Naissance Capital

Naissance Capital, a Swiss-based investment boutique, finds or creates outstanding investment opportunities in non-traditional investments including private equity; hedge funds; and special situations

Naissance was founded in Switzerland in 1999 by R James Breiding and the late Dr Francois Mayer with the assistance of a few families having considerable means

James Breiding has considerable experience in investment management, most recently as managing director of Templeton in Switzerland He served in prior positions as a director of Rothschild Corporate Finance and as vice president of Bank Julius Baer responsible for alternative investments He is responsible for the day-to-day management of Naissance and for identification and execution of its investment projects

Dr Francois Mayer was formerly chief executive of J Rothschild Holdings (controlled by Lord Jacob Rothschild) and senior executive of other companies owned by the Rothschild family