iCapital, a global fintech platform focused on access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, is to acquire UBS Fund Advisor, UBS’s legacy proprietary US alternative investment manager and the feeder fund platform it manages.
iCapital, a global fintech platform focused on access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, is to acquire UBS Fund Advisor, UBS’s legacy proprietary US alternative investment manager and the feeder fund platform it manages.
The platform, generally referred to as “AlphaKeys Funds,” represents more than $7 billion in client assets.
With this transaction, iCapital will assume the management and operation of the platform, which includes private equity, hedge fund and real estate feeder funds. UBS Financial Advisors will continue to serve their high and ultra-high net worth clients that hold feeder funds as they always have, providing advice and solutions to help meet their unique needs and financial goals.
Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close during the second half of 2022, have not been disclosed.
