Swiss Properties Invest AG

About / Om Swiss Properties Invest

Swiss Properties Invest A/S has been established to give both private and professional investors the opportunity to invest in commercial properties in Switzerland based on the founders more than 15 years of experience with acquiring and operating commercial properties in Switzerland. Dating back from 2006 the team behind has completed more than 50 Swiss property investment projects; acquired more than 45 properties and reached CHF 310 million in total acquisition volume. The performance of the investments made over the last 15 years has been very good with the total return on the investment (defined as the accumulated profit paid-out plus the value appreciation of each individual property) and is so far c. 300 %. For our Danish investors having participated since the beginning, adding the currency gain, the total return would exceed c. 420 %.

On this background, Swiss Properties Invest A/S has been established to take advantage of the many years of experience, resources, capabilities, and business network build up by the team.

The objective of Swiss Properties Invest A/S is to own, operate, optimise and develop a portfolio of attractive commercial properties for renting out commercial space in selected regions (cantons) in Switzerland with the aim of creating shareholder value to its investors through:

increasing the value of the existing properties over the long term by optimizing the operations aiming at lowering costs and developing the properties to increase rental income resulting in increased earnings
re-investing profit generated in more properties, increasing overall rental income
accumulating ever more value based on increasing profits and value appreciation

The primary market is Switzerland being one of the world’s strongest and most stable economies in the world.

Our team

Swiss Properties Invest A/S

Thorbjörn Graarud

Chairman of the Board since 2021

Thorbjørn is a highly experienced executive with substantial experience within facility management from positions as CEO in listed companies such as Synnøve Finden AS and Neas AS, and part of corporate management in ISS A/S. Thorbjørn holds a master’s degree in Business and Administration from BI, Oslo, Norway.
Shares: 42,500 via LTG Norway AS
Status: Independent

Kirsten Sillehoved

Member of the Board since 2021 and CEO of
Swiss Properties Invest A/S since 2022

Kirsten has extensive business experience from running her own Chiropractic clinic for 40 years and from serving as chairman and board member in several professional associations and advisory boards. Kirsten is Doctor of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Iowa, US and Diploma in IT from Cphbusiness, Denmark.
Shares: 73,663 via Kiropraktor Sillehoved Holding ApS.
Status: Not independent

Christian Seidelin

Vice Chairman of the Board since 2021

Christian has more than twenty years of experience within international treasury and insurance from senior positions at Navision and Nycomed Group. Christian holds a bachelor’s degree in International Management and Economics from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Shares: 50,000
Status: Not independent

Senior management Swiss Properties Invest A/S and Swiss Properties Invest AG

Keld Ostergaard

CEO of Swiss Properties Invest AG since 2021.
As Co-founder of Swiss Property Ventures AG and
investor in the Swiss real estate market since 2006

Keld is an experienced investor in the Swiss real estate market. Keld is Medical Doctor and Doctor of Philosophy from University of Copenhagen, Denmark and Doctor of Chiropractic from Anglo European College of Chiropractic, United Kingdom
Shares: 310,188 via Swiss Property Ventures AG

Kirsten Sillehoved

CEO of Swiss Properties Invest A/S since 2022

Kirsten has extensive business experience from running her own Chiropractic clinic for 40 years and from serving as chairman and board member in several professional associations and advisory boards.
Kirsten is Doctor of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Iowa, US and Diploma in IT from Cphbusiness, Denmark.
Shares: 73,663 via Kiropraktor Sillehoved Holding ApS.

Martin A. Märki

CFO of Swiss Properties Invest A/S since 2022
and CFO of Swiss Properties Invest AG since 2021

Martin has significant experience within finance and investing from previous positions at Credit Suisse Fides Trust, Experta-BIL, Dexia Privatbank and being founder and partner of the accounting company Avanta AG. Martin also Co-founded Swiss Property Ventures AG in 2006. Martin graduated from Business School of Commerce, Zürich, Switzerland and is Certified Fiduciary with a Federal Diploma in Higher Education
Shares: 310,188 via Swiss Property Ventures AG