The content of our website is not intended for persons resident, or partnerships or corporations organised or incorporated inside the United States (“US Residents”). UBP does not market, solicit or promote its services inside the jurisdiction of the United States at any time. The content provided on the UBP website is intended to be used for general information purposes only. Therefore, nothing on this website is to be construed as an investment recommendation or an offer to buy or sell any security...
Deputy Head of Private Markets Group
Geneva, Switzerland
English, French
Gaetan Aversano is Deputy Head of Private Markets at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP). The team, founded in 2015, offers institutional clients, qualified investors and professional clients access to a comprehensive range of investment solutions in private markets. This offering includes top-quartile private market funds (both closed-end and evergreen funds), direct investments, in-house funds and bespoke mandates across all private market asset classes (private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure). The team operates out of Geneva, Zurich, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.
Prior to joining UBP in 2016, Gaetan worked in the investment team of a healthcare private debt firm. Gaetan began his professional career in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division, taking responsibility for cross-border sell-side and buy-side M&A and IPO in the Swiss and Benelux markets.
Gaetan earned a master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen, a master’s degree in Management from HEC Paris, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen.
06.02.2025
UBP’s Deputy Head of Private Markets Group, Gaetan Aversano, recently took part in a compelling discussion at the IPEM Cannes 2025 conference. The session, titled ‘What wealth clients really want: surprising lessons learned from the field,’ delved into the evolving preferences and needs of wealthy clients, particularly in the realm of private markets.
04.11.2024
Infrastructure assets provide essential services to communities, facilitating the transport of people, data, and energy.
03.10.2024
The Fed’s long-awaited rate cut in September marks the start of a new easing cycle. With the end of the higher-for-longer narrative, investor expectations have shifted, prompting portfolio adjustments and risk premia arbitrage.
23.09.2024
Direct lending, the biggest segment in private debt, is now accessible to a broader range of investors and seeing increasing demand, boosted by its superior risk-adjusted returns and attractive features that include speed and certainty of execution.
