Alternative Investment Specialists

More and more investors are shifting to Alternatives to boost returns, generate income, provide diversification from traditional investments and achieve their goals.

WHY ALTERNATIVES?Alternatives are essential for true diversification

Traditional investment vehicles such as equities, term deposits, and fixed-income securities can only get you so far.

More and more investors are shifting to alternatives to boost returns, generate income, provide diversification from traditional investments, and achieve their goals.

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WHAT ARE ALTERNATIVES?Alternative investments are becoming core strategies

They are active, return-seeking strategies that often have different risks.

Strategies include:

Private Assets
Hedge Funds
Tangible & Real Assets
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WHY CAPNZWe offer a bespoke, customised approach tailored to the needs of investors

An exposure to alternatives provides a much-needed hedge against market uncertainty.

Between investments such as hedge funds, private equity, private credit, horticulture, farmland, and forestry investors can utilise the market-independence of alternatives to keep their portfolios performing well during times of economic downturn.

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ALTERNATIVESOur Investment Managers

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It is always a pleasure working with Charles. He collaborates efficiently on each new opportunity, applying the depth of his individual mandate knowledge to help answer questions along the way while also demonstrating patience and understanding of a robust investment process. This exemplifies why Charles has such a wide network of both GP’s and LP’s as he adeptly maintains strong relationships with everyone he engages with. I look forward to working with Charles again on the next great opportunity he introduces me to.
Hamish BlackmanPortfolio Manager, NZ Super Fund

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Vantage Private Equity Growth 2 – Quarterly Report- September 2021
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Vantage Private Equity Growth 3 – Quarterly Report- September 2021
Vantage Private Equity Growth 3 – Quarterly Report- September 2021
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Merricks Partners Fund Report – November 2021
Merricks Partners Fund Report – November 2021
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Merricks Agriculture Credit Fund Report – November 2021
Merricks Agriculture Credit Fund Report – November 2021
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Tribeca Special Opportunities Fund – Monthly Update – November 2021
Tribeca Special Opportunities Fund – Monthly Update – November 2021
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Tribeca Vanda Asia Credit Fund – Monthly Update – November 2021
Tribeca Vanda Asia Credit Fund – Monthly Update – November 2021
The Fund recorded a strong gain in November of 5.61%. In terms of sector attribution, carbon credits (+5.13%) were a key driver of performance, while precious metals names also continued to add value (+2.69%). Uranium (+1.29%), and battery metals (+0.97%) were among the other strong contributors for the month. The primary detractor from performance was...

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