xCΛP is an independent geo-economic investment firm based in Switzerland, specializing in sovereign investment solutions. Combining macroeconomic expertise, global connectivity, and a private equity mindset, xCΛP takes an active, execution-oriented approach to creating sustainable and strategic value.
xCΛP is asset-class and industry agnostic, focusing instead on multi-dimensional transformation opportunities. Each investment is assessed not only by its financial potential but also by its strategic relevance, policy environment, and partnership dynamics.
xCΛP’s philosophy reflects a holistic investment approach, where financial, strategic, and policy-level goals intersect to unlock untapped value and deliver enduring impact.
xCΛP engages in high-impact projects where it can actively create value, partnering with top-tier stakeholders and applying a robust active ownership model. This includes aligning interests, driving operational transformation, and initiating a structured value creation process to generate systematic alpha returns.
xCΛP's attention is buttressed by complementary strategies across two business areas. xCΛP's Investment Management is tailored specifically for sovereign, institutional, and strategic investors, developing and actively managing customized investment strategies, vehicles, and portfolios. The focus is on modern geo-strategic investing and responsible capital deployment - integrating macroeconomic objectives with financial performance.
xCΛP's Investment Banking provides bespoke investment banking services for transactions ofEUR 250M+, including deal sourcing, structuring, capital raising, negotiation, and execution. xCΛP manages a wide range of strategic transactions - private equity buyouts, IPOs, LBOs,MBOs, divestitures, acquisition financing, and recapitalizations by bringing the right stakeholders to each deal.
xCΛP's investment concept is based on identifying multi-dimensional transformation opportunities with a high emphasis on financial, hybrid, and strategic returns.
xCΛP examines potential investments on quantitative and qualitative factors while also analyzing potential investment partners and policy frameworks.
xCΛP has a single investment criterion: Whatever we touch has to be best-in-class, meeting our specific criteria and tailored strategy.
xCΛP gets involved in projects considered attractive from an active investor's perspective and works with the best partners that the market can offer. xCΛP cultivates an active ownership culture approach by aligning the interests of all stakeholders and initiating a defined value creation array to generate substantial and systematical alpha returns.
xCΛP is active throughout the entire investment process cycle - from sourcing opportunities to structuring them, providing access to capital and acquisition financing, facilitating the deal-making process, and supporting negotiations to closing the deal.
xCΛP's active investment allocation strategy is defining a new era of strategic investing that follows a holistic approach.
Maximilian Carl Friede is the CIO of xCΛP and oversees the active investment strategy. Maximilian got his business degrees at Harvard and the University of Oxford with high distinction and studied biomedical engineering at the Stanford School of Medicine and the Stanford School of Engineering. Having started his career in business valuation and transaction advisory at EY Germany, where he was ultimately responsible for the initial Brexit coverage for the German DAX companies after working with some of Europe’s largest single-family offices, Maximilian founded the VC fund IDFEC, which specialized in high-intensive IP businesses and took a critical technology investment approach. Maximilian raised $2.1 billion in committed capital for his first fund in 2018.
