experience and knowledge — deliberately simple, rigorously applied.

Conviction 01

Time is the ultimate edge

Traditional asset classes earn real returns over the long term — significantly above cash and inflation. Longer holding periods raise the probability of capturing excess return.

Long-term
Conviction 02

Diversification is free lunch

Combining asset classes with variable correlations achieves higher return and lower risk — without compromising performance.

Diversification
Conviction 03

Allocation drives outcomes

Asset allocation is the major driver of long-term performance. It is where we concentrate our judgement and our research.

Asset allocation
Conviction 04

Costs compound too

Cost control significantly boosts returns over time. Direct trading and shared expenses convert savings into performance.

Cost discipline
Sustainability

Capital, deployed responsibly

While focused on returns, it is our mission that our investments contribute to a sustainable world.

In our portfolios

Sustainability embedded in manager and asset selection across public markets, with impact themes throughout our private equity book.

In our partnerships

Co-founded ventures include Ocean 14 Capital, an ocean-impact fund, and Hycap, an energy-transition fund — commitments, not marketing.

Private Equity

Access most investors never see

Direct co-investment opportunities, shared across our families.

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Beauty

Dr. Barbara Sturm

Science-based skincare with global cult status.

Perfect Moment
Luxury

Perfect Moment

Luxury sportswear born in Chamonix, 1979.

IRIS
Technology

IRIS

Audio innovation that activates the brain.

nurture BRANDS
Consumer

Nurture Brands

Plant-based snacking, six brands in 40 countries.

NearSt
Retail Tech

NearSt

Live high-street inventory, connected to the web.

omniscope.
Biotech

Omniscope

Earlier disease detection, unprecedented sensitivity.

Vita Coco
Beverages

Vita Coco

The world's leading coconut water brand, now a listed healthy-hydration platform.

Faena
Hospitality

Faena Hotel Group

Luxury hotels and cultural destinations, from Miami Beach to Buenos Aires.

Our People

Experience across strategies and assets

Joachim Gottschalk

Joachim Gottschalk

Founding Partner · Chairman

45 years of trading and investment experience. Chairs the investment committee. Founder, former CEO & Chairman of Gottex Group.

Max Gottschalk

Max Gottschalk

Founding Partner

30 years in asset management and private equity. Co-founder of Ocean 14 Capital, Hycap and Gottex Fund Management. Teaches impact investing at UVA.

Mark Chamberlain

Mark Chamberlain

Chief Investment Officer

20 years of investment experience. Trading and execution for family members. CFA, CAIA.

Tim Roniger

Tim Roniger

Senior Partner · CFO

30 years in financial services. Ex-E&Y; CFO at Gottex Fund Management. Chartered Accountant (SAICA).

Unal Kurtaran

Unal Kurtaran

Investment Partner · PM

30 years in equities and global EM — Barclays, Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, Salomon Brothers.

Thierry Serero

Thierry Serero

Investment Partner · PM

35 years of investment experience. Senior PM at Fidelity overseeing $5bn+. Technion; MBA, INSEAD.

Celal Celikcan

Celal Celikcan

Investment Partner · PM

30 years in global EM — 27 years at Citigroup as MD and Head of Markets, CEEMEA.

Patrick Ghali

Patrick Ghali

Non-Executive Director

Co-founder & Managing Partner of Sussex Partners; previously Bear Stearns. NYU Stern.

Cecilia Boyd

Cecilia Boyd

Legal Counsel

17 years as a qualified lawyer, 10 in compliance. Oversees compliance, regulatory and legal matters.

Mehdi Avrany

Mehdi Avrany

Head of Client Reporting

Leads client reporting across the firm and is a member of the risk management group. Previously in corporate strategy at Tamedia; co-founder of EasyP. M.Sc. in Management, HEC Lausanne.

Alexandre Menzel

Alexandre C.K. Menzel

Relationship Manager

Private banking and cross-border wealth planning for families and HNW clients.

Pierre-Aurélien Bôle

Pierre-Aurélien Bôle

Risk Management

18+ years across hedge funds, private equity and multi-asset portfolios — previously LumX Asset Management and Gottex Funds Management. CAIA; M.Sc. Economics, HEC Lausanne.

Isabelle Fragniere

Isabelle Fragniere

Office Manager · EA

25 years in executive support. Administration, HR, Compliance & AML for Vedra Wealth Services SA.

Contact

Speak with us

Whether your family is taking its next step, or reconsidering its current arrangements, we would be pleased to talk.

London

21 Knightsbridge, Belgravia
London SW1X 7LY, UK

+44 203 941 2900

Lausanne

19, Chemin de Montolivet
1006 Lausanne, CH

+41 21 613 7102