Private Markets & Hedge Funds investments
AXA IM Prime is the Private Markets Enabler and Hedge Funds platform of AXA IM, providing a comprehensive range of commingled and tailor made private market solutions.
Our approach & offer
Best-in-class partnerships
We source and manage diversified portfolios across private assets and hedge funds, through primary and secondary funds, co-investments, and direct strategies. Our “one-stop-shop” approach allows us to create customised solutions for both Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs).
Expert investment team
Our team brings valuable insight as a principal investor, leveraging a long track record in alternative investments for AXA Group. They offer structuring capabilities tailored to support clients’ needs.
Affiliated to a world leading insurer
AXA Group, as an anchor investor in most of our initiatives, ensures a clear alignment of interests with our clients.
Private debt
We aim to build a diversified, senior secured and direct lending platform, covering corporate, infrastructure and real estate.
Private equity
We focus on exposure to buyout strategies together with growth and impact strategies, through primaries, secondaries and co-investments.
Infrastructure equity
We seek compelling opportunities across primaries, secondaries and co-investments. Our platform provides exposure to assets at the forefront of current mega-trends.
GP stakes
We enable investors to access a diversified portfolio of minority equity stakes in best-in-class private markets asset managers ("General Partners" or "GPs"). As a non-control investor, we aim to be long-term partners, providing strategic capital and operational support to the firms we invest in.
Hedge Funds
We seek investment opportunities across a wide universe through a selective, disciplined and repeatable investment approach driven by fundamental research.
Solutions & OCIO
We offer an "à la carte" service by building portfolios tailored to clients' needs, taking into account their constraints, objectives, and specific perspectives.
W Capital Partners' GP-led Secondary Solutions
We recently acquired W Capital Partners, a US-based private equity firm specialising in GP-led and direct secondary investments.
Find out more
Read our responsible investment policy to learn more about our vision, ESG integration, governance and stakeholders engagement.
Read the keynote interview "Secondaries 3.0: Beyond continuation funds", with David Wachter and Todd Miller at W Capital Partners
Our experts are attending several industry events throughout the year. We invite you to check out our upcoming schedule and find the next event where you can meet us in person. Stay tuned for details on the specific events, including dates and locations. We look forward to connecting with you at these industry gatherings.
Private Debt Investor Germany Forum
Our experts will attend this 10th annual region's meeting place for institutional investors, fund managers and thought leaders from across the DACH private debt space.
PRI in Person 2024, Canada
Our experts will attend the PRI in Person 2024 taking place in Toronto. The 16th annual responsible investment conference provides a unique platform for PRI signatories and other responsible investment leaders and professionals to learn, engage and collaborate with their peers around the globe.
SuperReturn Global Infrastructure, London
Our experts will attend this event focused on private infrastructure investing.
7th Private Equity Europe Forum, London
Matthieu Ducharme, Head of Secondaries, will join a panel of this investor-centric event for LPs investing in private markets across Europe and globally.
IPEM Paris
Our experts will attend the IPEM Paris event in Palais des Congrès. The event brings together Private Equity decision-makers on an international scale.
PDI Japan Korea Week
We are sponsoring the 6th annual PDI Japan Korea Week in Seoul and Tokyo welcoming 200+ most active Japanese and Korean outbound investors.
PEI Responsible Investor Europe 2024, London
Our experts attended this event where sustainable finance developments and industry best practices were discussed.
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week, Seoul & Tokyo
Our experts attending this event together with over 600 leading investors, fund managers and strategic partners across East Asia, for three days of panels on Asian capital for infrastructure.
SupraReturn International, Berlin
Our experts attended this event which brings the private capital industry together.
Private Debt Investor Europe Summit, London
Our experts attended this event with over 400 Europe’s leading investors, biggest funds and managers in the private debt space.
Private Markets Forum, Montreal
We have sponsored the Private Markets Forum 2024 in Montreal. This event brought together over 250 institutional investors to discuss private market investing.
Infrastructure Investor Network Global Summit, Berlin
We have sponsored the Infrastructure Investor Network Global Summit 2024 in Berlin. This event brought together over 3,000 of the world’s leading investors, managers, and strategic partners.
SuperReturn Private Credit Europe, London
Our experts attended this event with over 500 senior and influential individuals from the European private credit industry.
Hedgeweek European Awards, London
Our experts attended this event that recognized excellence among fund managers and service providers in Europe across various categories.
IPEM Cannes 2024
Pascal CHRISTORY, CEO of AXA IM PRIME, joined a panel to discuss sustainability in infrastructure asset class
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Best Fund of Hedge Funds
“We are delighted to be recognised by Hedgeweek for our offering in the hedge funds industry,” said Johann Ropers, Global Head of Hedge Funds at AXA IM Prime. “We continue to leverage our team’s expertise and deep relationships to seize potential investment opportunities with the aim to continue to deliver positive, long-term results for our stakeholders.”
The references to league tables and awards are not an indicator of future performance or places in league tables or awards.
Risk warning
Investment in Private Markets and Hedge Funds investment involves risks including the loss of capital and some specific risks such as credit risk, liquidity risk, risks linked to method and model, counterparty risk, derivatives, volatility risk and geopolitical risk.