Partners Advisers
Geneva asset manager set up in 1998 as a family office; FINMA-authorised, it invests in hedge, PE, credit and long-only funds and select direct deals alongside its founding families.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Geneva, Switzerland
- FOUNDED
- 1998
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes — also manages others' money
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Funds (as LP)Hedge fundsPrivate equityPrivate creditPublic equitiesDirect investments
Overview
Partners Advisers SA was set up in Geneva in 1998 as a family office by a family group that began investing in hedge funds in the mid-1980s, and launched a Luxembourg SICAV for co-investors in 2001. A second family group joined its capital in 2013, when the Trendtrust team was consolidated into the firm. It describes itself as the investment arm of the families running the firm and allocates on a multi-manager basis to long-only equity funds, hedge funds, private equity and private credit funds, and selectively to direct private equity and credit deals. It has been authorised by FINMA as a manager of collective investment schemes since 2014.
Investment thesis
Quality risk-adjusted returns through active management and a multi-manager approach, combining bottom-up portfolio construction with macro views to find less market-correlated returns; co-investors invest in the same programme as the founding families.
People
- Mathieu WoifflardInvestment Manager and Senior Research Analyst · source
- Luc EstenneFounder, Partner and Board member · source
- Hugues Janssens van der MaelenExecutive Partner and Board member · source
- Timothée HenryChief Operating Officer and Risk Officer · source
- Olivier MagninHead of Research · source
- Daniel BouvierResearch Analyst · source
- Daniel StupakFund Operations Manager · source
- Gaetano ZanonSenior Adviser · source
- Marie CochetCompliance Officer · source
- Michel BernasconiBoard member · source
- Yvar MenthaBoard member · source
- Thierry De MitriBoard member · source
Frequently asked questions
Partners Advisers is a family-anchored fund based in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1998.
Partners Advisers invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes funds (as lp), hedge funds, private equity, private credit, public equities and direct investments.
Key people at Partners Advisers include Luc Estenne (Founder, Partner and Board member), Hugues Janssens van der Maelen (Executive Partner and Board member), Timothée Henry (Chief Operating Officer and Risk Officer) and Olivier Magnin (Head of Research).
Yes. Partners Advisers manages capital from outside investors.