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About Us

We are a private equity firm with a unique combination of C-level industrial executives with deep operational experience from General Electric for over 25 years, combined with a team of private equity professionals with world-class credentials.

Our private equity focus is driven by our operational excellence. We invest in and build strong businesses to create sustainable value.

We do more than add capital – we help companies improve operations and/or transform digitally.

The Falco team knows how to strategize, execute and build long-term value for its assets, globally.



Meet the Team

 

Ferdinando ‘Nani’ Falco Beccalli – President and Senior Partner
Nani Beccalli’s career has been built around four decades of experience at GE, where he established the company’s European and International divisions. He has also held several advisory board positions and has carved out a reputation for identifying opportunities and taking complex projects through to their conclusion. Nani works with investees through the entire investment lifecycle. He understands the value of time – if he can’t add value, he will be the first to let you know.
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Erwin Lebon – Partner and Managing Director
With strong corporate tax and human resources experience, Erwin Lebon carved his reputation for analyzing and managing tough restructurings and turnarounds while at GE. Thorough, proactive and positive, his approach to business is all about what is needed to achieve the best case scenario, even if this will require some tough love in order to be achieved.
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Peter Salzer – Partner
Peter Salzer is a problem solver. Known for being a fixer of difficult business situations, his multi-industry experience spans both the B2C and B2B worlds. Peter’s career has been defined by resilience and trust – if your business is experiencing any challenges, he is somebody you can trust to turn things around.
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Patricia Falco Beccalli – Partner
Patricia Falco Beccalli is an angel investor who spent 14 years as a financial journalist and anchor of CNBC. Her analytical lens often means she brings a different perspective to a group discussion which can shed light on new opportunities or provide a novel solution to a challenge.
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Mike Allan – Partner
Mike Allan brings with him years of experience working with Black and Decker in the US, building up a strong ability to transform strategy into execution. A good listener, Mike is the calming influence even in the most challenging of situations and represents the perfect partner for a business leader.
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Dr. Hannes Meckel – Partner
A solution-orientated team player, Hannes Meckel carries commanding legal knowledge with a strong sense for business gained over many years of experience working in compliance, governance, and mergers and acquisitions. Hannes is a proactive business partner and an excellent listener, helping to provide a more complete picture of business opportunities through a risk management lens.
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Jian Yuan Tan – Chief Executive Officer, Lucerne Asset Management
Jian Yuan Tan has extensive experience in relationship management and credit analysis in financial institutions such as HSBC, ANZ and Standard Chartered Bank, covering cash management, trade finance, markets and investments. He founded Lucerne Asset Management Pte Ltd (a MAS CMS licensee) in 2016, and is responsible for growing its assets under management to over S$600 million. As CEO, he oversees the business, ensures compliance, and sits on the investment and risk committees for Lucerne’s various funds, which invest in a variety of asset classes including equities, private credit, PE, and VC, with investments in Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Chuu Ming Tan – Senior Portfolio Manager, Lucerne Asset Management
Chuu-Ming is a seasoned PE professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, having held various positions at GIC Special Investments, Sycamore Ventures, Nomura International, Société Générale CIB and China Media Capital. He also led Asia-Pacific M&A activities for IMS Health (now iQvia) and served as Managing Director of a single family office in Hong Kong before joining Lucerne Asset Management Pte Ltd as a Senior Portfolio Manager, leading the investment team in global private equity investments. He has advised on over US$1.5 billion of transactions, employing strategies across the PE spectrum from VC to corporate carve-outs.




Supporting Team

 

Adriano Dozio – Partner
A finance expert with experience operating across a number of industries, Adriano Dozio has been witness to a lot of investments down the years. He has seen successes and failures, insight which is invaluable to Falco Group Partners. Adriano is all about details and persistence, operating with a demand for high standards and always willing to provide support when needed.
Gabriella Sipos – Partner
Gabriella Sipos brings 30 years of experience in supporting top corporate executives within dynamic environments, including 18 years with GE. With exceptional organizational skills and a knack for streamlining operations, she plays a critical role in increasing productivity and fostering team collaboration. Her expertise in managing complex schedules and coordinating events ensures a positive office culture, driving continuous improvement across our administrative processes.

Falco Protection Fund

 

We launched the Protection Fund, a thematic mid-market buyout fund, and are in the process of raising funds with a target size of $1.2 billion.

 

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Our Investment Strategy

Our fund targets buyouts of companies for a controlling stake:

  • Geographic focus: Predominantly Europe and the United States
  • Investment ticket size: $50–300 million

What Is Protection

Our definition of protection, enabling secure and sustainable living:

  • Asset, infrastructure, and physical protection
  • Digital and data protection
  • Energy protection
  • Food production supply chain protection

This market, estimated at approximately $1.5 trillion globally today, is supported by macroeconomic, geopolitical and technology trends that will drive strong growth of up to 20% CAGR over the next 5–10 years.

