Private Wealth · Est. 1998

Wealth built to outlast the cycle.

We manage capital for families and founders who measure returns in decades, not quarters. One senior partner, one mandate, one long horizon. Discretion is the default, not the upgrade.

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Conviction over noise. Patience over pace.

We do not chase the tape. Each mandate begins with a decade-long view of what a family is trying to protect and what it is trying to build. From there we construct concentrated, high-conviction portfolios across public and private markets, rebalanced with discipline and reported with total transparency. No product shelf, no house view forced on you, no incentive to trade for the sake of trading.

Measured, compounding, verified.

11.4%

Net annualised, 10yr

£6.8B

Assets under care

0.71

Sharpe ratio, 10yr

26yr

Average partner tenure

What we do

Discretionary portfolios

Concentrated, actively managed mandates across global equities, credit, and real assets, sized to your risk and your horizon.

Private markets

Direct co-investment and curated fund access in growth equity, infrastructure, and private credit, with terms we negotiate on your behalf.

Estate and succession

Multi-generational planning, trust structuring, and philanthropy, coordinated with your lawyers and accountants under one roof.

Family office services

Consolidated reporting, cash management, and governance for families who want a single, trusted point of oversight.

The partners

Eleanor Vance

Founding Partner, CIO

Marcus Adeyemi

Partner, Private Markets

Sofia Reinholt

Partner, Wealth Planning

James Okoro

Head of Portfolio Risk

A conversation, in confidence.

We take on a small number of new relationships each year. If a long-term mandate is what you are looking for, we would welcome an introduction.

partners@ascend.example

Phone

+44 20 7183 4400

Office

12 St James's Square, London