Our Investment Company

Keynote S.A. pursues investment strategies beyond the mainstream. To implement these distinctive strategies efficiently, uncompromisingly, and independently, Keynote was established as an investment company with variable capital in the form of a public limited company under Luxembourg law (Société d’investissement à capital variable, “SICAV”), structured as an umbrella fund. It was founded with the objective of offering investors clearly focused investment funds designed to deliver optimal performance at reasonable cost. The Keynote – Spin-Off Fund is a sub-fund of Keynote (SICAV) and invests in a concentrated portfolio of attractive spin-off opportunities.

Operational functions and key tasks have been outsourced to leading service providers to ensure efficient execution of research, portfolio management, and client servicing. Universal-Investment-Luxembourg S.A. acts as the Management Company, while UBS Europe SE, Luxembourg Branch, serves as the Depositary. Greiff capital management AG is responsible for portfolio management and distribution within the framework of the PartnerLOUNGE.

Team Keynote – Seasoned professionals with a proven track record

Keynote’s investment strategies were successfully implemented over more than a decade at one of Switzerland’s largest independent asset managers. With the Keynote – Spin-Off Fund, this sub-strategy is now, for the first time, available within a Luxembourg UCITS fund structure and accessible to a broader investor base.

Peter Heim
Peter Heim

Founder Chairman of the Board

Born in 1981; degree in Business Administration (BA), Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University. Previous roles include DJE Kapital AG in Munich and Global Mining Research in Sydney. From 2005 to 2017, Co-Head of Equity Research at WMPartners Vermögensverwaltungs AG, Zurich, and Lead Manager of the WMP Equity Opportunities Fund as well as Co-Manager of the WMP EM Established Leaders Fund. Until 2018, Strategy Advisor to Balthasar Meier AG. From 2018 to the end of 2023, Chief Executive Officer of Keynote Funds AG, Zurich.

Thomas Germann
Thomas Germann

Member of the Board

Born in 1974; lic. oec., University of Zurich. Previously Senior Analyst covering Swiss equities, global technology and telecommunications stocks, and Asian equities at Zürcher Kantonalbank. From 2008 to 2017, Co-Head of Equity Research at WMPartners Vermögensverwaltungs AG and Co-Manager of both the WMP Equity Opportunities Fund and the WMP EM Established Leaders Fund. From 2018 to 2023, Member of the Executive Management of Keynote Funds AG, Zurich. Since April 2024, Senior Investment Advisor at Thurgauer Kantonalbank.

Dalibor Kolcava
Dalibor Kolcava

Member of the Board

Born in 1959; lic. oec., University of St. Gallen. Former economist in the Economic Research Department of Swiss Bank Corporation; Delegate for Eastern Europe at the Swiss Organization for Trade Promotion (OSEC); Head of the family office W. Meier Beteiligungen; Head of Research at WMPartners; and from 2009 to 2021 Head of Fund Research at VZ Depotbank AG, where he was, among other responsibilities, in charge of manager selection for VZ discretionary mandates and led the sustainability team. From 2022 to 2023, Member of the Executive Management of Keynote Funds AG.

Your Greiff PartnerLOUNGE Team for Further Information:

In close cooperation with leading financial service providers

Universal-Investment
Universal-Investment

Universal-Investment is the largest independent investment company in the German-speaking region.

UBS Group
UBS Group

UBS Group is a globally leading financial services provider. As an integrated universal bank, UBS delivers investment banking, private banking, and asset management solutions to clients worldwide.

Greiff cap­i­tal man­age­ment AG
Greiff cap­i­tal man­age­ment AG

Greiff capital management AG is a licensed financial services institution authorized to provide discretionary portfolio management (financial portfolio management).

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