How We Create Value

FGP is buying right and building right, offering a distinctive value creation proposition:

  • Accessing proprietary deal flow through a unique global network of industry executives
  • Using our experience to maximize the value of companies by applying proven “blueprint” processes, and always having a clear exit strategy
  • Aiming to create a long-lasting impact beyond our PortCos by disseminating our talent, creating a benefit to society

Collaboration Partners

 

Prior to founding “The Protection Fund”, we were active as PE advisors in value creation and operational improvement. We have also supported and worked with organizations as advisors and/or angel investors:

 

Amphorica is a SaaS neural network based AI company, based in Galilaea, Israel. It focuses on enhancing supply chain and wider logistics efficiency, enabling its customers to deliver a good to the right place at the right time at optimized economic conditions.

Bettermarks is a SaaS Educational Technology company, based in Berlin, Germany. It provides an adaptable tutoring platform for classes 5–12 which provides smart learning algorithms to support students and teachers in subjects like math and science. Founded in 2008 it has gained traction in a number of countries around the globe and is available in multiple languages.

CORMETECH, Inc., based in Charlotte, NC, USA, is a world leader in manufacturing of high-quality environmental catalysts, providing catalyst regeneration and engineering services for the power, marine, industrial-process, refinery, and petrochemical markets.

Demium is one of Europe’s largest start up incubators, based in Valencia Spain. The company is launching ~80 new start ups p.a. and has expanded since 2008 across Western and Eastern Europe, launched multiple investment funds for seed investors and is experiencing exponential growth since 2020.

Fountain is the only workforce management platform designed for hiring, managing, and retaining frontline workers, who are essential employees involved in primary business operations like retail, healthcare, hospitality, and logistics. Powered by AI and automation, Fountain's multi-product solution integrates with existing HR technology stacks to streamline the applicant experience and save HR teams time and resources.

Precipoint is a pathology focused digital mi­croscopy and laboratory management systems company, based near Munich, Germany. Founded in 1982 the company is expanding into building high resolution cancer cell imagery databases to enable live surgery laser based cancer diagnostic tools.

QCAM is a Swiss-based FINMA regulated Currency Asset Management Company, offering professional currency risk management at highest compliance standards. Clients are institutional investors such as pension funds, family offices, investment funds and large businesses. Strategies include Active/ Passive Overlays and tailor-made overlay solutions.

vidby revolutionizes communication with real-time video, document and conference translation (Google Meet, MS Teams, Zoom). Founded by experienced entrepreneurs to overcome language barriers, vidby improves global communication and collaboration. Ideal for multinational corporations and content creators looking to expand their audience.

Ydistri is a SaaS AI software company, based in Prague, Czech Republic. Its algorithms enable retail chains around the globe to optimize single product outlet distribution to eliminate dead stock and ensure optimized “Never Out-of-Stock” availability at the right outlet.
 

Environmental, Social, Governance Guidelines

ESG standards are part of Falco Global Partners’ corporate DNA. People first!

Disclosure and transparency, and mutual benefits are our guiding principles when dealing with anybody.

Ethics, transparency, and care are the pillars of our own business and our portfolio companies. The ultimate objective is to make a positive contribution to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.

Local and global businesses must remain sensitive and loyal to inclusiveness regarding different cultural values, with full compliance with international and local laws and regulations.

ESG Executed: Smiling Gecko

Falco Global Partners support Smiling Gecko, an aid project that support economically and ecologically sustainable cluster projects: a holistic approach to development aid, aimed at the long-term improvement of the life of people and communities in rural Cambodia.

Smiling Gecko visit Smiling Gecko to learn more

Media

 

Class CNBC · SEP 2, 2023 Ambrosetti European House Forum at Lake Como (Italy) with Andrea Cabrini
Italian politics and the greater global outlook for business.

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CNBC · SEP 1, 2023 Ambrosetti European House Forum at Lake Como (Italy) with Steve Sedgwick
World economy, China’s position and future outlook

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CNBC · SEP 2, 2022 We’re in a perfect storm, but that does offer opportunities, Nani Beccalli says
We’re in a perfect storm, but that does offer opportunities, Nani Beccalli, president and CEO of Falco Enterprises says.

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Basel Wirtschaft · AUG 15, 2022 „Emotionale Intelligenz ist ein entscheidender Erfolgsfaktor im Private Equity-Geschäft“
Basel Wirtschaft im Gespräch mit Patricia Falco Beccalli, Partnerin bei Falco Global Partners.

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Contact us

Please get in touch with any enquiries through one of the following channels:

info@falcoholding.com

+41 43 499 99 00

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