Why consider alternatives?
The search for diversification and uncorrelated returns continues to drive demand for alternative investments, yet many investors remain structurally under-allocated. UBS Asset Management offers the scale, experience, and access to support institutional and wealth management clients in building diversified, long-term portfolios across hedge funds, private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, food & agriculture, and multi-alternatives.
Combining deep market insights with broad sourcing capabilities, we provide access to direct and indirect strategies, including exclusive opportunities and tailored solutions. Leveraging the collective strength of the UBS Group, we seek to deliver competitive terms and high-quality offerings from both within and outside the organization. We aim to be a long-term partner in alternatives. Responsive, specialist, and connected.
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What sets us apart
Scale
Global reach and access across a broad range of markets and asset classes.
Institutional scale that supports liquidity and sourcing power.
Access to exclusive, high-quality opportunities.
Perspective from within a leading global financial institution.
Expertise
Over 85 years of experience in alternative investing.
Full spectrum of strategies across hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, food & agriculture, and multi-alternatives.
Partnership
Responsive and agile teams across regions committed to long-term relationships.
Tailored and customized solutions designed around investor objectives.
Culture of close collaboration and transparency.
Our asset classes
Food and Agriculture
Investment opportunities from across the farmland sector
Hedge Funds
As one of the world’s largest hedge fund investors, we offer a comprehensive spectrum of solutions
Infrastructure
Direct and indirect equity and debt solutions
Multi-Alternative
Global manager selection capabilities
Private Credit
Bespoke lending solutions with a focus on corporate lending and asset finance
Private Equity
Primary, secondary and co-investments
Real Estate
Global direct and indirect investments across major sectors
Our platforms
As a recognized global non-investment grade credit manager, CIG specializes in senior loans, high yield bonds, collateralized loan obligations (CLO), and private credit. With over 25 years of experience, it has built a proven track record of managing portfolios across multiple credit cycles and multi-asset credit.
As one of the largest real assets investment managers worldwide, Global Real Assets (GRA) actively delivers a wide range of solutions across the risk / return spectrum covering real estate, food and agriculture, infrastructure equity and debt, including niche strategies.
O'Connor is an established alternatives platform with hedge funds, alternative credit and commodities. We have over 40 years of institutional experience in trading and market making and over 20 years’ experience as a hedge fund manager with a strong focus on relative value investing and risk management.*
Managing USD 307 billion* in invested assets, Unified Global Alternatives (UGA) is a leading alternative investment platform with a strong global presence and a diverse range of capabilities across alternative asset classes.
In the spotlight
Risks
- Potential loss: Diversification is no guarantee against loss. All investing involves risk including loss of principal. Investors may lose part or all of their invested amount.
- Market risk: Market conditions can trigger fluctuations in total returns.
- Liquidity risk: Alternative investments may entail liquidity risk.
- Foreign currency risk: The investment’s total return can be adversely affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
