Holdings & management consulting · Ticino

2 074 companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Ticino.

The commercial register lists 2 074 active companies in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Ticino, placing Ticino 9th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 1 351 of them (65 %) are VAT-registered, and 822 (40 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

2 074active companies
10registered in the past 30 days
1 351VAT-registered
9thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Holdings & management consulting in the canton of Ticino: what the register shows.

Head offices and management consulting: holdings, participation companies, strategy and organisational consultants. Many of these companies have no website or staff; the register, with its officers and domicile addresses, is often the only way to reach them.

This sector accounts for 5 % of companies classified in the canton of Ticino, against 7 % across Switzerland. 10 companies in holdings and management consulting were registered in the canton of Ticino over the past 30 days, 29 over 90 days.

Ticino is the Italian-speaking canton: a financial and fiduciary centre in Lugano, cross-border logistics and trade in Chiasso and Mendrisio, precision industry and fashion in the Mendrisiotto, and tourism on the lakes. The register is kept in Italian, with a high proportion of service companies and holdings.

Market analysis

The market in holdings and management consulting in the canton of Ticino, in figures

270companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 203 Mof combined share capital (1 674 capital companies)
1 351VAT-registered
5are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 2 074 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (42 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (37 %), Sole proprietorship (16 %). 270 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 13 % of the active base; 138 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (134 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 674 companies (81 %): CHF 203 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 768 of them (46 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 351 companies (65 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 2 071 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 293 publish a general phone or email, 367 have a website verified by ciblr, and 5 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 28 new registrations, 19 changes of directors, 15 relocations of seat, 75 other amendments, 1 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01002003002020 : 15815820202021 : 21921920212022 : 13813820222023 : 13513520232024 : 12812820242025 : 13813820252026 : 1321322026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
87442 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
77537 %
Sole proprietorship
33416 %
Branch of a foreign company
281,4 %
Coopérative
60,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 06952 %
Small companies
803,9 %
Medium companies
88343 %
Large companies
422 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lugano
82840 %
Chiasso
1095,3 %
Paradiso
924,4 %
Mendrisio
653,1 %
Bellinzona
351,7 %
Pregassona
331,6 %
Breganzona
311,5 %
Viganello
301,4 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in holdings and management consulting are active in the canton of Ticino?

2 074 companies in holdings and management consulting are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Ticino, or 4 % of the 50 448 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 351 of these companies (65 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 23 h ago. 1,506 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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