Schroders Capital partners with iCapital to widen access to global private equity strategy
The new collaboration supports Schroders Capital in meeting increased demand for private market investment opportunities from the wealth management channel
Schroders Capital, a global private markets manager, and iCapital1, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, today announce a strategic partnership that enables Schroders Capital to broaden access to wealth managers for its global private equity strategy.
Through this collaboration, Schroders Capital, which provides investors with a broad range of private markets investment opportunities, portfolio building blocks and customised strategies, will leverage iCapital’s cutting-edge technology platform and operating system to manage the investment and education experience at scale.
iCapital Marketplace is a one-stop-shop connecting wealth managers, financial advisors, and their clients to a wide selection of alternative investment opportunities offered by the world’s leading asset managers. By listing the Schroders Capital global private equity strategy on the platform Schroders Capital gains access to iCapital’s global network of wealth managers, supporting the expansion of its distribution strategy.
With US$93.7 billion in assets under management2, Schroders Capital offers a broad range of private market investment opportunities to institutional investors and private wealth investors. The partnership with iCapital, which initially focuses on markets in Latin America, Asia and Switzerland, is testament to Schroders Capital’s aim to support access to private markets among private wealth clients.
Georg Wunderlin, Global Head of Private Assets, Schroders Capital, said:
“The partnership between Schroders Capital and iCapital is an important step in our strategic priority of ensuring we are a leading partner for wealth managers and private banks to better access private markets.”
“The Schroders Capital global private equity strategy provides an even broader set of investors with the means to invest in some of the most established global private equity strategies worldwide. With a multi-year track record and a strong focus on small-mid buyouts in Europe, North America and growth investments in Asia, this sets it apart from many other comparable private equity strategies in the market.”
Marco Bizzozero, Head of International at iCapital, said:
“We are delighted to partner with Schroders Capital, a leading private markets manager with over 25 years of private equity investment experience, to support them in their mission to be at the forefront of unlocking new private markets investment opportunities to the wealth management channel.”
“This partnership demonstrates that iCapital is the partner of choice for asset managers accessing the growing pool of private wealth, as wealth managers globally are increasingly interested in how private markets can potentially offer enhanced diversification and superior returns for their clients’ portfolios.”
1 iCapital, Inc., and its affiliates (together, “iCapital”).
2 As at 31 December 2023.
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