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AICO Partners

since 1998

Capital Raising, Capital Introduction & Third-Party Marketer since 1998

Supporting selected fund managers
— from emerging to well established —
in accessing Europe’s investor landscape.

Who is AICO

Founded in 1998, AICO (alternative investment company) brings three decades of Europe wide capital-raising experience with a focus on alternative asset classes. We combine deep institutional relationships with a selective, senior-led approach.

  • Three decades of capital-raising experience.
  • Broad asset-class experience – with a focus on alternatives.
  • Deep relationships to leading institutional investors across Europe.
  • Selective mandate approach – ensuring focus and commitment.
  • Senior-level execution – from strategy to delivery.
  • Aligned interest – success-focused remuneration.

Our coverage

From the centre of Europe, AICO has built enduring relationships within the institutional investor community. This network spans leading investors across Europe, as well as select international markets, from single-family offices up to sovereign wealth funds.

Our process

AICO Partners guides fund managers through a structured institutional fundraising process – from narrative refinement to targeted investor outreach and a successful capital raise.

We work as an extension of our clients’ teams, accept only a limited number of mandates to guarantee senior attention and exclusivity, and are remunerated primarily on a success basis, exclusively by the investment manager.

Sample of organizations that have entrusted us with their mandates.

Alba Credit Opportunities

Founded 2025, Geneva-based Alba builds on more than a decade of institutional credit investing experience and pursues a catalyst-driven liquid credit strategy.

AXA Venture Partners

Managing over €2 billion, AXA Venture Partners invests globally in high-growth technology companies and innovative venture capital opportunities backed by the AXA Group.

DWS

Founded in 1956, DWS is the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, overseeing more than €1 trillion across public and private markets for investors globally.

Deutsche Finance Group

Established in 2005, Deutsche Finance provides institutional access to global real estate and infrastructure investments and has participated in projects worth over €12 billion.

Dunn Capital Management

Founded in 1974, Dunn is one of the world's longest-established systematic investment managers, pioneering quantitative trend-following and managed futures strategies for institutional investors for over five decades.

Galaxy Asset Management

New York-based Galaxy is a multi-billion, leading investment manager providing access to digital assets and transformative technologies.

Sanlam Investments

Part of the Sanlam Group, founded in 1918, the firm manages over $60 billion and is one of Africa's largest and most respected institutional asset managers.

StepStone Group

Founded in 2007, StepStone is a global private markets specialist with more than $700 billion in assets under supervision, spanning private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt.

U.S. Department of Commerce,

The U.S. Department of Commerce, through its SelectUSA initiative, promotes foreign direct investment and supports international businesses seeking opportunities in the US.