Why AICO
Why Managers Choose AICO
✓ Founded in 1998
✓ More than 25 years of fundraising experience
✓ Deep relationships with institutional investors across Europe
✓ Senior-level involvement and dedicated attention
✓ Selective and focused approach
✓ Long-term partnership mindset
✓ Broad expertise across alternative asset classes
✓ Commitment to professionalism, integrity and alignment
A Partner, Not Just a Placement Agent
Successful fundraising is built on trust, relationships and long-term alignment. Since 1998, AICO has been helping selected asset managers access institutional investors across Europe. We deliberately limit the number of mandates we accept, allowing us to work as a true extension of our clients’ teams.
Our approach is based on some core principals that set us apart
Selectiveness
We believe focus matters.
Rather than pursuing a high-volume model, we carefully select the managers and strategies we represent. This enables us to dedicate senior attention, maintain credibility with investors and ensure that every mandate receives the commitment it deserves.
What this means for our clients:
- A limited number of active engagements
- Senior-level involvement throughout the process
- Long-term partnerships rather than transactional relationships
- Full commitment to every mandate we undertake
Experience Matters
Fundraising cycles, investor preferences and market conditions continuously evolve. Experience matters.
Since our founding in 1998, we have supported managers across alternative asset classes and have developed a deep understanding of the institutional invstor landscape.
Our experience includes:
- Private equity
- Private credit
- Hedge funds
- Real estate
- Infrastructure
- Other alternative investment strategies
This experience enables us to help managers position their strategy effectively and navigate increasingly demanding fundraising environments.
Deep and Long-Standing Investor Relationships
Capital raising is ultimately a relationship business.
Over nearly three decades, we have built trusted relationships with institutional investors across Europe. These relationships are based on credibility, consistency and a disciplined approach to manager selection.
We focus on creating meaningful introductions and facilitating long-term partnerships between managers and investors.
Our network includes:
- Pension funds
- Insurance companies
- Family offices
- Fund-of-funds
- Private banks
- Institutional wealth managers
An Extension of Your Team
We view ourselves as partners rather than intermediaries.
Fundraising requires much more than arranging meetings. We work closely with our clients on positioning, messaging, investor targeting and ongoing communication throughout the process.
Our goal is to represent each manager with the same professionalism, conviction and attention to detail that they bring to managing capital.
Alignment Matters
We believe successful partnerships are built on aligned interests.
Based on this, AICO’s remuneration is primarily driven by success-based fees. While retainers may be part of the fee structure, the main emphasis remains performance-based and is engagement specific, ensuring it reflects the firm’s commitment to shared success. As a principle, AICO is only remunerated by the investment manager.
This approach underscores the firm’s belief in what it does and the confidence the team has in delivering value.
Building Long-Term Relationships
Fundraising is not simply about raising capital. It is about establishing enduring relationships .
That philosophy has guided AICO since 1998 and continues to define how we work today.
We partner with a select number of managers and are committed to building long-term success together.