duagon, Dietikon (Switzerland)

Embedded electronics for railway, medtech and critical automation applications

Profile

duagon, which has its registered office in the Swiss city of Dietikon, was established in 1995 and has since become a leading independent provider of network components for data communication in railway vehicles. The company’s products allow individual railway vehicle systems, such as doors, brakes, air conditioning systems and the primary control computer, to communicate via what is known as the TCN (“train communication network”). This makes it easier to integrate these systems into the train manufacturers’ networks and limits sources of errors in the process. This allows suppliers to concentrate on their core competencies, namely the development of the individual railway vehicle components. duagon products are used by virtually all train manufacturers and system suppliers.

Management Buyout

Majority investment of DBAG Fund VII
First invested
July 2017
Revenues 2022
€95mn

As of 31 December 2023

 

Contact

Tom Alzin
Tom Alzin
Tom Alzin
Ressorts:
Strategy and Business Development, Market Development Italy, Investment Business, Long-Term Investments, Investor Relations

Tom Alzin

Spokesman of the Board of Management

Born in 1980, Spokesman of the Board of Management since March 2023; Member of the Board of Management since March 2021; appointed until end of February 2026.

Tom Alzin joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2004 and became a Managing Director in 2011. He has 18 years of experience in the private equity business.

Tom Alzin holds a degree in Business Administration from the HEC Lausanne, and also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science.