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AXA IM taps Ducharme to lead private equity secondaries

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Opalesque Industry Update - AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has today announced the appointment of Matthieu Ducharme as Head of Private Equity Secondaries at AXA IM Prime, the Private Markets Enabler and Hedge Funds platform of AXA IM. Based in London, he starts with immediate effect and reports to Peter Ischebeck, Head of Private Equity at AXA IM Prime.

In this newly created role, Matthieu Ducharme is responsible for all aspects of AXA IM Prime's private equity secondaries strategy, overseeing the sourcing and execution of transactions, as well as the development of secondary products.

Commenting on the appointment, Pascal Christory, Chief Executive Officer of AXA IM Prime said: "We are delighted to welcome Matthieu as Head of AXA IM Prime's private equity secondaries activities. Our secondary offering is an important part of AXA IM Prime's holistic approach to private markets and builds on our well-established private equity program. Matthieu brings a wealth of experience in scaling private equity secondaries programs globally, and his deep sector expertise will be invaluable to investors and General Partners (GPs) looking to take advantage of the strong growth in the secondary market."

Matthieu Ducharme's appointment builds on AXA IM Prime's ongoing expansion in private markets with a number of new products launched in recent months and a fast-growing team since its establishment last year. AXA IM Prime currently holds €34 billion of assets under management1 and embraces a diverse range of private market strategies across private equity, infrastructure equity, private debt and hedge funds.

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