London, 3 April 2025 – Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries manager, has hired Jonathan Aiach as Head of Southern Europe Private Wealth Distribution within its Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (PWSS) team. Based in Zurich, Mr. Aiach will lead Coller Capital’s PWSS business in southern Europe, providing private wealth investors and intermediaries access to institutional-quality private markets secondary investments diversified by sector, region, and GP manager.
Mr. Aiach brings more than 15 years of private markets experience to Coller Capital. He was previously a director at CapMan where he focused on developing the company’s private markets platform across EMEA and raising the firm’s international profile. Prior to that, Mr. Aiach worked for DWS in their infrastructure team and Blackrock, where he focused on alternative investment strategies across a range of key client relationships in EMEA.
Mr. Aiach’s early career included a variety of roles at Oakley Capital, BNP Paribas and Cheyne Capital. He holds a Masters in Finance from Sciences Po Paris and an MSc in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.
Mr. Aiach will report to Boris Maeder, Head of International Private Wealth Distribution and his appointment marks another significant step in the expansion of Coller Capital’s PWSS business in Europe. In June 2024, Coller Capital announced the appointment of Roman Eggler as Head of DACH Private Wealth Distribution. The PWSS global team, which launched in 2023, now consists of 50 dedicated professionals supported by the wider Coller platform.
Mr. Aiach’s appointment follows the successful launch of both Coller International Secondaries Private Equity Fund (CollerEquity) and Coller Private Credit Secondaries (CollerCredit). These perpetual, open ended, ‘SICAV’ funds, which are accessible to eligible private wealth investors outside of the United States, have attracted significant investor interest and capital since their launch in 2024.
Boris Maeder, Managing Director and Head of International Private Wealth Distribution, said: “Since the launch of our first open-ended fund for international investors, CollerEquity, we’ve seen incredible appetite and interest from investors across Italy, France and Spain. We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan, whose extensive experience and local relationships will help us to better serve our clients in these key markets.”
Jonathan Aiach, Director, Head of Southern Europe Private Wealth Distribution commented: “Coller’s track-record, its position as a leading pioneer of the secondaries market and its unparalleled commitment to developing its private wealth offering means they’re uniquely positioned to meet the demand from high-net-worth and wealth investors, and I’m delighted to be joining them. I look forward to connecting with our clients and helping them to achieve their goals in private markets exposure and diversification.”
Coller Capital has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne, Montreal and Singapore. The firm manages $38 billion in secondaries across private equity, private credit, and other private market vehicles and has 35 years of experience in the secondary private capital market.
