Nüssli
Custom temporary structures for the world’s most prestigious sporting, cultural, and business events: Swiss-engineered since 1941 with global project delivery.
- Sector
- Event Structures
- HQ
- Hüttwilen, CH
- Employees
- 400-450
- Since
- 2017
- Transaction
- Special Situation
- Participation
- Majority
- Vehicle
- Unternehmer-Investoren-Plattform, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG
- Revenue
- CHF 180-220M
About
Company Overview
When a major international sporting event needs a 15,000-seat grandstand that will stand for three weeks and then vanish without a trace, or when a global brand needs a bespoke pavilion that makes an architectural statement at a world expo, the call often goes to Nüssli. The company is the global leader in custom temporary structures for premium events: a market where engineering precision, logistical complexity, and aesthetic ambition converge.
Nüssli offers individually tailored solutions across every project phase: consulting and concept development, structural engineering and planning, manufacturing, transport, assembly, operation support, dismantling, and storage. This end-to-end capability is what separates Nüssli from competitors who can build a standard grandstand but struggle with the bespoke, architecturally complex projects that define the premium segment.
The company's track record includes structures for Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, major tennis and golf tournaments, and corporate events at the highest level. With 400-450 employees and revenue in the range of CHF 180-220 million, Nüssli operates from its headquarters in Hüttwilen, Switzerland, with project execution capabilities spanning the globe.
Partnership
Our Partnership
Helvetica Capital invested in the Nüssli Group in December 2017, in what is best described as a special situation. The company had a strong market position and an outstanding reputation for engineering excellence, but it needed a strategic partner to help navigate a complex period and set the stage for sustainable, profitable growth.
The challenge was not about fixing a broken business. It was about sharpening the focus: ensuring that the company's considerable capabilities were directed toward the right projects, the right customer segments, and the right geographies. We brought a combination of operational experience, strategic clarity, and patient capital that allowed the management team to restructure the business for long-term performance rather than short-term fixes.
Value Creation
What We Are Working On Together
Dynamisation concept
Implementing a comprehensive program with a dual objective: driving revenue growth while simultaneously improving profitability, ensuring that growth is not just bigger, but better.
New customer segments
Strategically developing previously underserved client segments through dedicated new divisions, broadening Nüssli's market reach beyond its traditional event base into adjacent areas with recurring demand.
Supply chain optimisation
Restructuring procurement, logistics, and subcontractor management to reduce costs, improve delivery reliability, and increase the company's ability to execute multiple large-scale projects simultaneously.
Every exit is a completed story.
When we transition a company, it is from a position of strength, including to international groups.