ICapital, the Zurich-based fintech platform, has entered into partnership with Aviva Investors to broaden access to Aviva’s climate transition strategy focused on investments in private markets.

The partnership will see iCapital support Aviva Investors’ distribution strategy through the creation of a Luxembourg-based feeder fund for private wealth investors.

“We are very pleased to support Aviva Investors’ ambition to increase access to alternative investment opportunities for the wealth management channel, and to help advisors and their clients achieve their investment objectives,” said Marco Bizzozero, Head of International at iCapital.

“This partnership demonstrates that iCapital is the trusted technology partner to asset managers accessing the growing pool of private wealth, as wealth managers increasingly seek to benefit from including private market investments in a diversified portfolio for their private clients.”

Charlie Jewkes, Global Head of Wealth at Aviva Investors, said: “We have a clear ambition of offering investors better access to the full breadth of private markets investment strategies and their benefits.

“We believe the climate transition strategy we offer in private markets is a good example of this, taking a multi-asset approach to identifying investments we think offer best relative value, and which can support the energy transition whilst delivering long-term investment outcomes.”