Dominik Heer

Seasoned Private Equity Professional with over 15 years of investment management, M&A and boardroom experience across Europe and South-East Asia. Track-record in effective origination and successful end-to-end deal-making. Focused on building small and medium-sized enterprises, driving international growth and facilitating family succession.

Experience

COO Alpadis Group

• Company Name ALPADIS Group
• Total Duration1 yr 2 mos
• Dates Employed Oct 2018 – Present
• Employment Duration8 mos
• Location Singapore

I am the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Alpadis Group, an independent and privately-owned Swiss-based group that provides multi-jurisdictional corporate and bespoke fiduciary services with offices in Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Labuan (Malaysia). In addition to handling and developing all operational aspects of Alpadis Group, I work closely with the Group CEO on corporate strategy and organizational development.

I have over 15 years of investment management and M&A experience across Europe and South-East Asia facilitating over USD$600 million in M&A transactions. I have led teams in major PE firms, have developed a deep network of intermediaries, entrepreneurs, financing partners and service providers across the region, and have worked and executed various large and small M&As in Europe and Asia.

I also serve and have served on numerous company boards as a non-Executive Director in Europe and Asia, with a particular interest in SMEs who face family succession, or are looking at rapid growth, and need a partner who can help guide them. I have developed my own skillsets in the field of financial management and planning, strategy formulation, organisational development, operational improvement programs among other areas, and focus on ‘active value creation’ through organic and inorganic (M&A) initiatives.

Below are the companies on which I have served on their boards as an advisor:

• EM Test, Switzerland - February 2008 - March 2010
• Capol, Germany - September 2009 – August 2013
• SIGG, Switzerland - April 2011 - September 2013
• Transporeon, Germany - November 2011- September 2013
• DCM Asia, Malaysia - November 2014 -December 2017 See less

Head of M&A

• Dates Employed Apr 2018 – Present
• Employment Duration1 yr 2 mos
• Location Singapore

I also oversee the Group’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activities, including a range of advisory services for cross-border transactions spanning Asia-Pacific and Europe for privately-owned companies and institutional investors (family offices, private equity and venture capital firms). I also advise on joint ventures (JV), alliances and partnerships, helping our clients find the right partner, structure a deal, and manage partner relationships effectively. See less

Principal

• Company Name The Riverside Company
• Dates Employed Jul 2005 – Dec 2017
• Employment Duration12 yrs 6 mos
• Location Singapore

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm focused on small and medium sized enterprises, with over US$ 6.0 billion in assets under management. Since 2007 completed 16 transactions across Europe, North-America and South-East Asia, including 6 platform investments, 5 add-on acquisitions and 5 exit transactions.

Education

ESADE Business & Law School Degree NameMBA Field Of StudyMajor in Finance Dates attended or expected graduation 2004 – 2006

University of Zurich Degree NameLic. iur. Field Of Studyadmitted to the Zurich bar (2000) Dates attended or expected graduation 1992 – 1997