Key Takeaways
- • Alceon, an Australian alternative investment manager with more than $5 billion in assets under management and a team of more than 120 investment professionals, has split its capital-raising function into two dedicated leadership roles.
- • Omar McCluskey, who joins from outside the firm after senior roles at Pantheon and MA Financial, will lead domestic wholesale distribution across Australia.
- • Aidan Khan, a more-than-five-year veteran of Alceon's distribution team, will lead institutional and offshore capital across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
- • Both executives report to head of funds management Grant Atchison, and the appointments follow chief executive David Gribble's view that demand for private market opportunities continues to grow.
Summary
Alceon has restructured its capital-raising function by appointing separate leaders for its domestic wholesale and international institutional channels, according to Australian Broker. The firm manages more than $5 billion across real estate, private equity, credit and special situations, with more than 120 investment professionals. Both new executives report to head of funds management Grant Atchison.
Omar McCluskey will run the domestic distribution team, covering financial advisers, family offices, asset consultants, researchers, platforms and high-net-worth investors across Australia. He joins from outside the business and previously held senior roles at Pantheon and MA Financial, and has more than a decade of capital raising and distribution experience.
Aidan Khan, who has spent more than five years in Alceon's distribution team, becomes the main contact for institutional clients, investors and partners across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The article notes that the firm invests only in Australia and New Zealand, so the role is focused on capital sourcing rather than deployment in those regions.
Chief executive David Gribble praised both executives for their commercial acumen and ability to build trusted relationships. The article also notes that Michael Dowsett joined the wholesale capital division earlier this year as associate director, alongside Guy Silbert in Melbourne. Alceon's stated rationale is that dedicated senior leaders will give partners and investors more tailored solutions and a streamlined pathway to investment opportunities or capital.
Omar McCluskey will run the domestic distribution team, covering financial advisers, family offices, asset consultants, researchers, platforms and high-net-worth investors across Australia. He joins from outside the business and previously held senior roles at Pantheon and MA Financial, and has more than a decade of capital raising and distribution experience.
Aidan Khan, who has spent more than five years in Alceon's distribution team, becomes the main contact for institutional clients, investors and partners across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The article notes that the firm invests only in Australia and New Zealand, so the role is focused on capital sourcing rather than deployment in those regions.
Chief executive David Gribble praised both executives for their commercial acumen and ability to build trusted relationships. The article also notes that Michael Dowsett joined the wholesale capital division earlier this year as associate director, alongside Guy Silbert in Melbourne. Alceon's stated rationale is that dedicated senior leaders will give partners and investors more tailored solutions and a streamlined pathway to investment opportunities or capital.
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