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Our Team

Marcel Franzen

Zurich

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)

Dr. Thomas Borer

Zurich

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

Barbara Angehrn

Zurich

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)

Anselm Schmucki

Moscow

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

Daniel Hunkeler

Zurich

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

Simon Baumgartner

Zurich

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)

Alyssa Vogt

Zurich and Geneva

Analyst
vogt@franzen.com

  • Supports Franzen & Company clients in buy-side and sell-side transactions across sectors
  • Experience in corporate finance and asset management (JPMorgan)
  • Born in 1999 and studied Business Management at Queen Mary University of London
  • Fluent in German, French and English

Doris Meyer

Zurich

Office Manager
meyer@franzen.com

  • Zurich office manager
  • Fluent in English and German

Maria Pia Parisi

Milano

Office Manager
parisi@franzen.com

  • Milano office manager
  • Fluent in Italian and English

Irina Damie

Moscow

Office Manager
damie@franzen.com

  • Moscow office manager
  • Fluent in Russian and English
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