For Situations Where Experience Is the Only Safety

We guide capital through situations where structure, experience and control are non-negotiable

Swiss Special Task Force

Security over Visibility

Our mandates are managed exclusively by the management team. We assume direct responsibility, with no delegation of core decisions. This structure enables us to steer complex transactions with focus, discretion, and maximum execution power.

Thomas B. Steden

Managing Direktor | Partner

Thomas B. Steden

Managing Director | Partner

Specialized in business development and strategic marketing
 

Thomas Steden brings more than three decades of experience in strategic advisory, marketing and investment structuring.

He has advised:

  • international corporations
  • project developers
  • industrial groups

on market positioning, capital structures and strategic communication.

His expertise includes:

  • Public Relations (PR) and Public Affairs (PA)
  • market analysis and strategic development
  • investor communication and positioning

Thomas is particularly known for identifying emerging trends, developing new market strategies and building sustainable partnerships in complex environments.

Following an extended period away from operational business, Thomas Steden has returned with a renewed focus on complex cross-border investment advisory, combining decades of experience with a highly selective, execution-driven approach.

Karl Egger

Senior Advisor | Tax & Structuring          

Karl Egger

Senior Advisor | Tax & Structuring

Advising HNWIs on complex tax structures and international mandates.

 
 
 

Karl Egger brings decades of experience in advising complex, high-level mandates within Swiss and international frameworks.

As owner of the boutique advisory firm Egger Treuhand in Stansstad, he primarily advised High Net Worth Individuals, entrepreneurial families, and selected corporates at a strategic level. His focus was deliberately not on accounting, but on the design and implementation of sophisticated tax and structural solutions.

His work includes:

  • designing international tax structures
    applying patent box regimes and IP-based income models
  • optimizing structures under international tax treaties
  • structuring foundations, holdings and participation models
  • serving on boards of directors in public and private companies

Prior to his private career, Karl Egger served as one of the youngest authorized officers at Coop, where he was involved in controlling for international operations — shaping his analytical and structured approach.

He holds the Swiss federal qualification as a Certified Expert in Accounting and Controlling, classified at the highest level (NQF/EQF Level 8) .

Within BAMAT, his role is clearly defined:

to design robust, legally sound, and tax-efficient structures for complex investor situations.

A particular focus lies on sensitive topics such as:

  • asset protection
  • tax residency
  • structuring
  • and the long-term preservation of Swiss status for international clients

He operates deliberately in the background, as the architect of structure, not a public-facing advisor.

Henk Habers

CEO Archipel & Partner

Henk Habers

CEO Archipel & Partner

Senior Consultant for Investment Advisory, M&A, Luxury Hotels & Data Centers

Henk Habers is widely regarded as a senior specialist in international hospitality, combining development, operations and investment advisory at the highest level.

Over the course of his career, he has been involved in more than 100 high-end hotel projects, guiding them from concept through structuring to successful execution.

His experience spans:

  • luxury hotels and resort developments
  • operator selection and contract structuring
  • investment positioning and transaction advisory

Henk maintains long-standing relationships with leading global hotel operators as well as institutional and private investors in the hospitality sector.

As co-founder and shareholder of BAMAT, he is responsible for the structuring of complex investments across:

  • hospitality assets
  • data center developments
  • energy and infrastructure projects

His core strength lies in identifying hidden value within complex situations and translating it into investable, institution-ready structures, while leading negotiations between investors, developers and strategic partners.

Selected references include internationally recognised assets and landmark hospitality projects.
Detailed track records are available upon execution of a non-disclosure agreement.

Birgit Roch

Senior Manager

Birgit Roch

Senior Manager | Finance & Client Relations

Client relations, with a focus on healthcare, art, consumer goods and energy technology.

Birgit Roch supports BAMAT across strategic projects, client relationships and internal operations. She coordinates assignments in hospitality, investment real estate and M&A, bringing together research, project management and the careful preparation of decisions and transactions.

Her background in healthcare, the arts and the gallery sector has given her extensive experience in administration and in working with discerning clients. At BAMAT, she also contributes to marketing, oversees internal financial administration and supports the research required for due diligence and advisory work. Her strength lies in connecting people, opportunities and the practical steps needed to move a mandate forward.

 

Jason Schenk

Sales Manager

Jason Schenk

Sales Manager | Assistant to the Management

Specialized in wealth advisory and risk analysis.

Jason Schenk supports the management team across strategic and operational mandates.

With a background in wealth advisory and risk analysis, he brings analytical depth to due diligence processes and transaction structuring.

His focus areas include:

  • risk assessment and investment validation
  • operational coordination across mandates
  • digital assets and emerging technologies

His understanding of blockchain-based systems and digital ecosystems positions him at the interface between traditional investment structures and next-generation markets.

 

Uwe-Jörg Söndgen

CEO Scalar & Associated Partner

Uwe-Jörg Söndgen

CEO Scalar & Associated Partner

Senior Consultant for SHNWI and HNWI.

We do not operate as a layered organisation.

We operate as a senior-led execution team, directly accountable for every mandate.

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