One River Asset Management has agreed to acquire the core personnel, intellectual property, and investment strategies from the Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) business unit of LGT Capital Partners, a Swiss alternative investment manager.
The transaction is expected to be finalised by mid-2026, upon which the acquired business will become a fully owned subsidiary of One River and trade as One River Switzerland.
continue as One River Switzerland under One River’s ownership.
LGT Capital Partners manages more than $110bn in assets.
Through this deal, One River will add the QIS division’s eight-member hedge fund team and take on two established investment strategies, which will be rebranded as:
One River Dynamic Protection, a systematic multi-asset futures strategy focused on long volatility with over 11 years of live data.
One River Systematic Macro, a multi-asset macro strategy with nearly 10 years of track record.
One River Asset Management CEO, founder and CIO Eric Peters said: “One River is the leading systematic risk mitigation firm for institutional investors, and this acquisition advances that position on every front. World-class talent, established strategies, and our first European footprint – the incoming team is a natural extension of who we are and a meaningful step forward in what we can deliver.”
LGT Capital Partners will maintain investments in these strategies, amounting to over $900m in assets under management at the time of transition.
Leadership changes accompanying the transfer include the arrival of Jean-François Bacmann as deputy chief investment officer for diversifying strategies, Pascal Spielmann as president of One River Switzerland, Simone Villa as chief technology officer, and Christian Jung as COO/CRO for the Swiss subsidiary.
Stephen Prajna will continue to oversee systematic strategies at One River.
LGT Capital Partners managing partner Pius Fritschi commented: “We have great confidence in the QIS team and the strategies they have built over the past decade. Partnering with One River ensures that the QIS franchise can continue to evolve within an environment built for systematic liquid alternatives. We look forward to supporting this next chapter as a long-term allocator to the strategies.”
Last December, Invesco partnered with LGT Capital Partners to offer multi-alternative private markets solutions for wealth and retirement clients in the US.
“One River to acquire team and IP from LGT Capital quant unit” was originally created and published by Private Banker International, a GlobalData owned brand.
