The SME Market editorial review
The Mandate.
Issue No. 04
April 2026 · Lugano
CHF 0 · Online Edition
Cover Story · No. 04
12 min
§ Essay · Industrial
On Discretion: Why Swiss SMEs Sell Quietly
For decades, the most considered acquisitions in Switzerland have closed before anyone knew they were on the market. The reason has less to do with secrecy than with respect.
By
M. Roth
Editor · 24 April 2026
§ In this issue
№ 01
Cover Story
On Discretion
№ 02
Interview
H. Stutz, Geneva
№ 03
Essay
The Precision Trade
№ 04
Quarterly
Q1 2026 Review
№02
Essay · Industrial
The Precision Trade Is Not a Sunset Industry
Watchmaking, medical instruments, semiconductors. Why Switzerland's small workshops are still strategic — and why their sellers can choose their buyers.
L. Kaufmann
11 April 2026
№03
Essay · Markets
Five Things Owners Misjudge About Their Own Company
Most preparation begins five years too late. A practical inventory of what advisors wish sellers had thought about earlier.
P. Montemurro
24 March 2026
Editor
M. Roth
Founding Editor
P. Montemurro
Contributors
A. Ringier · L. Kaufmann · H. Stutz
Production
Lugano · Zürich