Private markets secondaries-focused investor Coller Capital has opened an office in Zurich in expanding its global private wealth secondaries solutions business outside the US.
Boris Maeder has been appointed as Managing Director, Head of International Private Wealth Distribution, to lead international expansion and head the new office. He will also work alongside Jake Elmhirst, Partner, Head of Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions, in growing and leading the team in regions outside the US.
Maeder has joined from UBS Wealth Management, where he led the firm’s global private markets distribution. Prior to UBS, Maeder was a Principal at sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Council, where he was responsible for building the US private equity portfolio.
Prior to ADIC, Maeder served as Senior Vice President at Auda Private Equity in New York, where he led US and European primary investments. He started his career as an investment professional in the private equity departments of Allianz and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in New York, Munich and Frankfurt.
Coller Capital has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, and Luxembourg. The firm has $30bn in AUM.
