Building great companies,
growing leaders, igniting ideas.

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your business as a market-leading company

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WE ARE Entrepreneurs

Winning together and growing a category-leading business

By combining our private capital with our operational and visionary leadership, we are seeking to partner with leaders and business owners who want to grow their businesses with us. Together we can improve the way we live, create, and play.

Building great companies,
growing leaders, igniting ideas.

Meet your ideal partner for growing and developing your business as a market-leading company

Contact

WE ARE
Entrepreneurs

Winning together and growing a category-leading business

By combining our private capital with our operational and visionary leadership, we are seeking to partner with leaders and business owners who want to grow their businesses with us. Together we can improve the way we live, create, and play.

We invest and
partner with:

  • Business owners seeking a succession with a trusted partner to take on their life's work
  • Entrepreneurs seeking support and mentorship with a network to grow and scale their business
  • Investors and investment firms seeking entrepreneurship and expanding into new areas
Together, we tailor our resources to your needs to meet the challenges that you and your company face.

Business Succession

As a trusted partner we have been investing in Small & Medium Business successions of services businesses since 2009.

We take on leadership roles to assure your life’s work continues to expand and thrive.

Expanding in New
Markets

We share our expertise and experience in growth strategies to help ensure your business has all it needs (focus, resources, strategy) when going after new markets and new opportunities.

Scale and Grow

We ensure your business has everything it requires to expand and thrive.

Our extensive network of partners, investors, and friends is ready to support and co-invest with you to win.

We understand the tools and processes your business requires to reach market-leading growth

Founder & Entrepreneur
Support Garage

  • Go-to market strategy/fine-tuning/support
  • Business development support
  • Hiring and growing your team
  • Operational management support
  • Driving execution & performance management
  • Recruiting & team development
  • Digital transformation planning & roadmap

Growth Tool Shop

  • Developing your Vision/Mission/ Principles
  • Seeing around corners and thinking outside the box
  • Laying out growth strategies either by geo- or service- expansion
  • Laying out growth strategies by M&A
  • Capital raising from private & institutional investors
  • Optimizing capital structure
  • Strategic alliances

Growth Mindset

  • Mentoring founders & entrepreneurs
  • Coaching sellers emerging as mentors
  • Leading the way / stretching your boundaries

The best investment is, a long-term relationship

Our basis is always a collaboration based on trust. We live our values (trust, integrity, humor and humility, strive for excellence, keep it simple and be one team), think long-term and in partnership.

Our passion is
building great companies:

Our passion is building great companies:

Market leaders are not just born, they emerge over many years, through hard work and continuous fine-tuning. We have been active in the SME environment both as an investor and as an entrepreneur for over 20 years and work closely with entrepreneurs, founders, co-investors and business partners.

“It was the perfect decision to partner with Matthias to take on my life`s work.”

“It was the perfect decision to partner with Matthias to take on my life`s work.”

Kurt Studerus

Co-Founder Tesedi Group

Meet Matthias Knaur,
Founder of Pepper Oaks Capital

Throughout the last 26 years, Matthias has helped transform and build several industry leading businesses.

More About Matthias

Meet Matthias Knaur,
Founder of Pepper Oaks Capital

Throughout the last 26 years, Matthias has helped transform and build several industry leading businesses.
More About Matthias

Passionate about

Business Succession

“There are many SMEs in Europe that are actively seeking a succession over the next few years. I believe this is a great opportunity for Entrepreneurship through Acquisition programs like Search Funds.”

Digital Business Transformation

“Many SMEs struggle with Digital Transformation. I am a big advocate for starting this transformation along the customer journey.”

Lifelong Learning

“Unlocking your Growth Mindset, allows you to achieve the unthinkable. And yes, mountains can move!”

Leadership

“It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate that makes the difference. Leading the way and living your true values is what makes a true leader.”

Case Study

Annuity Management

Co-Founder, CEO, investor, supervisory board

The Annuity Management Group has emerged as a leading service provider for the management of IT services and maintenance agreements for critical infrastructure. Over the course of 7 years Matthias and his team has grown the company to more than 100 Million CHF in sales in more than 25 countries.

16,000+

Customers

30,000+

service agreements

across

4+ Million

IT assets

Timeline:

2014

Founded with a clear vision of building
category leaders for service revenue
management

2015

Acquired TESEDi – distributor for HPE service
contracts in Switzerland

2017

Acquired Support Warehouse – winback and
recovery of expired service agreements

2018

Acquired EuroPlus Direct – management
of multi-country IT service agreements

2020

Development of the IT Asset HUB – a
SaaS portal to manage optimal service
coverage for critical IT infrastructure

2021

AMAG Group surpassed >100M CHF in Sales

Case Study

Annuity Management

Co-Founder, CEO, investor, supervisory board

The Annuity Management Group has emerged as a leading service provider for the management of IT services and maintenance agreements for critical infrastructure. Over the course of 7 years Matthias and his team has grown the company to more than 100 Million CHF in sales in more than 25 countries.

Timeline:

2014

Founded with a clear vision of building category leaders for service revenue management

2015

Acquired TESEDi – distributor for HPE service contracts in Switzerland

2017

Acquired Support Warehouse – winback and recovery of expired service agreements

2018

Acquired EuroPlus Direct – management of multi-country IT service agreements

2020

Development of the IT Asset HUB – a SaaS portal to manage optimal service coverage for critical IT infrastructure

2021

AMAG Group surpassed >100M CHF in Sales

16,000+

Customers

30,000+

service agreements

across

4+ Million

IT assets

What Annuity Management customers say about working with Matthias

What Annuity Management customers
say about working with Matthias

“Highly professional and knowledgeable
businessperson - who has earned my respect
over the years working together.”

Gilles, Thiebaut

Gilles, Thiebaut, Sr. VP and MD, Northern Western Europe, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Gilles, Thiebaut, Sr. VP and MD, Northern Western Europe,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

“Great entrepreneur and partner - who has
delivered best practices across 25 markets
around the globe.”

Greg Stafford

VP Global Channel Services Business, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

VP Global Channel Services Business,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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a good fit, and if so, ensure
that you find the answers
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You will be able to leverage
those resources into reaching
your objectives – rapidly.
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You could solve your next business
challenges more rapidly than you
imagine, beginning right now.

Here's How

Schedule a call using the
simple form below.
Together we’ll see if we’re
a good fit, and if so, ensure
that you find the answers
your situation requires.

You will be able to leverage those
resources into reaching
your objectives – rapidly.

Contact