Jacques R. Essinger

EV develops a long-term investment strategy with their entrepreneurs. Their investment objective is to grow firms and to create a market leader in a new field. They focus on developing businesses active in industries including information technology, biotech, medtech and cleantech. They concentrate on various stages such as early to expansion-stage as well as spin-offs and restarts. Their geographic focus is pan-European. Specifically, their technology-sector investments are concentrated in Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy and Portugal. Beyond these countries, they also consider taking a co-lead or a syndicate role. For their life sciences investments, they primarily target Switzerland, France and Germany. Four key investment criteria they consider before investment are hyper-growth market potential, world-class technology, capital efficiency and ambitious management team. EV's preferred role is to be lead investor or possibly co-lead. They also consider being syndicate partner on some occasions. EV's investment horizon is generally 10 years, with that timeframe extended for firms in hyper-growth stage. On average, their investments typically take five years to mature. The majority of their exits are through a listing in one of the main markets while many of the VC-backed firms are acquired.

Develops treatment options for people living with heart failure and cardiovascular disease

Operates as a medical device company with a novel devices for treating mitral valve regurgitation

Develops medical devices for treating lung diseases

Part of Polares Medical SA, Polares Medical, Inc. is an American medical device company focused on developing a novel device to treat mitral valve regurgitation. The company is located in the US.

Aravis is a hands-on investment partner. They work closely with their portfolio firms while providing capital and access to their international network of professionals. The firm's investment strategy targets early-stage firms active in biopharmaceutical, medical technology and biotechnology sectors in Europe, North America and Asia. They have a particular focus on cross-border deals and in firms operating in immunology, inflammation, oncology and CNS segments. They also invest in renewable energy businesses in Europe where they believe there are substantial growth opportunities. They concentrate on firms in the development phase which employ mature established energy production technologies, namely wind, hydroelectric or photovoltaic cells. Aravis has experience initiating, financing and structuring complex projects. The firm aims to diligently conduct scientific and technical analysis of potential projects prior to capital commitment. They look for firms which display optimal risk/return profiles. They closely monitor the quality of the science and actively continue with hands-on intervention in challenging situations, aiming to create value through deal structuring in parallel with careful entry valuations.

Acts as an alternative investment manager

Develops pharmaceutical products