• develop new products or technologies;
• increase their working capital;
• strengthen their balance sheet;
• resolve management or ownership issues, e.g. inheritance or takeovers.

Although it is not very liquid and presents a greater risk than traditional financial instruments, Private Equity offers several advantages, especially if you want to:

• diversify your portfolio, leading to a better spread of risk and return in the long term;
• have an immediate or indirect link with company management;
• gain more profit through exclusive investments.

Private equity has become an attractive asset class in its own right, offering potential for superior returns and low correlation with most public market instruments. This explains the growing role of private equity in diversified portfolios.

Fortis Private Banking draws on many years' experience in private equity. We offer a full range of private equity products, including private equity funds and other structures.