Switzerland $54 Billion Pictet Alternative Advisors Raised $465 Million (€403 Million) for New Direct Private Equity Strategy (Pictet Private Equity Entrepreneur Capital I) to Invest in Lower Mid-Market, Founder-Owned & Family-Owned Businesses in B2B Services & Education Sectors in UK & DACH Region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Portfolio Include Pareto FM (UK Technical Services Provider), Technology Services Group (UK Microsoft Ecosystem Managed Services Provider), QGroup (Germany Cybersecurity Services) & Tretor (Switzerland Accounting Firm)
27th March 2026 | Hong Kong
Switzerland alternative investment manager Pictet Alternative Advisors ($54 billion AUM) has raised $465 million (€403 million) for new direct private equity strategy (Pictet Private Equity Entrepreneur Capital I) to invest in lower mid-market, founder-owned & family-owned businesses in B2B services & education sectors in UK & DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The current portfolio include Pareto FM (UK technical services provider), Technology Services Group (UK Microsoft ecosystem managed services provider), QGroup (Germany cybersecurity services) & Tretor (Switzerland accounting firm). Announcement (25/3/26): “Pictet Alternative Advisors (“Pictet”) has announced the final close of Pictet Private Equity Entrepreneur Capital I (“Entrepreneur Capital” or the “Fund”), its first direct private equity strategy, at €403m. The LP base includes foundations, pension funds, institutional family offices and entrepreneurs. Through Entrepreneur Capital, Pictet invests in lower mid-market, founder- and family-owned businesses in DACH and the UK. The Fund has a thematic focus on sub-sectors in B2B Services and Education that benefit from long-term growth tailwinds. The team partners with founders and management teams on value creation through investment in technology transformation, expanded go-to-market capabilities to drive organic growth, and ‘buy and build’ scale-up strategies.”
“ Switzerland $54 Billion Pictet Alternative Advisors Raised $465 Million (€403 Million) for New Direct Private Equity Strategy (Pictet Private Equity Entrepreneur Capital I) to Invest in Lower Mid-Market, Founder-Owned & Family-Owned Businesses in B2B Services & Education Sectors in UK & DACH Region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Portfolio Include Pareto FM (UK Technical Services Provider), Technology Services Group (UK Microsoft Ecosystem Managed Services Provider), QGroup (Germany Cybersecurity Services) & Tretor (Switzerland Accounting Firm) “
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Edmund Buckley, Head of Direct Private Equity at Pictet Alternative Advisors: “The successful closing of our first fund marks an important milestone for direct private equity at Pictet. We’ve seen how our approach – thematic sector based deal origination coupled with partnering closely with founders, families, and management teams – can help strong companies embrace transformation and accelerate growth.”
Pictet Group & Pictet Alternative Advisors – The Pictet Group is a partnership of owner-managers, with principles of succession and transmission of ownership that have remained unchanged since foundation in 1805. It offers only wealth management, asset management, alternative investment solutions and related asset services. The Group does not engage in investment banking, nor does it extend commercial loans. With CHF 757 (EUR 813, GBP 710, USD 955) billion in assets under management or custody as at 31 December 2025, Pictet is today one of the leading Europe-based independent wealth and asset managers for private clients and institutional investors. Founded and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Pictet today employs around 5,500 people. It has 31 offices worldwide, in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Lausanne, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Monaco, Montreal, Munich, Nassau, New York, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Stuttgart, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Turin, Verona and Zurich.
Pictet Alternative Advisors – Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA) is an independent unit within the Pictet Group that manages investments in private equity, private debt, real estate assets and hedge funds for both private and institutional clients. Pictet manages USD 54 billion in alternative strategies, with USD 31 billion in private equity (as at 31 December 2025). Having invested in private equity since 1989, PAA’s Direct Private Equity team is focused on buying majority stakes in entrepreneur-led and family-owned businesses with proven resilience and high growth potential.
Switzerland $54 Billion Pictet Alternative Advisors Raised $465 Million (€403 Million) for New Direct Private Equity Strategy (Pictet Private Equity Entrepreneur Capital I) to Invest in Lower Mid-Market, Founder-Owned & Family-Owned Businesses in B2B Services & Education Sectors in UK & DACH Region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Portfolio Include Pareto FM (UK Technical Services Provider), Technology Services Group (UK Microsoft Ecosystem Managed Services Provider), QGroup (Germany Cybersecurity Services) & Tretor (Switzerland Accounting Firm)
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