European Capital Partners (Luxembourg) S.A. (“ECP”) is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Colombo Wealth S.A., an independent Swiss Wealth Manager and Family Office, and Whitestone Partners SARL, a Belgian Investment Boutique. The objective is to develop ECP into a leading independent pan-European asset and wealth manager.

Through this alliance our clients will benefit from a wider range of expertise in private and public equity and debt, regulated alternative investment funds, direct investments, wealth management, third-party management and family office related services.

Together, the partners are managing more than € 3 billion of assets and have offices in Luxembourg, Lugano, Zurich, Geneva and Brussels. We represent a team of 50 employees servicing in different languages such as English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Danish.

Continued growth of our activities has led to new hires adding breadth and depth to the company. “I am very excited about our new partnership that broadens the range of investment solutions we provide to our clients and our geographical reach. By strengthening our team with seasoned investment professionals sharing the same passion for fundamental investing we develop ECP into a relevant finance boutique not only in Luxembourg but indeed also across European markets.”      Léon Kirch, CIO and managing partner of ECP

New hires

Karsten Løngaard, with 23 years of experience in Asset Management, joined ECP as Portfolio Manager and Product Specialist. Prior to joining, Karsten was a Regional Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sparinvest S.A., a mid-sized Danish asset manager. “I am really pleased to join European Capital Partners as a Portfolio Manager as we share the passion for a pragmatic and yet systematic fundamental approach to investments. I look forward to working with Leon and the team at ECP.”     Karsten Løngaard, Portfolio Manager at ECP

Xavier Magrini, with 30 years of experience in industrial groups, joined ECP as Head of Sales. Prior to joining, Xavier was Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing. “It is particularly exciting entering into a global strategic partnership which will bring our company to the next level through successful transformation to better address the needs of the market and the requirements of our clients.”     Xavier Magrini, Head of Sales at ECP