Our Team

Marcel Franzen

Managing Partner and Founder
marcel@franzen.com

More than 20 years of experience in global corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions advisory
After university Marcel started his career in 1999 at Merrill Lynch in New York and London
Built up the Swiss investment banking business of Morgan Stanley out of London and Zurich between 2006 and 2013
Partner at Swiss Capital Group (now Alantra) before founding Franzen & Company as an independent boutique investment banking firm in Zurich at the end of 2013
As an M&A advisor to listed corporations, family businesses and entrepreneurs, financial sponsors and family offices, Marcel executed more than 40 M&A advisory assignments mostly with a focus on Swiss cross-border transactions
On the capital markets advisory side, Marcel worked on the preparation of IPOs, rights issues, equity offerings and alternative fund raisings
Marcel was born in 1974 in Zurich and obtained a Master of Finance and Business Administration degree from University St. Gallen (lic.oec.HSG)

Senior Advisor
borer@franzen.com

Former Swiss Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin
Head of the Task Force “Switzerland – Second World War”
Expertise in political strategy, public affairs, public relations, private equity and business development
Privileged access to most decision-makers in the public, private and in the media sectors with an unparalleled private network in Germany and Switzerland
Supports Franzen & Company’s clients by bringing decision makers to the negotiating table and supporting the successful execution of transactions
Thomas also serves on the board of directors and as senior advisor of several national and international companies
Born in 1957 and studied law at the University of Basel where Thomas obtained his doctorate summa cum laude in 1985

Senior Advisor
klemm@franzen.com

Alex has advised many international and domestic clients in M&A and equity capital markets transactions in the last 30 years
He worked in London, New York, and Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, UBS Warburg, and JPMorganCazenove as a managing director with various client, country, and management responsibilities
Following the buy-out of Cazenove in Germany which he led, he was a partner at Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers and CEO Corporates and Markets
Alex is also chairman of Clairfield International in Geneva
B.Sc. (Hons.) in economics and politics from Bristol University, an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York, and a PhD in finance from Freie Universität Berlin
Alex was born in Johannesburg in 1960, raised in South Africa, Germany and the UK

Senior Advisor
angehrn@franzen.com

Extensive international experience in pharma and in commercializing specialty pharma assets
Senior roles at Stepstone Pharma, Exelixis, Onyx and Amgen
Chief Business Officer of Vifor Pharma
Therapeutic area expertise in Hematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Orphan and Nephrology
Born in 1974 and MBA (Major in finance and capital markets) at University of St. Gallen (lic.oec.HSG)

Senior Advisor
schmucki@franzen.com

Long-term experience in the banking and finance industry with a focus on Eastern Europe
Former Head of UBS Moscow
Master of Law degree University St. Gallen (HSG)
Born in 1969 in Switzerland and lived in Russia since 2003
Fluent in English, German and Russian

Senior Associate
hunkeler@franzen.com

Strategic support of clients throughout the transaction process and their respective investment life cycle
Experience in investment banking and in international financial policy (Swiss Government)
Born in 1986, studied management and economics at HEC Lausanne and holds an MBA in Global Management with distinction from Thunderbird School of Global Management

Associate
baumgartner@franzen.com

Supports Franzen & Company clients in sell-side and buy-side transactions across sectors
Born in 1993 and studied business administration at University of St. Gallen (HSG)

Office Manager
meyer@franzen.com

Office Manager
parisi@franzen.com

Office Manager
damie@franzen.com